Midwest Pollinator Plant List Recommended native plants that are highly attractive to pollinators such as native bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. Visit Pollinator Conservation Resources – Midwest Region for additional information. The pollinator resources found on this page support habitat projects in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. This information provided by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
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	Agastache nepetoides Yellow Giant Hyssop	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water:
	Amorpha canescens Leadplant, Leadplant Amorpha, Prairie Shoestring	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Baptisia bracteata Longbract Wild Indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Cirsium discolor Field Thistle	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur Hawthorn, Cockspur Thorn, Newcastle Hawthorn, Newcastle Thorn, Hog Apple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie Clover	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower, Pale Coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo, Button Snakeroot, Beargrass, Bear's Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Geranium maculatum Spotted Geranium, Wild Geranium, Cranesbill	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star, Prairie Gayfeather, Prairie Liatris, Kansas Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Kansas Liatris, Cat-tail Blazing Star, Cat-tail Gayfeather, Cat-tail Liatris, Hairy Button-snakeroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Penstemon digitalis Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark, Atlantic Ninebark	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint, Common Horsemint	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Salix humilis Prairie Willow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Wet, Dry
	Solidago nemoralis Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod, Noble Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth Blue Aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Verbesina alternifolia Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Vernonia missurica Missouri Ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's Root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Zizia aurea Golden Zizia, Golden Alexanders	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist

Midwest Pollinator Plant List