The Plenty for Pollinators Garden Kit is a collection of plants that will provide some milkweed for monarchs, plenty of nectar for all and good pollen for bees from April-Oct. We have also included a large color and height variety in this kit for evolving beauty throughout the season.
Each kit includes the following 22 plants:
2-Bee balm
2-Prairie Phlox
2-Rose Milkweed
2-Joe Pye (Pink)
2-Purple Coneflower
2-Sand Coreopsis
2-Beardtongue Foxglove
2-New England Aster
2-Riddell's Goldenrod
2-Helen's Flower
2-Prairie Dropseed
Beebalm or Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Native Perennial
Sun Exposure – Full, Partial
Soil Moisture - Dry to Medium-Wet
Soil Type - Thrives in a wide range of soils: acid to lime, rich to poor, sand to clay
Height – 4'
Bloom Time - July through September
Bloom Color – Lavender, pink
Resistance – Deer, Drought, Black Walnut
Attracts – Butterflies, bees, hummingbirds
Pollinator benefit- Excellent nectar source
Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa)
Native Perennial
Sun Exposure - Sun, Part Shade
Soil Moisture - Dry
Soil type - sandy or rocky, good drainage
Height – 1'-2'
Bloom Time - March-May
Bloom Color - White, Pink, Purple
Attracts - Butterflies, Native Bees
Pollinator Benefit - good nectar source; great for long-tongued bees, butterflies and skippers
Joe Pye-Pink (Eutrochium maculatum)
Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet
Height: 5'
Bloom Time: July, August, September
Bloom Color: Pink
Attracts: butterflies, bees, birds
Pollinator benefit: excellent honey source for honey bees, great for native bees; generous nectar for all nectaring insects
Rose Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium
Height: 4'
Bloom Time: June, July, August
Bloom Color: pink
Resistance: Deer
Attracts: butterflies, bees, hummingbirds
Pollinator Benefit: Larval Host for Monarch and Queen butterflies; excellent nectar source for other pollinators; Xerces Society identifies as Special Value to Native Bees and Bumble Bees
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial
Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Height: 4'
Bloom Time: July, August, September
Bloom Color: Purple
Tolerate: Deer, drought, heat, humidity and poor soil
Attracts: Butterflies, birds, bees
Pollinator benefit: host plant for the Ottoe Skipper butterfly; great nectar source for bees and butterflies
Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris)
Sun Exposure: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Type: Moist to dry sands
Height: 3-6'
Bloom Time: July, August, September
Bloom Color: yellow
Attracts: Butterflies, bees, birds
Pollinator benefit: Good for native bees
Beardtongue Foxglove (Penstemon digitalis)
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial
Soil Moisture: Medium, Medium-Dry
Height: 2' to 4'
Bloom Time: June, July
Bloom Color: White to pink
Resistant To: Deer, Drought, Black Walnut
Pollinator benefits: Excellent nectar source for butterflies, native bees and hummingbirds
New England Aster (Symphiotrichum novae-angliae)
Native Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full, Partial
Soil Moisture: Wet, Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry
Height: 5ft
Bloom Time: August - October
Bloom Color: Purple
Resistant to: Deer, Drought
Attracts: bees, butterflies, birds
Pollinator benefit: Larval Host Plant for Checkerspot butterfly and various moths, late season nectar producer for all nectaring insects
Riddell's Goldenrod (Solidago riddelli)
Native Perennial
Sun Exposure – Full Sun
Soil Moisture - Dry, Medium
Soil Type - Loam, Sand
Height – 1'-3'
Bloom Time - August, September, October
Bloom Color – Yellow
Resistance - Deer
Attracts – Butterflies, native bees, birds
Pollinator Benefit - Late season nectar source; value to native bees for pollen and nesting materials; migrating Monarchs
Helen's Flower or False Sunflower (Helenium autumnale)
Native Perennial
Sun Exposure: Sun
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Type: Moist clay soils
Height: 2'-5'
Bloom Time: July-October
Bloom Color: yellow
Attracts: Butterflies & bees
Pollinator benefit: late nectar source; good for native bees
Prairie Dropseed (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Perennial Grass
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Type: Dry soil
Height: 2'
Bloom Time: June-August
Bloom Color: pink, yellow, green, brown
Attracts: native bees
Pollinator benefit: Provides nesting materials/structure for native bees