Top Native Pollinator Plants in Your State - The Ultimate Guide

by TJ Mitchell February 15, 2022

Did you know that roughly 75 percent of flowering plants and approximately 35 percent of food crops worldwide depend on animal pollinators to reproduce? Are you looking to add some new plants to your garden to support bees, butterflies, and other pollinators?

Before you head to the store, remember that when choosing pollinator plants, it’s important to choose ones that can thrive in your state’s unique climate. Not only are they more likely to survive the season, but they’re also preferred by pollinators.

Not sure where to begin? Outlined below are some of the top native plants for pollinators in (almost) every state. Note: this isn't an exhaustive list of all native plants in each state, however, we did try to include as many natives that are beneficial for pollinators as we could.

Alabama Native Plants
Arkansas Native Plants
California Native Plants
Colorado Native Plants
Connecticut Native Plants
Delaware Native Plants
Florida Native Plants
Georgia Native Plants
Illinois Native Plants
Indiana Native Plants
Iowa Native Plants
Kansas Native Plants
Kentucky Native Plants
Louisiana Native Plants
Maine Native Plants
Maryland Native Plants
Massachusetts Native Plants
Michigan Native Plants
Minnesota Native Plants
Mississippi Native Plants
Missouri Native Plants
Montana Native Plants
Nebraska Native Plants
New Hampshire Native Plants
New Jersey Native Plants
New Mexico Native Plants
New York Native Plants
North Carolina Native Plants
North Dakota Native Plants
Ohio Native Plants
Oklahoma Native Plants
Oregon Native Plants
Pennsylvania Native Plants
Rhode Island Native Plants
South Carolina Native Plants
South Dakota Native Plants
Tennessee Native Plants
Texas Native Plants
Vermont Native Plants
Virginia Native Plants
Washington Native Plants
West Virginia Native Plants
Wisconsin Native Plants
Wyoming Native Plants
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Alabama Native Plants

Black-Eyed Susan (pictured) is native to Alabama.

On the hunt for Alabama native plants? Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a hardy flower (and a perennial, which means it’ll come back every year once you plant it) that does very well with full sun exposure

Black-Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) also survive with full sun exposure and require minimal watering.

Other Native Alabama Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Aromatic Aster	Light Purple	Aug-Nov
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jun-Sep
Bishop's Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Blue Sage	Blue	Aug-Oct
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Brown-Eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazing Star	Purple	Jul-Oct
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	Apr-May
Clasping Coneflower	Yellow	May-Sep
Columbine	Dark Pink	Apr-Jun
Common Blue Violet	Purple	Apr-Jun
Common Wood Sedge	n/a	May-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Cord Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Cream Violet	White	May-Jun
Cream Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jun-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	May
Early Sunflower	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Eastern Rosemallow	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
False Aster	White	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Mountain Mint	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-Leaved Aster	Light Purple	Sep-Oct
Indian Grass	n/a	Aug-sep
Interrupted Fern	Green	May-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob's Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Late Figwort	Dark pink	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad-Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	Green	May-Sep
Marsh Blazing Star	Purple	Aug-Sep
Mistflower	Blue	Sep-Oct
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Narrowleaf Sunflower	Yellow	Aug-Oct
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
New Jersey Tea	White	Jun-Aug
Nodding Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Oct
Ohio Spiderwort	Purple	May-Jul
Orange Coneflower	Orange	Jul-Sep
Ozark Bluestar	Light Blue	Apr-May
Pale Beardtongue	Light Purple	May-Jul
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	Jun-Jul
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	Jul-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jul-Sep
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jul-Sep
Rose Mallow	Magenta	Jul-Sep
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	Green	May-Sep
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short's Aster	Light Purple	Aug-Oct
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Sep-Nov
Shrubby St. John's Wort	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Small-flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Blue	Aug-oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Blue	May-Jul
Spider Milkweed	Green	May-Jun
Spotted Bee Balm	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	Pink	Jun-Jul
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Switch Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Sep
Violet Wood Sorrel	Light Purple	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Light Purple	Apr-May
Western Indian Physic	Light Blue	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	Jun-Jul
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	Apr-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	Apr-Jul
Wild Ginger	Dark Purple	Apr-Jun
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	Light Purple	May-Jun
Wild Leek	Green	Jun-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Light Blue	Jun-Aug
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wingstem	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod	Yellow	Sep-Nov
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Arkansas Native Plants

Aromatic Aster (pictured) is native to Arkansas.

Of all the Arkansas native plants you can add to your garden, one of the best pollinators is Lemon Bee Balm (Monarda citriodora). This flower has low-to-average water needs and thrives with full and partial sun exposure.

Another good choice is Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium), a perennial summer and fall flower that’s great for those who are getting a late start on their gardens.

Other Arkansas Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Aromatic Aster	Light Purple	Aug-Nov
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jun-Sep
Bishop's Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Blue Sage	Blue	Aug-Oct
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Brown-Eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazing Star	Purple	Jul-Oct
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	Apr-May
Clasping Coneflower	Yellow	May-Sep
Columbine	Dark Pink	Apr-Jun
Common Blue Violet	Purple	Apr-Jun
Common Wood Sedge	n/a	May-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Cord Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Cream Violet	White	May-Jun
Cream Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jun-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	May
Early Sunflower	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Eastern Rosemallow	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
False Aster	White	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Mountain Mint	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-Leaved Aster	Light Purple	Sep-Oct
Indian Grass	n/a	Aug-sep
Interrupted Fern	Green	May-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob's Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Late Figwort	Dark pink	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad-Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	Green	May-Sep
Marsh Blazing Star	Purple	Aug-Sep
Mistflower	Blue	Sep-Oct
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Narrowleaf Sunflower	Yellow	Aug-Oct
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
New Jersey Tea	White	Jun-Aug
Nodding Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Oct
Ohio Spiderwort	Purple	May-Jul
Orange Coneflower	Orange	Jul-Sep
Ozark Bluestar	Light Blue	Apr-May
Pale Beardtongue	Light Purple	May-Jul
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	Jun-Jul
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	Jul-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jul-Sep
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jul-Sep
Rose Mallow	Magenta	Jul-Sep
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	Green	May-Sep
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short's Aster	Light Purple	Aug-Oct
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Sep-Nov
Shrubby St. John's Wort	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Small-flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Blue	Aug-oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Blue	May-Jul
Spider Milkweed	Green	May-Jun
Spotted Bee Balm	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	Pink	Jun-Jul
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Switch Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Sep
Violet Wood Sorrel	Light Purple	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Light Purple	Apr-May
Western Indian Physic	Light Blue	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	Jun-Jul
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	Apr-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	Apr-Jul
Wild Ginger	Dark Purple	Apr-Jun
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	Light Purple	May-Jun
Wild Leek	Green	Jun-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Light Blue	Jun-Aug
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wingstem	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod	Yellow	Sep-Nov
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

California Native Plants

Fireweed (pictured) is native to California.

California is a massive state, so there are tons of California native pollinators that you can choose from. For example, the perennial herb Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum) tolerates summer dryness very well.

California Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum glutinosum) is another drought-tolerant shrub that pollinators love.

Other Native California Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Blue Grama	Green	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Blue	Jun-Aug
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Sunflower	Yellow	Jun-Sep
California Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
California Goldenrod	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Gaillardia	Red/Yellow	Jun-Aug
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple	Jul-Oct
June Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Sage	Blue	Jul-Sep
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	Jul-Aug
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Switch Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	Jun-Jul
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun

Colorado Native Plants

White Coneflower (pictured) is native to Colorado.

Searching for Colorado native pollinators? White Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant flower that new gardeners will love.

Two other good choices are Native Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) and Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus), both of which attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Other Colorado Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Blue Grama	Green	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Blue	Jun-Aug
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Common Sunflower	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
California Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
California Goldenrod	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Early Sunflower	Yellow	May-Jun
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Fragrant False Indigo	Purple	Jun-Jul
Gaillardia	Red/Yellow	Jun-Aug
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple	Jul-Oct
Hoary Vervain	Purple	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Aug-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Nodding Onion	Purple	Apr-May
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	White	May-Jul
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	Aug-Sep
Prairie Sage	Blue	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	Apr-May
Prairie Violet	Purple	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	Jul-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	Jul-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Switch Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Pink	May-Aug
White Wild Indigo	White	Jun-Jul
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun

Connecticut Native Plants

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Swamp Milkweed (pictured) is native to Connecticut.

For those who are looking to support bees and other pollinator animals, there are several Connecticut native pollinators to consider.

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is a lovely plant that attracts butterflies and bees, and Spotted Geranium (Geranium maculatum) also makes a nice addition to any flower garden.

Other Connecticut Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Pennsylvania Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Delaware Native Plants

common-milkweed-delaware

Common Milkweed (pictured) is native to Delaware.

If you want to add some Delaware native pollinators to your garden, milkweed varieties are some of your best options.

This includes the Swamp Milkweed plant mentioned above, as well as Common Milkweed (Asclepias syria) and Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). All of these are perennials and native to the area.

Other Delaware Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Pennsylvania Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Florida Native Plants

common-ironweed-florida

Common Ironweed (pictured) is native to Florida.

Many Florida native pollinators can enhance your flower gardens, and several of them are quite low maintenance. For example, Common Ironweed can be found natively in the state and grows well in the humid, moist conditions of Florida.

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) also can survive with full or partial sun exposure and moderate soil moisture.

Other Florida Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Sage	Blue	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazing Star	Purple	Jul-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
False Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Heart-Leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jul-Aug
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
White Tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep

Georgia Native Plants

butterfly-weed-georgia

Butterfly Weed (pictured) is native to Georgia.

Among the Georgia native pollinators, Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a stunning choice that thrives in full sunlight.

Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifoloius) also tolerates full sun/minimal shade and doesn’t need much maintenance.

Other Georgia Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Sage	Blue	Aug-Sep
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazing Star	Purple	Jul-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
False Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Heart-Leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jul-Aug
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
White Tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Zig-zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Illinois Native Plants

anise-hyssop

Anise Hyssop (pictured) is native to Illinois.

There are plenty of Illinois native pollinators to add to your garden. For example, Anise Hyssop, which does well with full or partial sunlight and a moderate amount of moisture.

Field Thistle (Cirsium discolor) also attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies and doesn’t require much water once it’s been planted. It's also the host plant for the Painted Lady and the American Lady butterfly.

Other Illinois Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Indiana Native Plants

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Purple Prairie Clover (pictured) is native to Indiana.

Among the various Indiana native pollinators, Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) is a great choice. It’s a perennial that’s highly tolerant of dry conditions and does best in full sunlight.

Another good option is Spotted Cranesbill (Geranium maculatum), which performs well in full and partial sunlight and is relatively drought-tolerant.

Other Indiana Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Iowa Native Plants

Golden Alexanders (pictured) is native to Iowa.

Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) is one of many hardy Iowa native pollinators. It’s drought-tolerant and can do well in full sun or partial shade.

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) are also good choices because, although they do require a moderate amount of water, they can handle full sun and partial sun.

Other Iowa Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Kansas Native Plants

Blue False Indigo (pictured) is native to Kansas.

If you want to plant some Kansas native pollinators, consider Blue False Indigo. Blue False Indigo is a Spring-blooming plant that can handle relatively dry to rmoist soil conditions, as well as full or partial sunlight.

Antelope-Horns Milkweed (Asclepias asperula) is another form of milkweed that pollinators love. It can adapt to various soils and prefers full sun exposure.

Other Kansas Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Kentucky Native Plants

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Columbine (pictured) is native to Kentucky.

Among the best Kentucky native pollinators, White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) is a long-lasting perennial that thrives in full sunlight and is highly drought-tolerant.

Lanceleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) is also a good pick, especially for those who are planting wildflower gardens. It requires dry-to-moderately moist soil and does best in full sunlight.

Other Kentucky Native Plants

Aromatic Aster
Bellwort
Big Bluestem
Bishop’s Cap
Blue Sage
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Brown-Eyed Susan
Butterfly Milkweed
Button Blazing Star
Cardinal Flower
Celandine Poppy
Clasping Coneflower
Columbine
Common Blue Violet
Common Wood Sedge
Compass Plant
Cord Grass
Cream Violet
Cream Wild Indigo
Culver’s Root
Cup Plant
Downy Wood Mint
Dwarf Crested Iris
Early Sunflower
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus
Eastern Rosemallow
Eastern Smooth Penstemon
False Aster
Foxglove Beardtongue
Golden Alexanders
Great Blue Lobelia
Great Indian Plantain
Hairy Mountain Mint
Hairy Wood Mint
Heart-Leaved Aster
Indian Grass
Interrupted Fern
Ironweed
Jacob’s Ladder
Joe Pye Weed
Lance Leaf Coreopsis
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Late Figwort
Little Bluestem
Mad-Dog Skullcap
Maidenhair Fern
Marsh Blazing Star
Mistflower
Mountain Mint
Narrowleaf Sunflower
New England Aster
New Jersey Tea
Nodding Onion
Obedient Plant
Ohio Spiderwort
Orange Coneflower
Ozark Bluestar
Pale Beardtongue
Plains Oval Sedge
Prairie Dock
Purple Coneflower
Purple Love Grass
Purple Prairie Clover
Pussytoes
Rattlesnake Master
Rattlesnake Master
River Oats
Rose Mallow
Royal Catchfly
Sensitive Fern
Shadblow
Short’s Aster
Showy Goldenrod
Shrubby St. John’s Wort
Side-Oats Grama
Small-Flowered Leafcup
Smooth Blue Aster
Smooth Phlox
Sneezeweed
Southern Blue Flag Iris
Spider Milkweed
Spotted Bee Bal,
Stiff Goldenrod
Swamp Milkweed
Swamp Rose
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Switch Grass
Tall Coreopsis
Toothwort
Turtlehead
Violet Wood Sorrel
Virginia Bluebells
Western Indian Physic
Western Sunflower
White Wild Indigo
Whorled Milkweed
Wild Bergamot
Wild Bergamot
Wild Geranium
Wild Ginger
Wild Golden Glow
Wild Hyacinth
Wild Leek
Wild Lupine
Wild Petunia
Wild Quinine
Wild Strawberry
Wild Sweet William
Wingstem
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod
Yellow Coneflower
Zig Zag Goldenrod

Louisiana Native Plants

New Jersey Tea (pictured) is native to Louisiana.

If you’re searching for good Louisiana native pollinators, New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) is a versatile plant that can handle dry-to-medium soil moisture levels and partial-to-full sun exposure. This plant can thrive in a variety of places, too, not just New Jersey!

Another good choice is Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), which is better for humid areas that get a lot of sunlight.

Other Louisiana Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bush’s Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Early Sunflower	Yellow	May-Jun
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Maine Native Plants

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New England Aster (pictured) is native to Maine.

To support pollinators in Maine, New England Asters (Aster novae-angliae) is a good option that thrives in full sunlight, especially when it has access to moist, rich soil.

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is also a favorite among Maine native pollinators that can handle moderate-to-full sun exposure. Like New England Asters, it also needs moist soil.

Other Maine Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Pennsylvania Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Maryland Native Plants

Purple Coneflower (pictured) is native to Maryland.

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a deciduous tree that pollinators love. It requires full-to-partial shade and moist, well-drained soil.

Another good choice for Maryland native pollinators is Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). This flower does well in full sun and partial shade. It can handle a variety of soils as long as they’re properly drained, too.

Other Maryland Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Pennsylvania Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Massachusetts Native Plants

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Cardinal Flower (pictured) is native to Massachusetts.

Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) has a lovely purple color and is a great pick for those looking for Massachusetts native pollinators. It grows quite tall and is known for attracting pollinator animals like bees and butterflies.

Cardinal Flower is also popular and low maintenance, as it can handle full sunlight easily.

Other Massachusetts Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Pennsylvania Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Michigan Native Plants

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Rattlesnake Master (pictured) is native to Michigan.

If you’re searching for Michigan native pollinators, Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens) is a good choice for gardens and flower beds. It thrives in full sunlight and handles dry-to-medium soil moisture levels.

Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) also handles full sunlight well and doesn’t require much soil moisture to survive and thrive long-time.

Other Michigan Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Minnesota Native Plants

gaillardia

Gaillardia (pictured) is native to Minnesota.

Narrow-Leaf Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) is a lovely option among Minnesota native pollinators. It responds well to full sunlight and doesn’t require much moisture. It’s also more drought-tolerant than other coneflower varieties, such as white and purple coneflower.

Closed Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) is another good, but slightly less hardy, choice. It requires partial shade to thrive, as well as moist (yet well-drained) soil.

Other Minnesota Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Mississippi Native Plants

joe-pye-weed

Joe-Pye Weed (pictured) is native to Mississippi.

There are plenty of Mississippi native pollinators that will enhance your garden and support the local pollinator population. One example is Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos), which handles full sun well and average soil moisture levels.

Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) also handles full sunlight well and can tolerate moderate, well-drained soil moisture.

Other Mississippi Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Aromatic Aster	Light Purple	Aug-Nov
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jun-Sep
Bishop's Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Blue Sage	Blue	Aug-Oct
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Brown-Eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazing Star	Purple	Jul-Oct
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	Apr-May
Clasping Coneflower	Yellow	May-Sep
Columbine	Dark Pink	Apr-Jun
Common Blue Violet	Purple	Apr-Jun
Common Wood Sedge	n/a	May-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Cord Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Cream Violet	White	May-Jun
Cream Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jun-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	May
Early Sunflower	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Eastern Rosemallow	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
False Aster	White	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Mountain Mint	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-Leaved Aster	Light Purple	Sep-Oct
Indian Grass	n/a	Aug-sep
Interrupted Fern	Green	May-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob's Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Late Figwort	Dark pink	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad-Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	Green	May-Sep
Marsh Blazing Star	Purple	Aug-Sep
Mistflower	Blue	Sep-Oct
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Narrowleaf Sunflower	Yellow	Aug-Oct
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
New Jersey Tea	White	Jun-Aug
Nodding Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Oct
Ohio Spiderwort	Purple	May-Jul
Orange Coneflower	Orange	Jul-Sep
Ozark Bluestar	Light Blue	Apr-May
Pale Beardtongue	Light Purple	May-Jul
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	Jun-Jul
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	Jul-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jul-Sep
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jul-Sep
Rose Mallow	Magenta	Jul-Sep
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	Green	May-Sep
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short's Aster	Light Purple	Aug-Oct
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Sep-Nov
Shrubby St. John's Wort	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Small-flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Blue	Aug-oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Blue	May-Jul
Spider Milkweed	Green	May-Jun
Spotted Bee Balm	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	Pink	Jun-Jul
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Switch Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Sep
Violet Wood Sorrel	Light Purple	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Light Purple	Apr-May
Western Indian Physic	Light Blue	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	Jun-Jul
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	Apr-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	Apr-Jul
Wild Ginger	Dark Purple	Apr-Jun
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	Light Purple	May-Jun
Wild Leek	Green	Jun-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Light Blue	Jun-Aug
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wingstem	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod	Yellow	Sep-Nov
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Missouri Native Plants

blue-mistflower

Blue Mistflower (pictured) is native to Missouri.

For those who want to find Missouri native pollinators, Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) is an excellent starting point. It can tolerate full sun and partial shade well and does best with naturally moist soils.

Missouri Ironweed (Vernonia missurica) also handles full sun and responds to moderate-to-wet soils. It can survive partial flooding, too.

Other Missouri Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Montana Native Plants

wild-bergamot

Wild Bergamot (pictured) is native to Montana.

Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) is a top pick among Montana native pollinators. This lovely flower attracts a variety of pollinators and grows best in environments with full sun and partial shade.

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) is a wild herb that is quite durable and thrives in full sunlight and partial shade.

Other Montana Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Blue Grama	Green	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Blue	Jun-Aug
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Common Sunflower	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
California Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
California Goldenrod	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Early Sunflower	Yellow	May-Jun
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Fragrant False Indigo	Purple	Jun-Jul
Gaillardia	Red/Yellow	Jun-Aug
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple	Jul-Oct
Hoary Vervain	Purple	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Aug-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Nodding Onion	Purple	Apr-May
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	White	May-Jul
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	Aug-Sep
Prairie Sage	Blue	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	Apr-May
Prairie Violet	Purple	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	Jul-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	Jul-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Switch Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Pink	May-Aug
White Wild Indigo	White	Jun-Jul
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun

Nebraska Native Plants

showy-milkweed

Showy Milkweed (pictured) is native to Nebraska.

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) is a type of milkweed and one of many Nebraska native pollinators that you can add to your garden to support butterflies, bees, and other pollinator animals. It’s very durable and thrives in full sunlight and dry-to-medium soil.

Stiff Sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) is another good pick that likes full sunlight and dry-to-medium soil.

Other Nebraska Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

New Hampshire Native Plants

blue-vervain

Blue Vervain (pictured) is native to New Hampshire.

New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) is a good choice for those looking to enhance their gardens with New Hampshire native pollinators. This pretty purple flower handles full sunlight very well and only requires an average amount of moisture.

Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) is another excellent option. It can handle full sun and partial shade, as well as average and moist soils.

Other New Hampshire Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Pennsylvania Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

New Jersey Native Plants

northern-blue-flag-iris

Northern Blue Flag Iris (pictured) is native to New Jersey.

Cockspur Hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) is an easy-to-grow tree that loves full sunlight and a moderate amount of moisture. It’s also a great choice for those looking to add New Jersey native pollinators to city gardens.

Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) also responds well to full sunlight and moderate soil moisture levels.

Other New Jersey Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Pennsylvania Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

New Mexico Native Plants

early-sunflower

Early Sunflower (pictured) is native to New Mexico.

Chocolate Daisy (Berlandiera lyrata) is one of the best options to consider among New Mexico native pollinators. It thrives in full sunlight and can tolerate moderate-to-dry soils.

Desert Willow is another good choice that is extremely heat and drought-tolerant (perfect for the hot and dry New Mexico climate) and thrives in well-drained soil.

Other New Mexico Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bush’s Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Early Sunflower	Yellow	May-Jun
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

New York Native Plants

ohio-spiderwort

Ohio Spiderwort (pictured) is native to New York.

Carolina Silverbell (Halesia carolina) is a flowering tree with blooms that are great for New York native pollinators. This tree loves full sunlight and partial shade and is easy to grow in average-type soils.

Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is another full-sun-loving flowering tree that attracts New York pollinator animals in the late spring.

Other New York Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Pennsylvania Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

North Carolina Native Plants

downy-phlox

Downy Phlox (pictured) is native to North Carolina.

As far as North Carolina native pollinators go, Blanket Flower (Gaillardia) is a popular perennial. It handles full sunlight very well and requires moderately moist, well-drained soil.

Downy Phlox (Phlox paniculata) is also a popular choice that responds best to full sun (or light shade) and moderate amounts of moisture.

Other North Carolina Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Sage	Blue	Aug-Sep
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazing Star	Purple	Jul-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
False Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Heart-Leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jul-Aug
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
White Tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Zig-zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

North Dakota Native Plants

prairie-smoke

Prairie Smoke (pictured) is native to North Dakota.

Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) is one of the best options for North Dakota native pollinators, especially when added to butterfly gardens. It performs best in full sunlight or very light shade and dry-to-medium soil.

Showy Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense) also handles full sunlight and partial shade well, as well as dry-to-moist soil.

Other North Dakota Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Ohio Native Plants

foxglove-beardtongue

Foxglove Beardtongue (pictured) is native to Ohio.

Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) is a favorite among the many Ohio native pollinators. It requires well-drained soil to thrive, but it is still quite adaptable and can handle full and partial sunlight.

Another good choice is Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), which loves full sunlight and dry-to-moderately-moist soil.

Other Ohio Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Bishop’s Cap	White	Apr-Jun
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Celandine Poppy	Yellow	May-Jun
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Violet	Cream	Apr-May
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Jacob’s Ladder	Purple	Apr-Jun
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Meadow Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Beardtongue	White	May-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Alumroot	Green	May-Jul
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Smoke	Pink	May-Jun
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Queen of the Prairie	Pink	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Shadblow	White	Apr-May
Short’s Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small Yellow Wild Indigo	Yellow	May-Jun
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Snowberry	White	May-Jul
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spider Milkweed	Green	Jun-Jul
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Oklahoma Native Plants

purple-poppy-mallow

Purple Poppy Mallow (pictured) is native to Oklahoma.

One of the most popular types of Oklahoma native pollinators is Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata). This vibrant flower thrives in full sunlight and dry-to-medium soil, but it does require adequate drainage.

Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) is another brilliant flower that responds best to similar growing conditions.

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Aromatic Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Beak Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue Grama	n/a	Jun-Oct
Blue Mistflower	Indigo	Sep-Oct
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bradbury’s Monarda	Pink	Jun-Jul
Brown-eyed Susan	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Bush’s Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Button Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Compass Plant	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Cream Wild Indigo	Cream	May-Jun
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Cup Plant	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Dwarf Crested Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Early Sunflower	Yellow	May-Jun
False Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
False Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Great Indian Plantain	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Hairy Mountain Mint	White	Jul-Aug
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Heart-leaved Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
Hoary Vervain	Blue	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
June Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Lance Leaf Coreopsis	Yellow	May-Aug
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Nodding Onion	Pink	Apr-Jun
Obedient Plant	Pink	Jul-Aug
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Orange Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Ozark Bluestar	Blue	Jun-Jul
Pale Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jul-Aug
Palm Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Prairie Blazingstar	Purple	Jul-Aug
Prairie Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Prairie Dock	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Onion	Pink	Jul-Aug
Prairie Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Prairie Sage	Green	Jul-Sep
Prairie Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Prairie Clover	Purple	Jun-Jul
Rattlesnake Master	White	Jul-Sep
River Oats	n/a	Jun-Oct
Rose Mallow	Pink/Red	Jun-Aug
Royal Catchfly	Red	Jul-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Shrubby St. John’s Wort	Yellow	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Smooth Phlox	Pink	Jun-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-May
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Tall Coreopsis	Yellow	Jun-Sep
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Bluebells	Purple	Apr-May
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Western Indian Physic	White	May-Jun
White Wild Indigo	White	May-Jun
White-tinged Sedge	n/a	Jun-Sep
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Blue Phlox	Blue	May-Jun
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Hyacinth	White	Apr-May
Wild Leek	n/a	May-Jul
Wild Petunia	Purple	Jun-Aug
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun
Wild Quinine	White	Jun-Sep
Wild Yam	Green	Jun-Jul
Yellow Coneflower	Yellow	Jul-Aug
Yellow Pimpernel	Yellow	May-Jul
Zig Zag Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct

Other Native Oklahoma Plants

Oregon Native Plants

nodding-pink-onion

Nodding Onion (pictured) is native to Oregon.

When it comes to Oregon native pollinators, Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) is a lovely choice. This tree does best in full or partial sunlight and moist soil. It doesn’t thrive in hot or dry conditions.

White Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is another good option for wildflower pollinator gardens. It loves full sun and does better in dry-moderately moist soil.

Other Oregon Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Blue Grama	Green	Aug-Oct
Blue Vervain	Blue	Jun-Aug
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Sunflower	Yellow	Jun-Sep
California Aster	Purple	Jul-Sep
California Goldenrod	Yellow	Jul-Sep
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Gaillardia	Red/Yellow	Jun-Aug
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	Jul-Oct
June Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Prairie Sage	Blue	Jul-Sep
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Love Grass	n/a	Jul-Aug
Showy Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Switch Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Western Sunflower	Yellow	Jul-Sep
White Wild Indigo	White	Jun-Jul
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Golden Glow	Yellow	Jul-Oct
Wild Lupine	Blue	May-Jul
Wild Strawberry	White	Apr-Jun

Pennsylvania Native Plants

Prairie Blazing Star (pictured) is native to Pennsylvania.

Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris) is a stunning addition to any group of Pennsylvania native pollinators. It tolerates full sunlight best, as well as moderately moist, well-drained soil. It responds well to hot and cold temperatures.

Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) is another good pick that responds best to similar growing conditions as Gayfeather.

Other Pennsylvania Native Plants

Plant Common Name	Flower Color	Bloom Time
Anise Hyssop	Light Purple	Jun-Aug
Bellwort	Yellow	Apr-May
Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow	May-Oct
Big Leaf Aster	White	Aug-Sep
Big Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Sep
Blue False Indigo	Blue	Apr-Jul
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Sep
Blue Vervain	Lavender	Jul-Sep
Bottlebrush Grass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Burr Sedge	n/a	Jun-Oct
Butterfly Milkweed	Orange	Jun-Aug
Canada Anenome	White	Apr-Jun
Cardinal Flower	Red	Jul-Sep
Columbine	Light Red	Apr-June
Common Blue Violet	Blue	Apr-Jun
Common Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Common Wood Sedge	Green	Apr-Jul
Cord Grass	Green	Jun-Aug
Culver's Root	White	Jul-Aug
Downy Wood Mint	Purple	Jun-Jul
Early Meadow Rue	Green	Apr-May
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus	Yellow	Jun-Jul
Fireweed	Pink	Aug-Oct
Foxglove Beardtongue	White	Jun-Jul
Golden Alexanders	Yellow	May-Jul
Great Blue Lobelia	Dark Purple/Blue	Jul-Oct
Hairy Beardtongue	Purple	May-Jun
Hairy Wood Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Honewort	White	Jun-Sep
Indian Grass	n/a	July-Aug
Interrupted Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Ironweed	Purple	Jul-Sep
Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Large Flowered Beardtongue	Pink	May-Jul
Lady Fern	n/a	Jun-Oct
Late Figwort	Red	Jul-Oct
Little Bluestem	n/a	Jul-Oct
Mad Dog Skullcap	Purple	Jul-Sep
Maidenhair Fern	n/a	Jun-Sep
Marsh Marigold	Yellow	Apr-Jun
Meadowsweet	White	Jul-Sep
Mountain Mint	White	Jun-Sep
New England Aster	Purple	Aug-Sep
New Jersey Tea	White	Jul-Oct
Northern Blue Flag Iris	Purple	Apr-Jun
Ohio Spiderwort	Blue/Purple	May-Jun
Ostrich Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Pearly Everlasting	White	Jul-Aug
Pennsylvania Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Plains Oval Sedge	n/a	May-Aug
Prairie Dropseed	n/a	May-Aug
Purple Coneflower	Pink	Jun-Sep
Purple Giant Hyssop	Purple	Aug-Oct
Purple Love Grass	n/a	May-Aug
Pussytoes	White	Apr-Jun
Sensitive Fern	n/a	May-Aug
Showy Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Side-Oats Grama	n/a	Aug-Sep
Slender Mint	White	Jun-Sep
Small-Flowered Leafcup	White	Jun-Sep
Smooth Blue Aster	Purple	Aug-Oct
Sneezeweed	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Spotted Bee Balm	Pink	Jul-Sep
Stiff Goldenrod	Yellow	Aug-Oct
Swamp Milkweed	Pink	Jun-Aug
Swamp Rose	White/Pink	Jul-Sep
Sweet Grass	n/a	Jul-Sep
Sweet Indian Plantain	White	Jul-Sep
Sweet Joe Pye Weed	Pink	Aug-Sep
Switchgrass	n/a	Jun-Oct
Toothwort	White	Apr-May
Turtlehead	White	Jul-Aug
Violet Wood Sorrel	Lavender	Apr-Jun
Virginia Waterleaf	Purple	May-Jun
Whorled Milkweed	Light Pink	Jul-Sep
Wild Bergamot	Light Purple	Jul-Sep
Wild Geranium	Pink	May-Jun
Wild Ginger	Purple	Apr-May
Wild Gold