The Plenty for Pollinators Garden Kit is a collection of plants that will provide 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 20 plants:
2-Bee balm
2-Prairie Phlox
2-Butterfly weed
2-Rose Milkweed
2-Sand Coreopsis
2-Beardtongue
2-New England Aster
2-Showy Goldenrod
2-Marsh Marigold
2-Little Bluestem
Beebalm or Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
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)
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
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Perennial
Sun Exposure – Full, Partial
Soil Moisture - Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry
Height – 2'
Bloom Time - June-August
Bloom Color – Orange
Attracts - butterflies and native bees
Resistance - deer
Pollinator benefit - Larval host for Monarch butterfly, Grey hairstreak, Queens; good nectar plant
Rose Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
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
Sand Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Perennial
Sun Exposure – Full
Soil Moisture - Medium-Dry, Dry
Height – 2 ft
Bloom Time - May, June, July, August
Bloom Color – Yellow
Resistance - Drought
Attracts - Butterflies and Bees
Pollinator Benefit - good nectar source
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)
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
Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
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
Marsh Marigold (Calthus palutris)
Perennial
Sun Exposure – Partial shade–Shade
Soil Moisture – Moist
Soil: Clay, loam
Height – 1'–2'
Bloom time – April–June
Bloom Color – Yellow
Habitat - Wetlands, swamps, along streams, wet woods
Attracts - Butterflies, Bees, Birds
Pollinator Benefit - great for pollen collectors like native bees
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Perennial Grass
Sun Exposure – Sun, Part Shade
Soil Moisture - Dry
Soil Type - Well-drained soil. Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay, Limestone-based
Height – 2'-4'
Leaf color - green
Fruiting Time - May-August
Fruit – white, greenish yellow seed heads
Attracts – Butterflies (a large variety of skippers); Birds with seeds and nesting material
Pollinator Benefits - Larval Host for Ottoe Skipper, Indian Skipper, Crossline Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Cobweb butterfly, Dixie skipper; nesting materials for native bees