(New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia)
Notes on Using Plant Lists
- Use plants appropriate to your landscape conditions, emphasizing plants that are native to your region.
- Species may vary based on region.
- Remember that plant diversity is crucial – not all pollinators use every plant.
- Reference these lists in combination with other recommended resources to select the best possible pollinator plants for your Pollinator Victory Garden.
Native Perennials & Biennials
Agastache scrophularifolia (purple giant hyssop)
Asclepias spp. (milkweeds)
Baptisa alba (white wild Indigo)
Dicentra eximia (wild bleeding heart)
Eupatorum spp. (thoroughworts and bonesets)
Eutrochium spp. (Joe Pye weeds)
Geranium spp. (crane’s bill)
Helianthus spp. (sunflowers)
Liatris spp. (blazing stars)
Lobelia spp. (great blue lobelia, cardinal flower)
Monarda spp. (bee balm, bergamot, spotted bee balm)
Penstemon spp. (beardtongues)
Phlox spp. (phloxes)
Pycnanthemum spp. (mountain mints)
Rudbeckia laciniata (cutleaf coneflower)
Solidago spp. (goldenrods)
Spigelia marliandica (indian pink)
Symphyotrichum spp. (asters)
Verbena hastata (blue vervain)
Vernonia spp. (ironweeds)
Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Acer rubrum (red maple)
Aronia spp. (chokeberries)
Amelanchier spp. (serviceberries, shadbush)
Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey tea)
Cercis canadensis (redbud)
Clethra alnifolia (summersweet)
Crataegus spp. (hawthorns)
Ilex spp. (hollies)
Lonicera sempervirens (coral honeysuckle)
Physocarpus opulifolius (ninebark)
Prunus spp. (cherries, plums)
Rhododendron spp. (azalea, rhododendron)
Rhus spp. (sumacs)
Rosa spp. (roses)
Rubus spp. (raspberries, blackberries)
Salix spp. (willows)
Spiraea spp. (meadowsweets)
Tilia americana (basswood)
Vaccinium spp. (blueberries, cranberries)
Viburnum spp. (viburnums)
