Native Pollinator Plants by Season of Bloom

Very early springExtended list of forage and host plants for bees, butterflies and moths

SHRUBSAmerican hazelnut, Corylus americana, C. cornutaAmerican honeysuckle, Lonicera canadensisPussy willow, Salix discolorShadbush, Amerlanchier canadensis, A. laevis

PERENNIALSBloodroot, Sanguinaria CanadensisSand/moss phlox, Phlox bifida & P. subulata

Bloodroot, © Lisa Looke

Early spring SHRUBSBayberry, Morella caroliniensisFlowering big-bracted dogwood, Benthamidia floridaHobblebush, Viburnum lanatanoides Red eldeberry, Sambucus pubensSpicebush, Lindera benzoinSweet fern, Comptonia peregrinaSweetgale, Myrica galeWild plums Beach plum, Prunus maritima Canada plum, Prunus nigra Sand plum, Prunus pumila

PERENNIALSBlue cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroidesDutchman’s breeches, Dicentra cucullariaCrested Iris, Iris cristata*Golden groundsel, Packera aureaMarsh marigold, Caltha palustrusPussytoes, Antennaria spp.Rue anemone, Thalictrum thalictroidesViolets, Viola adunca, V. cucculariaVirginia bluebells, Mertensia virginica*

Marsh marigold, © Lisa Looke

Mid-spring SHRUBSBearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursiBlack huckleberry, Gaylussacia baccataBlueberry, Vaccinium spp.Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia & Aronia melanocarpa Common snowberry, Symphoricarpos albusFragrant sumac, Rhus aromatica*Mountain maple, Acer spicatumNannyberry, Viburnum lentagoRed buckeye, Aesculus pavia*Redbud, Cersis canadensis*Striped maple, Acer pennsylvanicum

PERENNIALSBarren strawberry, Waldsteinia fragarioidesBellwort, Uvularia grandiflora & U. sessifoliaBird-foot violet, Viola pedataBluets, Houstonia caerulea

PERENNIALS (continued)Canada wild ginger, Asarum canadenseCommon golden Alexanders, Zizia aureaEarly meadow-rue, Thalictrum dioicumEastern shooting star, Dodecatheon meadia*Foam flower, Tiarella cordifoliaHeart-leaved golden Alexanders, Zizia apteraJacob’s ladder, Polemonium reptans*King Solomon’s-seal, Polygonatum biflorum var. commutaturnLarge-leaved pussytoes, Antennaria plantaginifoliaNodding onion, Alium cernuum*Red baneberry, Actaea rubraRed columbine, Aquilegia canadensisSolomon’s plume, Maianthemum racemosum (syn. Smilacina racemosa)Spotted crane’s-bill, Geranium maculatumTwinleaf, Jeffersonia diphylla*Wild strawberry, Fragaria virginianaWoodland stonecrop, Sedum ternatum*Wood phlox, Phlox divaricata* & P. stolonifera*

Spotted crane’s-bill, © Lisa Looke

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*species hardy in Maine but native to southern or western New England

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Late springExtended list of forage and host plants for bees, butterflies and moths

SHRUBSAlternate-leaved dogwood, Cornus alternifoliaAmerican mountain ash, Sorbus americanaArrowwood, Viburnum dentatumAtlantic ninebark, Physocarpus opulifoliusBleeding heart, Dicentra eximia*Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium, V. coryumbosumEarly azalea, Rhododendron prinophyllumHawthorn, Crataegus spp.Highbush cranberry, Viburnum opulus s. americanum Maple-leaved viburnum, Viburnum acerifoliumMountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia

PERENNIALSBlue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium monatum & S. angustifoliumCanadian anemone, Anemone canadensisDoll’s eyes, Actaea pachypodaFleabane, Erigeron spp.Golden star, Chrysogonum virginianum*Hairy beardtongue, Penstemon hirsutusJack-in-the-Pulpit, Arisaema racemosaSundial lupine, Lupinus perennisSundrops, Oenothera fruiticosaThree toothed cinquefoil, Sibbaldiopsis tridentataWild bleeding-heart, Dicentra eximia*Wild sarsaparilla, Aralia nudicaulis

Bleeding heart, © Lisa Looke

Early summer SHRUBSBlack elderberry, Sambucus niger s.canadensisBush-honeysuckle, Diervilla loniceraNew Jersey tea, Ceanothus americanusRed twig dogwood, Cornus sericea Shrubby cinquefoil, Potentilla fruticosa

PERENNIALSAmerican spikenard, Aralia racemosaBlue iris, Iris virginianaBoneset, Eupatorium perfoliatumBowman’s root, Gillenia trifolia*Foxglove beardtongue, Pennstemon digitalisMad dog skullcap, Scutellaria laterifoliaPurple-stemmed angelica, Angelica atropurpureaTall anemone, Anemone virginianaWater avens, Geum rivaleYellow wild indigo, Baptisia tinctoria

Bush honeysuckle, © Lisa Looke

Mid-summerSHRUBSClammy azalea, Rhododendron viscosumCommon buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalisFlowering raspberry, Rubus odoratusGreat rosebay, Rhododendron maximum Rosy meadowsweet, Spiraea tomentosaShrubby St. John’s-wort, Hypericum prolificumSmooth hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens*Sweet-bay magnolia, Magnolia virginiana*White meadowsweet, Spiraea albaWild rose, Rosa Carolina, R. virginianaWinterberry holly, Ilex verticillata

PERENNIALS

American spikenard, Aralia racemosaBeebalm, Monarda didyma & M. fistulosa

PERENNIALS (continued)

Black bugbane, Actaea racemosa*Black-eyed coneflower, Rudbeckia hirtaBlazing-star, Liatris aspera*, L.novae-angliaeBlue vervain, Verbena hastataButterfly milkweed, Asclepias tuberosaCanada burnet, Sanguisorba canadensisCardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalisCulver’s root, Veronicastrum virginicum*Green headed coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniataJewelweed, Impatiens capensis, I. pallidaPurple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea*Sunflower-everlasting, Heliopsis helianthoidesSwamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnataTall American bellflower, Campanula ameri-cana*Virginia meadow-beauty, Rhexia virginica*Wild petunia, Ruellia virginica*Woodland sunflower, Helianthus divaricatus

Cardinal flower, © Lisa Looke

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*species hardy in Maine but native to southern or western New England

Native Pollinator Plants by Season of Bloom continued

Late summerExtended list of forage and host plants for bees, butterflies and moths

SHRUBSPink meadowsweet, Spirae tomentosaSweet pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia

PERENNIALSBlue lobelia, Lobelia siphiliticaCulver’s root, Veronicastrum virginicum*Flax-leaved aster, Ionactis linariifoliaJewelweed, Impatiens capensis, I.pallidaJoe-pye weed, Eutrochium dubium, E. maculatum, E. fistulosum

PERENNIALS (continued)Large leaved wood aster, Eurybia macrophyllaMountain mint, Pychnanthemum virginianum, P.muticumNew York ironweed, Vernonia noveboracen-sis* Pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea Rough stemmed goldenrod, Solidago rugosaSeaside goldenrod, Solidago sempervirensSpotted beebalm, Monarda punctataWild clematis, Clematis virginiana Wild cucumber, Echinocystis lobatata

Blue lobelia, © Lisa Looke

Early fall PERENNIALSClosed gentian, Gentiana clausaDowny goldenrod, Solidago puberulaNew York aster, Symphyotrichum novae-belgiiObedient plant, Physostegia virginica*Smooth blue aster, Symphyotrichum laeveThree-lobed coneflower, Rudbeckia triloba*White snakeroot, Ageratina altissimaWhite turtlehead, Chelone glabraWhite wood aster, Eurybia divaricataZigzag goldenrod, Solidago flexicaluis

Three-lobed coneflower, © Lisa Looke

Late fallSHRUBSAmerican witch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana

PERENNIALSBluestem goldenrod, Solidago caeciaHeart-leaved aster, Symphyotrichum cordifoliumNew England aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

New England aster, © Lisa Looke

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*species hardy in Maine but native to southern or western New England