
little bluets native plants
Available Plants
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Updated 5/29/25

Tall Thimbleweed
Available
Anemone virginiana
Plant Info:
Light: part shade
Soil: average
Bloom Season: late spring/early summer
Height: 2-4ft.
Wildlife: Nectar for pollinators and other insects

Eastern Columbine
Available
Aquilegia canadensis
Plant Info...
Light: shade/part shade, tolerates full sun
Soil: average/moist
Bloom Season: spring
Height: 2ft.
Wildlife: Great hummingbird plant!
*Deer and rabbit resistant

Swamp Milkweed
Available
Asclepias incarnata
Plant Info ...
Light: sun/ part shade
Soil: moist/average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 2-4ft.
Wildlife:
Food: Nectar and pollen for pollinators, including specialist bees
Shelter: Stems used by bees for nesting
* Host plant for the monarch butterfly

Sedges
Available
Carex sps
Available Sedges
Gray's Sedge (Carex grayi)
Rosy Sedge (Carex rosea)
Grass-like, evergreen foliage with interesting flowers/seed heads. Lovely when grouped with flowering perennials
*Deer and rabbit resistant

Old Man's Beard
Available
Clematis virginiana
Plant Info:
Light: sun, part/sun
Soil: average
Bloom Season: late summer
Height: Vine
Wildlife: Nectar for pollinators and other insects

Coreopsis/Tickseed
Available
Coreopsis sps
Available Coreopsis species:
Lance-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens)
Light: sun
Soil: average, drought tolerant
Bloom Season: spring/summer
Height: 2-4ft.
Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen for pollinators including specialist bees
Seed for birds
Host plant for caterpillars

Rattlesnake Master
Available
Eryngium yuccifolium
Plant Info:
Light: sun
Soil: average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 3-5ft.
Wildlife Value:
Nectar for pollinators and other insects

Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Available
Eutrochium purpureum
Plant Info:
Light: part sun
Soil: average/moist
Bloom Season: summer/late summer
Height: 4-6ft.
Wildlife:
Nectar for pollinators and other insects
Shelter: Bees use old stems for nesting

Purple Sneezeweed
Available
Helenium flexuosum
Plant Info:
Light: sun/part sun
Height: 1-3 ft
Bloom Season: summer
Soil: average/moist
Wildlife: Attracts bees, butterflies &
other pollinators
*Possibly deer and rabbit resistant

Shrubby St. John's Wort
Available
Hypericum prolificum
Plant Info:
Shrub: semi-evergreen
Light: sun/part sun
Soil: average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 1-5’ x 1-4’
Wildlife Value:
Nectar for pollinators and other insects
Fruit attracts birds
Host plant for moths/butterflies

Cardinal Flower
Available
Lobelia cardinalis
Plant Info:
Light: sun/part sun
Soil: moist/average
Bloom Season: summer/late summer
Height: 2-4ft.
Wildlife:
Nectar for bees, butterflies other insects and hummingbirds

White Beardtongue
Available
Penstemon digitalis
Plant Info:
Light: sun/part shade
Soil: average
Bloom Season: spring/early summer
Height: 2-4ft.
Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen bees and other for pollinators
Seed for birds
Host plant for caterpillars including the Common Buckeye
*Deer and rabbit resistant

Mountain Mint
Available
Pycnanthemum muticum
Plant Info:
Light: full sun/ part shade
Soil: average
Bloom Seaon: summer
Height: 2 - 4 ft.
Wildlife:
Great nectar source for pollinators like bees and butterflies!
*Deer and rabbit resistant

Narrow-leaf Mountain Mint
Available
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Plant Info:
Light: sun/part shade
Height: 2-3 ft
Bloom Season: summer
Soil: average
Wildlife: Attracts bees, butterflies & other pollinators
* Deer and rabbit resistant

Black-eyed Susan
Available
Rudbeckia hirta
Plant Info:
Light: sun/part sun
Soil: average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 2-3ft.
Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen pollinators including specialist bees
Seed for birds
Host plant for moths/butterflies
Shelter: stems used by bees for nesting

Brown-eyed Susan
Available
Rudbeckia triloba
Plant Info:
Light: sun - part shade
Soil: average
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 2-4ft.
Wildlife: Nectar for pollinators and other insects
Seeds for birds
Host plant for caterpillars
* Possibly deer and rabbit resistant

Lyreleaf Sage
Available
Salvia lyrata
Plant Info:
Light: sun to shade
Soil: average/dry/moist
Bloom Season: spring
Height: 1-2ft.
Wildlife:
Nectar for pollinators and other insects

Downy Skullcap
Available
Scutellaria incana
Plant Info:
Light: sun/part sun
Soil: average/dry
Bloom Season: summer
Height: 1-3ft.
Wildlife:
Nectar for pollinators and other insects

Blue-eyed Grass
Available
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Plant Info:
Light: full sun/part shade
Size: short
Soil: average
* Great border plant
Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinators

Goldenrods
Available
Solidago sps
Available Solidago species:
Woodland Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
Grayleaf Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora)
Wildlife:
Nectar and pollen for pollinators including specialist bees
Seed for birds
Host plant for caterpillars
Stems used by bees for nesting
*Possibly deer and rabbit resistant
**Goldenrods are important late season nectar/pollen sources for insects

New England Aster
Available
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Plant Info:
Light: full sun/part sun
Height: 3-7 ft.
Bloom Season: fall
Soil: average
Wildlife:
Important fall food source for bees, butterflies & other pollinators
Host Plant for butterflies and moths
*Tip: Cut back through late June for a shorter, fuller plant with more blooms

Foam Flower
Available
Tiarella cordifolia
Plant Info:
Light: full shade/part-shade
Soil: average/moist
Bloom Season: spring
Height: groundcover
Wildlife: Nectar for pollinators and other insects

New York Ironweed
Available
Vernonia noveboracensis
Light: full sun/part shade
Height: 5-8ft
Bloom Season: late summer/fall
Soil: moist/average
Wildlife: Attracts specialized bees, butterflies and other pollinators
Seed for birds
** Occasional wet soil tolerant