Plants for Attracting Pollinators
The following lists will help you to choose plants that are known to be excellent nectar sources for various types of pollinators. While many plants are good all around nectar sources for many types of pollinators, these species are among the best we grow for specific pollinator types.
Native Plants for Honey Bees
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias viridis
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Eupatorium fistulosum
Monarda punctata
Pycnanthemum flexulosum
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Rudbeckia laciniata
Solidago altissima
Solidago caesia
Swamp Milkweed
Common Milkweed
Butterfly Weed
Green Milkweed
Buttonbush
Hollowstem Joe Pye Weed
Dotted Mint
Appalachian Mountain Mint
Southern Mountain Mint
Greenheaded Coneflower
Tall Goldenrod
Wreath Goldenrod
Native Plants for Bumble Bees
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias viridis
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Geranium maculatum
Lonicera sempervirens
Lobelia siphilitica
Monarda clinopodia
Monarda didyma
Monarda fistulosa
Monarda punctata
Penstemon digitalis
Pycnanthemum flexulosum
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Rhododendron arborescens
Tradescantia ohiensis
Swamp Milkweed
Common Milkweed
Butterfly Weed
Green Milkweed
Buttonbush
Wild geranium
Coral Honeysuckle
Great Blue Lobelia
White Bergamont
Bee Balm
Wild Bergamont
Dotted Mint
Foxglove Penstemon
Appalachian Mountain Mint
Southern Mountain Mint
Sweet Azalea
Spiderwort
Native Plants for Native Bees
Amorpha herbacea
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias viridis
Aster carolinianus
Aster cordifolia
Aster divaricata
Aster lateriflorus
Aster patens
Aster puniceus
Baptesia alba
Eryngium yuccafolium
Eupatorium coelestinum
Eupatorium fistulosum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium purpureum
Eupatorium serotinum
Gaillardia pulchella
Geranium maculatum
Helianthus angustifolius
Helianthus divaricatus
Helianthus giganteus
Lobelia siphilitica
Monarda clinopodia
Monarda didyma
Monarda fistulosa
Monarda punctata
Oenothera fruticosa
Penstemon digitalis
Penstemon laevegatus
Penstemon smallii
Pycnanthemum flexulosum
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Rudbeckia fulgida
Rudbeckia laciniata
Solidago altissima
Solidago caesia
Symphiocarpos orbiculatus
Tradescantia ohiensis
Tradescantia subaspera
Verbena hastata
Vernonia noveboracensis
Viburnum dentatum
Lead Plant
Swamp Milkweed
Common Milkweed
Butterfly Weed
Green Milkweed
Climbing Aster
Heartleaf Aster
Woodland Aster
Calico Aster
Late Blue Aster
Swamp Aster
White Indigo
Rattlesnake Master
Hardy Ageratum
Hollowstem Joe Pye Weed
Boneset
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Late Flowering Boneset
Blanket Flower
Wild Geranium
Swamp Sunflower
Woodland Sunflower
Giant Sunflower
Great Blue Lobelia
White Bergamont
Bee Balm
Wild Bergamont
Dotted Mint
Sundrops
Foxglove Penstemon
Smooth Penstemon
Small’s Penstemon
Appalachian Mountain Mint
Southern Mountain Mint
Orange Coneflower
Greenheaded Coneflower
Tall Goldenrod
Wreath Goldenrod
Coralberry
Spiderwort
Zig Zag Spiderwort
Blue Vervain
New York Ironweed
Arrowwood Viburnum