Native Plant Attractions Key
B= Beneficial insects H= Hummingbirds M= Mammals
P= Pollinators S= Songbirds W= Waterfowl
Water Tolerance Key
SI= Season Inundation II= Irregular Inundation U= Upland
RI– Regular Inundation PI= Permanent Inundation
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Native Plant Attractions Key
B= Beneficial insects H= Hummingbirds M= Mammals
P= Pollinators S= Songbirds W= Waterfowl
Water Tolerance Key
SI= Season Inundation II= Irregular Inundation U= Upland
RI– Regular Inundation PI= Permanent Inundation
Species Name Common Name
Shade
Tolerance
Height
Water
Tolerance
Attracts Host Source
Nectar
Source
Flowering
Period
Color
Herbaceous Plants
Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed up to 6 SI P,B Monarch June - Aug.
pink
Aster novi-belgii New York aster 1 -3 II, U P,B July - Oct.
violet
Chelone glabra turtlehead 1 -3 SI, U B Baltimore
Checkerspot July - Sept.
whitish pink
Eupatorium dubium joe-pye weed 2 -5 SI, U S,P,B July - Sept.
purple
Eupatorium fistulosum joe-pye weed 2 -6 II, SI S,P,B July - Oct.
pinkish purple
Eupatorium perfoliatum boneset 2 -5 II, U S,P,B July - Oct.
white
Lobelia cardinalis cardinal flower up to 5 II, U B,H July - Oct.
red
Lobelia siphilitica great blue lobelia up to 3 II, U B Aug.
- Oct.
blue
Rudbeckia hirta
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