Pollinator Garden Plants

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1	15 Minute Field Trips Pollinator Plant Guide www.15minutefieldtrips.org
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4	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	EARLY SUMMER	medicinal	March	Almond, Apple, Crocus, Snowdrop, Willow
5	Agastache foeniculum	Hyssop	SUMMER	flavoring	April	Dandelion, Lamium, Lupine, Red Columbine, Violet
6	Anethum graveolens	Common Dill	SUMMER	culinary, host plant for black swallowtail	May	Coreopsis, Dandelion, Lamium, Lupine, Red Columbine, Violet
7	Aquilegia canadensis	Red Columbine	EARLY SUMMER	hummingbirds	June	Alfalfa, Clover, Coreopsis, Hyssop, Lupine, Red Columbine, Rudbeckia, Thistle, Yarrow
8	Asclepias tuberosa	Milkweed	SUMMER	host plant for monarchs, textiles	July	Alfalfa, Bee Balm, Clover, Coneflower, Coreopsis, Dill, Ironweed, Joe Pye Weed, Hyssop, Liatris, Milkweed, Oregano, Rudbeckia, Sweet Pepperbush, Thistle, Yarrow
9	Cirsium arvense	Thistle	SUMMER/ FALL	long bloomer	August	Alfalfa, Aster, Bee Balm, Clover, Coneflower, Coreopsis, Goldenrod, Hyssop, Ironweed, Joe Pye Weed, Liatris, Milkweed, Oregano, Rudbeckia, Sweet Pepperbush, Thistle, Yarrow
10	Clethra alnifolia	Sweet Pepperbush	SUMMER		September	Alfalfa, Aster, Coneflower, Goldenrod, Ironweed, Joe Pye Weed, Hyssop, Milkweed, Rudbeckia, Thistle, Yarrow
11	Coreopsis verticillata	Tickseed	SPRING/ SUMMER	deadhead frequently	October	Aster, Goldenrod, Rudbeckia, Thistle
12	Echinacea purpura	Coneflower	EARLY SUMMER	medicinal
13	Eutrochium sp.	Joe Pye Weed	LATE SUMMER/ FALL		List created by Melissa Guillet
14	Helianus annuus	Sunflower	SUMMER	edible, finches	15minutefieldtrips.org
15	Lamium purpureum	Dead Nettle	EARLY SPRING	prefers shade	15minutefieldtrips@gmail.com
16	Liatris spicata	Blazing Star	SUMMER/ FALL
17	Lupinus perennis	Sundial Lupine	SPRING/ SUMMER
18	Medicago sativa	Alfalfa	SUMMER	cover crop, livestock feed
19	Melilotus sp.	Sweetclover	SUMMER	bee favorite
20	Monarda punctata	Horsemint	SUMMER
21	Monarda sp.	Bee Balm	SUMMER	hummingbirds
22	Origanum vulgare	Oregano	LATE SUMMER/ FALL	medicinal, culinary
23	Rudbeckia laciniata	Green-Headed Coneflower or substitute Black-Eyed Susan	SUMMER/ FALL
24	Solidago sp.	Goldenrod	LATE SUMMER/ FALL
25	Symphyotrichum spp	Asters	LATE SUMMER/ FALL
26	Taraxacum	Dandelion	SPRING/ FALL	edible, medicinal
27	Vernonia fasciculata	Ironweed	SUMMER/ FALL
28	Viola sororia	Wooly Blue Violet	SPRING
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