Asclepias incarnata | Full | Low | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Assorted pollinators |
Asclepias syriaca | Full | Low-Med | Summer | Annual | Preferred plant to lay eggs on in our garden |
Asclepias tuberosa | Full | Low | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Great Spangled Fritillary, Monarchs, butterflies and bees |
Baptisia australis | Full, Part | Low | Spring | Perennial | Bumble bees |
Buddleia, butterfly bush | Full | Low | Summer-Fall | Perennial | Assorted pollinators |
Dahlia, various cultivars | Full | Med | Spring-Fall | Perennial | Bees, Butterflies, assorted pollinators |
Echinacea, various cultivars | Full | Low-Med | Summer | Perennial | Skipper butterflies, assorted pollinators |
Eupatorium, Joe Pye Weed | Full | Low | Late Summer | Perennial | Tiger Swallowtail Magnet! Other butterflies, pollinators |
Gillardia, Blanket flower | Full | Med | Spring-Fall | Annual | Bees, Skippers, Assorted Pollinators |
Globe amaranth, Gomphrena globosa | Full | Med | Spring-Fall | Annual | Assorted Pollinators |
Lantana, various cultivars | Full | Low | Summer-Fall | Perennial | Assorted butterflies, pollinators |
Lavender, various cultivars | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Bees |
Liatris, Blazing Star or Gayfeather | Full | Low | Summer | Perennial | Skipper butterflies, assorted butterflies, pollinators |
Monarda, Beebalm | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Bee and Hummingbird magnet! Assorted butterflies |
Pycanthemum, mountain mints | Full-Part | Low | Summer | Perennial | Pollinator magnet! |
Silphium perfoliatum, cup plant | Full | Low | Summer | Perennial | Skippers, Swallowtails, Brushfoots |
Skullcap | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Assorted pollinators |
Stoke’s aster | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Skipper butterfly magnet! Assorted butterflies and pollinators |
Strawflowers | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Fall | Annual | Assorted butterflies and pollinators |
Tithonia | Full | Low | Sum-Fall | Annual | Swallowtail butterfly magnet! |
Verbena bonariensis, Tall verbena | Full- Part | Low | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Skipper butterflies, assorted pollinators |
Vernonia, Ironweed | Full | Low-Med | Summer | Perennial | Assorted Pollinators, Large Butterflies |
Zinnia | Full | Low-Med | Summer | Annual | Assorted butterflies and pollinators |