Guide to Plantings for Pollinators at the Spruces

Section A

Potentilla spp 

Cinquefoil

Coreopsis tripteris

Three leaved coreopsis

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace, Wild carrot

Eragrostis spectabilis

Purple lovegrass

Galium spp

Bedstraw

Geranium maculatum

  True geranium

Helenium autumnale

Sneezeweed

Heliopsis helianthoides

Oxeye sunflower

Oxalis dillenii

Wood sorrel

Parthenium integrifolium

Wild quinine

Penstemon smallii

Small’s beardtongue

Prunus virginiana

Chokecherry

Ratibida pinnata

Grey coneflower

Senna hebecarpa

Wild senna

Solidago spp

unidentified species of Goldenrod

Solidago bicolor

White goldenrod, Silverrod

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Broad-leaved aster, Common blue wood aster, Heartleaf aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

New England aster

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

New York aster

Symphyotrichum shortii

Short's aster

Viola sororia

Common blue violet

Section B

Asclepias incarnata 

Rose milkweed, Swamp milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed

Bouteloua curtipendula

Sideoats grass

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace, Wild carrot

Diervilla lonicera

Native honeysuckle shrub

Echinacea purpurea

Eastern purple coneflower

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Common boneset

Filipendula rubra

Queen of the prairie

Galium spp

Bedstraw

Heliopsis helianthoides

Oxeye sunflower

Hypericum prolificum

Shrubby St John's wort

Lobelia siphilitica

Blue lobelia

Lonicera sempervirens

Native honeysuckle

Monarda bradburiana

Eastern beebalm, Wild bergamot, Horsemint

Monarda didyma

Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea, Red bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Wild bergamot

Oenothera biennis

Common evening primrose

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

Penstemon calycosus

Smooth beardtongue, Calico beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Foxglove beardtongue, White beardtongue

Penstemon spp

Beardtongue

Physocarpus opulifolius

Ninebark

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain, Narrow leaf plantain

Plantago major

Broadleaf plantain

Pycnanthemum muticum

Short toothed mountain mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Narrow leaved mountain mint 

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Virginia mountain mint

Rubus odoratus

Purple flowering raspberry

Rudbeckia triloba

Brown-eyed Susan (Three-leaved rudbeckia)

Solidago bicolor

White goldenrod, Silverrod

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

New England aster

Symphyotrichum shortii

Short's aster

Symphyotrichum spp

Aster

Tradescantia ohiensis

Ohio spiderwort, Blue spiderwort

Vernonia noveboracensis

New York ironweed

Vicia spp

Vetch

Section C

Agastache nepetoides

Yellow giant hyssop

Allium spp

Ornamental onion

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace, Wild carrot

Monarda bradburiana

Eastern beebalm, Wild bergamot, Horsemint

Oenothera biennis

Common evening primrose

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

Penstemon digitalis

Foxglove beardtongue, White beardtongue

Rudbeckia subtomentosa

Sweet coneflower

Solidago spp

Unidentified species of Goldenrod

Symphyotrichum laeve

Smooth aster

Tradescantia ohiensis

Ohio spiderwort, Blue spiderwort

Viola sororia

Common blue violet

Vitis spp

Grapevine

Section D

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Eastern bluestar

Asclepias syriaca

  Common milkweed

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace, Wild carrot

Echinacea purpurea

Eastern purple coneflower

Equisetum spp

Horsetail

Erigeron annuus 

Annual fleabane

Erigeron spp

Fleabane

Hypericum prolificum

Shrubby St John's wort

Monarda didyma

Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea, Red bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Wild bergamot

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain, Narrow leaf plantain

Rosa carolina

Carolina rose

Rubus odoratus

Purple-flowering raspberry

Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed Susan

Solidago spp

unidentified species of Goldenrod

Vicia spp

Vetch

Zizia aptera

Heartleaf Alexander, Heart-leaved meadow parsnip

Zizia aurea

Golden alexanders

Section E

Conoclinium coelestinum

Blue mistflower, Wild ageratum, Blue boneset

Diervilla lonicera

Native honeysuckle shrub

Heliopsis helianthoides

Smooth oxeye, Oxeye sunflower, False sunflower

Lobelia siphilitica

Blue lobelia

Prunus maritima

Beach plum

Quercus spp.

Oak species - red oak family

Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed Susan

Schizachyrium scoparium

Little bluestem grass

Section F

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace, Wild carrot

Erigeron annuus

Annual fleabane

Erigeron spp

Fleabane

Galium spp

Bedstraw

Monarda didyma

Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea, Red bergamot

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

Penstemon calycosus

Smooth beardtongue, Calico beardtongue

Rubus odoratus

Purple-flowering raspberry

Solidago bicolor

White goldenrod, Silverrod

Verbena spp

Verbena, Vervain

Viola sororia

Common blue violet

Section G

Agastache scrophulariifolia

Purple giant hyssop

Allium cernuum

Nodding onion

Andropogon gerardii 

Big bluestem grass

Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed

Helenium autumnale

Sneezeweed

Monarda bradburiana

Eastern beebalm, Wild bergamot, Horsemint

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

Physostegia virginiana

Obedient plant

Schizachyrium scoparium

Little bluestem grass

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

New York aster

Section H


Asclepias syriaca

Common milkweed

Rubus odoratus

Purple flowering raspberry

Section I

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace, Wild carrot

Echinacea purpurea

Eastern purple coneflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Oxeye sunflower

Hypericum prolificum

Shrubby St John's wort

Lupinus perennis

Wild lupine

Oenothera biennis

Common evening primrose

Rudbeckia laciniata

Cutleaf coneflower

Solidago rugosa

Rough goldenrod

Vernonia noveboracensis

New York ironweed