Astilbe, Younigue
White Astilbe ‘Verswhite’
Full bloom 6/13/22
Attracts butterflies
Azalea, Orchid Lights
Rhododendron x ‘Orchid Lights’
Attracts butterflies
Bee Balm
Monarda bradburiana
“Pollinator buffet”
Attracts black and yellow bumble bee, American bumble bee, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Native
Blazing Star
Liatris
Attracts butterflies, moths
Attracts hummingbirds
Attracts birds
Bee friendly
Native
Black Cohosh
Cimicifuga
Host for Spring Azure, Holly Blue and Appalachian Azur butterflies
Native
Blackberry Lily
Iris Domestica
Brought from SC garden
Purchased from the historical nursery at Monticello, Charlottesville, VA, 2005
Bleeding Heart
Dicentra spectabilis
Brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Native
Chrysanthemum
Pale pink from historical nursery at Monticello, Charlottesville, VA, 2005
Dark pink from grocery store, 2010
Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Prairie Splendor’
Sombrero Hot Coral, Echinacea ‘Balsomcor’
Sombrero Salsa Red, Echinacea ‘Balsomsed’
Attracts birds to the seed heads
Attracts butterflies
Full bloom 6/13/22
Coral Bells
Huchera
Attracts hummingbirds
Attracts butterflies
Attracts bees
3 lime green came from SC garden
Dogwood, Red Twigged
Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’
Native
Attracts birds
Attracts butterflies
Evening Primrose or Sundrops
Native
Attracts bees such as Melissodes frimbriatus and Lasioglossum oenothera
Attracts songbirds, hummingbirds and non-bee pollinators
Full bloom 6/13/22
Forsythia
Gold Tide, Forsythia x ‘Courtasol’
Northern Gold, Forsythia ‘Northern Gold’
Geranium, Wild
Native
Attracts butterflies
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
Attracts bees
Attracts butterflies
Host plant for Dusky Azure butterfly
Full bloom 6/1/22
Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Quck Fire’
Attracts bees
Attracts butterflies
Hyssop, Anise
“Premier plant for feeding pollinators”
Attracts honeybees, native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Native
Hyssop, Kudos Mandarin
Agastache ‘Kudos Mandarin’
Also know as hummingbird mint
Attracts hummingbirds
Attracts butterflies
Full bloom 5/30/22
Indigo, Blue False
Baptisia australis
Native
Hummingbird magnet
Attracts bees
Silver spotted skipper caterpillar
Hosta
Night before Christmas
Pineapple upside down cake
Paradise Joyce - Halcyon variant
Attracts hummingbirds
Impatiens
Super Elfin
New Zealand
Butterflies
Kiss Me over the Garden Gate
Pollinator
Little Blue Stem Grass
Native
Attracts birds and butterflies
Larval host for Otteo Skipper, Indian Skipper, Crossline Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Cobweb Butterfly, Dixie Skipper
Meadow Rue
Native
Attracts Small Sweat Bees
Obedient Plant
Native
Attracts bees
Attracts hummingbirds
Rattlesnake Master
Native
Attracts bees
Attracts butterflies
Attracts birds
Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Siberian iris
Brought from SC
From my sister’s garden in the 1990s
Solomon's Seal
Native
Attracts Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds
Attracts Bumblebees
Summersweet, Hummingbird
Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’
Attracts bees
Attracts hummingbirds