Garden Plants and Wildlife

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Buterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

Violets (Viola spp.) Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Sunflowers (Helios spp.) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

Eastern coneflower (Echincea purpurea) New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)

New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Dense blazing star (Liatris spicata) Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Bumblebee (Bombus spp.) Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) Tall blazing star (Liatris aspera)

Host Plant Species List: Common Name (Genus species)

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)

Violets (Viola spp.)

Sunflowers (Helios spp.)

Eastern coneflower (Echincea purpurea)

New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)

New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)

Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Dense blazing star (Liatris spicata)

Tall blazing star (Liatris aspera)

Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Associated Animal Species List: Common Name (Genus species)

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

Bumblebee (Bombus spp.)

Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica)

Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Additional Select Host Plants:

Pearly Everlasting. Blooms Jan - October. Draught Tolerant. Painted ladies..

Zinnias (non-native, but great nectar source and aesthetic)

Parseley or Dill. Host Plant for Black Swallowtail