bee-friendly plants
Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)
Coreopsis palmate (Prairie Coreopsis)
Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Cone Flower)
Heuchera richardsonii (Prairie Alum root)
Lavendula spp. (Lavender)
Lupinis perennis (Wild Lupine)
Nepeta faassenii (Catmint)
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamont/ Beebalm)
Rudbeckia hirta (Black Eyed Susan)
Penstemon digitalis (Smooth Beardtongue )
Solidago rigida (Stiff Goldenrod)
Tradescantia occidentalis (Wetsern Spiderwort)
Verbena stricta (Hoary Vervain)
perennials
sun perennials
Aralia racemosa (American Spikenard)
Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s Breeches)
Geranium macaltum (Wild Geranium)
Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s Ladder)
Polygonatum biflorum (Solomon’s Seal)
wetland edge
sun/part sun + med-wet
Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead)
Eutrochium perfoliatum (Spotted Joe Pye Weed)
Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed)
Liatris pycnostachya (Prairie Blazing Star)
Lobelia siphilitica (Blue Lobelia)
Symphyotrichum novae-angilae (New England Aster)
Vernonia fasticulata (Common Ironweed)
Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s Root)
shrubs
Aronia melancarpa (Black Chokeberry)
Cornus amomum (Silky Dogwood)
Cornus racemosa (Red Osier Dogwood)
Diervilla lonicera (Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle)
Physocarpus opulifolius (Ninebark)
Sambucus Canadensis (Elderberry)
Viburnum rafinesquianum (Downy Arrowood Viburnum)
large shrubs + small trees
Amelanchier spp. (Service Berries)
Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood)
Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac)
Rhus hirta (Staghorn Sumac)
Viburnum lentago (Mammyberry Viburnum)
herbs
Coriandum sativum (Cilantro)
Foemiculum vulgare (Fennel)
Oregano vulgare (Oregano)
Origanum majorana (Marjoram)
Thymus vulgarus (Thyme)
large trees
Acer Rubrum (Red Maple)
Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
Corylus americana (American Hazelnut)
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust)
Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree)