Gentiana andrewsii, Bottle Gentian. Blue,
3 feet tall, spread 1.5 feet, blooms Sept-Oct,
medium moisture, Part shade. Bumblebees are the primary pollinators of the flowers.
Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower.
Purple, 4 feet tall, spread 2 feet, blooms
July- Sept, Medium moisture,
full/part sun. Bees, butterflies and skippers pollinate the flowers. Host plant for the Silvery Checkerspot butterfly.
All pictures shown are from Natives Haven's gardens!
Lobelia siphilitica, Great Blue.
Blue, 3 feet tall, spread 2 feet,
blooms July-Sept, medium-wet soil, full sun-part shade. The nectar and pollen of the flowers attracts bumblebees and other long-tongued bees.
Silene regia, Royal Catchfly.
Scarlet, 3-4 feet, spread 2 feet,
blooms July-Aug, medium-dry soil moisture, full sun-part shade. Hummingbirds and larger butterflies for the nectar.
Rudbeckia fulgida, Orange Coneflower.
Orange/yellow, 3 feet tall, spread 3 feet,
blooms June-Oct, medium-dry soil moisture,
full sun. Many types of bees, butterflies, skippers and various flies for the nectar and pollen.
Callirhoe bushii, Bush's Poppy, Pink,
2 feel tall, spread 3 feet, blooms
June- Aug, dry/medium moisture
full sun. The flowers are pollinated by bees.
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, New England Aster. Deep pink/purple, 4 feet tall, spread 3 feet,
blooms Aug-Sept, medium soil moisture,
full sun. Bees, bee flies, butterflies and skippers. The larvae of many moths feed on the foilage.
Baptisia alba, White Wild Indigo. White,
4 feet tall, spread 2.5 feet, blooms
June-July, dry/medium moisture,
full/part sun. Bumblebees pollinate the flowers.
Geum triforum, Prairie Smoke.
Reddish pink, 1.5 feet, spread 1 feet, blooms
May-June, dry soil moisture,
full sun. Bumblebees seeking nectar from the flowers.
Liatris ligulistylis, Meadow Blazing Star.
Rose/purple, 3-4 feet tall, spread 2 feet,
blooms July-Sept, medium-dry soil moisture,
full sun. Bees, butterflies and skippers for the nectar and pollen.
Senna Hebecarpa, Wild Senna. Yellow,
5 feet tall, spread 2.5 feet,
blooms July-Aug, medium moisture,
full/part sun. Bees seeking pollen. Caterpillars of some butterflies feed on the foliage.
Polemonium reptans, Jacob's Ladder. blue,
1.5 feet tall, spread 1.5 feet,
blooms April-June, medium moisture,
full/part sun. The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract bees primarily.
Ascelpias incarnata, Rose Milkweed.
Pink, 4-5 feet tall, spread 3 feet,
blooms July-Aug, medium-wet soil moisture, full sun. Bees, predator wasps and butterflies visit for the nectar. A host plant for the Monarch and Queen butterflies.
Ascelpias tuberosa, Butterfly Weed.
Orange, 2 feet tall, spread 2 feet,
blooms June-Aug, dry soil moisture,
full sun. Bees, butterflies and predator wasps for the nectar. Host plant for the Monarch butterfly.
Liatris Pycnostachya, prairie Blazing Star. Purple, 4 feet tall, spread 2 feet,
blooms July-Sept, dry/medium moisture,
full sun. The flowers are pollinated by bees, butterflies and skippers.
Monarda braduriana, Bradbury's Monarda. Pink/purple, 2 feet tall, spread 2 feet, blooms May, medium-dry soil moisture, full sun-part shade. Bumblebees, butterflies, skippers, hummingbirds and hummingbird moths all visit the flowers for the nectar. Host plant for the Raspberry Pyrausta.
Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower.
Red, 3-4 feet tall, spread 2 feet,
blooms July-Sept, medium-wet soil moisture, full sun-part shade. The nectar of the flowers attracts hummingbirds and various swallowtail butterflies.
Schizachyrium scoparium, Little Bluestem.
Bronze, 4 feet, blooms Aug - Feb,
dry-medium soil moisture, full sun. Many types of skippers and grasshoppers feed on the foliage. Host plant for the Leonards Skipper. Songbirds eat the seeds.