Species Information

Golden St Johns Wort

Hypericum frondosum

What makes me special:

I am a high-value pollinator plant.

Warnings:

Slow spreader but can still be controlled

Grass-Leaved Goldenrod

Euthamia graminifolia

What makes me special:

Warnings:

I can be aggressive and therefore may not be suitable for small landscape plantings

Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort

Eupatorium hyssopifolium

What makes me special:

I attract birds, butterflies and pollinators.
I am a host plant for the Clymene Moth

Warnings:

None

Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium fistulosum

What makes me special:

I am a wonderful plant for attracting butterflies and pollinators.
Honeybees especially are attracted to my flowers.
Iam a host plant for the Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos).

Warnings:

None

Lance-leaf Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

What makes me special:

I attract pollinators.

Warnings:

Dislikes wet, poorly-drained sites

Late Boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

What makes me special:

My flowers are popular with a many bee, fly, butterfly and beetle species.

Warnings:

None

Lemon Mint

Monarda citriodora

What makes me special:

I attract hummingbirds.

Warnings:

I am short-lived but will reseed.

Mad-dog Skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora

What makes me special:

The flowers attract native bees.

Warnings:

It is bitter and slightly toxic to deer and rabbits

Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

What makes me special:

I flower for up to 8 weeks from late summer until frost

I am a nectar-rich pollinator magnet

Warnings:

Can become weedy; tendency to spread

Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum

What makes me special:

My flowers are attractive to bees, wasps, flies, small butterflies, and beetles.

Warnings:

I can be short-lived.

I will self-seed.