Perennials

Agastache foeniculum

Anise Hyssop

• Attracts loads of butterflies and pollinators

• Drought tolerant once established

• Superb anise-scented foliage

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 24-48 in

Spread: 18-36 in

Allium cernuum

Wild Nodding Onion

• Easy to Grow

• Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies

• Excellent nectar source for native bees

• Deer resistant

• Drought Tolerant

Hardiness Zone: 3-9

Height: 12-18 Inches

Spread: 12-18 Inches

Asclepias incarnata

Swamp Milkweed

• Attracts butterflies

• Upright growing

• Long, lance-like foliage

• Small, mauve-pink fragrant flowers late June through July

• Attracts birds

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 3-4 Feet

Spread: 12-24 Inches

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Milkweed

• Essential for attracting Monarch butterflies

• Drought tolerant

• Umbels of small orange flowers mid-July to August

• Caterpillar food source and nectar source

• Attracts birds

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 18-30 Inches

Spread: 12-24 Inches

Asclepias verticillata

Whorled Milkweed (Horsetail Milkweed)

• A nectar source for many butterflies, especially monarchs

• Easy to grow, drought tolerant once established

• Deer resistant

Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Height: 12-36 Inches

Spread: 1-2 Inches

Aster n.a. ‘Alma Potchke’

New England Aster

• Deep pink flowers in the fall

• Good cut flower

• Great source of nectar for butterflies

• Attracts wildlife

• Dense mound of deep green foliage

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 30-40 Inches

Spread: 30-40 Inches

Aster oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favorite’

Aromatic Aster

• 2016 Plant of the Year by The Garden Club of America

• Delicate single lavender blooms in the fall

• Aromatic, grey-green foliage

• Attracts butterflies

• Deer resistant

• Drought resistant

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 2-3 Feet

Spread: 12-15 Inches

Baptisia australis

Blue Indigo

• Easy to grow

• Deep green foliage

• Large indigo flowers

• Long-lasting color

• Drought tolerant

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 3-4 Feet

Spread: 3-4 Feet

Coreopsis ‘Sunshine Superman’

Star Tickseed

• Beautiful yellow-orange blooms

• Heat and mildew resistant

• Attracts butterflies

• Seeds attract birds

• Drought tolerant once established

• Deer resistant

• Easy to grow and maintain

Hardiness Zone: 5-8

Height: 12-18 Inches

Spread: 12-18 Inches

Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower

• Attracts butterflies in large numbers

• Hummingbirds thrive on the sweet nectar

• Finches and other birds eat its seed in the fall

• Long blooming and a colorful cut flower

• Drought tolerant once established

• Looks terrific planted with native grasses

Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Height: 2-3 Feet

Spread: 18-24 Inches

Erigeron pulchellus ‘Lynnhaven Carpet’

Fleabane

• Very showy flowers in spring, easy to grow

• Nectar attracts butterflies, skippers and bees

• Some small bees also collect pollen

• Drought tolerant, great for dry situations with poor soil

• No serious pest or disease problems

• Mat-forming habit makes this a great groundcover

Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Height: 12-15 in

Spread: 10-12 in

Helenium autumnale

Common Sneezeweed

• One of the best butterfly attracter’s you can grow

• Late bloom time allows great Fall color

• Perfect for use as a cut flower

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 3-5 ft

Spread: 3-4 ft

Heliopsis helianthoides var. ‘Burning Hearts’

Smooth Ox-eye Daisy

• Dynamic yellow-orange flowers

• Attractive deep purple foliage

• Thrives in full sun

• Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds

• Long bloom, buds from July through September

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 3-4 ft

Spread: 12-18 in

Hibiscus moscheutos

Rose Mallow

• Large graceful flowers through the late summer

• Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies

• Happy in wet soil

• Nectar source for hummingbirds and other pollinators

• Preferred pollen source for some native bees

• Tall stems provide over-wintering sites for beneficial insects

• Birds use previous years stem fibers for nesting material

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 24-30 Inches

Spread: 24-30 Inches

Liatris spicata

Spike Gayfeather (Dense Blazing Star)

• Hummingbird and butterfly magnet

• Long blooming with big, showy bloom spikes

• Great for late season and perfect for cutting

• Easy to grow and drought tolerant

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 3-5 ft

Spread: 18-24 in

Lupinus perennis

Sundial Wild Lupine

• Fat, tall spikes of bluish-purple flowers late May into July

• Easy to grow

• Deer resistant

• Attracts butterflies

• Looks great in groups

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 2-3 Feet

Spread: 15-18 Inches

Mentha arvensis

Wild Mint

• Essential plant for native bees

• Incredibly fragrant

• Pollinator magnet!

• Easy to grow

• Fast growing but not aggressive like garden mints

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 6-24 in

Spread: 12-20 in

Monarda ‘Blue Stocking’

Bee Balm

• Strongly upright and spreading

• Rigid, square stems

• Large, pointed leaves are extremely fragrant and look and feel velvet-like

• Buds open early July to reveal tubular, two-lipped violet blooms

• Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

• More mildew tolerant than many Bee Balms

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 30-36 Inches

Spread: 18-24 Inches

Oenothera f. ‘Fireworks’

Evening Primrose

• Easy to grow

• Deep bronze foliage and stems form a tight, rounded bush

• Canary-yellow flowers June through July

• Vigorous

• Attracts moths and butterflies

• Deer resistant

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 15-18 Inches

Spread: 12-15 Inches

Packera aurea

Golden Ragwort

• Tough and aggressive-growing

• Early to mid-spring brings golden, daisy-like flowers

• Deep green foliage remains semi-evergreen in many spots

• Spreads thickly to form a ground covering mat

• Synonymous with and still frequently sold as Senecio aureus

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 6-8 Inches

Spread: 18-24 Inches

Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’

Beard Tongue

• 1996 Perennial Plant of the Year

• Easy to grow

• Deep red foliage

• Upright stems

• Snowy white tubular flowers

• Blooms June through July

• Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

• Drought tolerant

• Attracts songbirds

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 24-30 Inches

Spread: 18-24 Inches

Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’

Woodland Phlox

• Trailing and tumbling mass develops buds early April

• Blooms late April

• Deep violet-blue flowers conceal the green foliage

• Fragrant flowers

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 10-12 Inches

Spread: 12-15 Inches

Physostegia vir. ‘Miss Manners’

Obedient Plant

• Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies

• Strong stems emerge from the soil and grow straight up

• Dark green, long, narrow waxy leaves

• Pure white, snapdragon-like flowers all summer

• Thrives in full sun

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 24-30 Inches

Spread: 18-24 Inches

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Slender Mountain Mint

• Spreads via rhizomes and is a great groundcover

• Nectar and pollen source for butterflies

• A favorite for native bee species

• Small birds enjoy the seeds

• Aromatic foliage smells of mint

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 24-36 in

Spread: 20-24 in

Ratibida columnifera

Mexican Hat Plant

• Mounds of fine textured, green foliage

• Flowers with long, prominent cones surrounded by reflexed petals in shades of deep reddish-brown, orange and yellow

• Loves hot, dry conditions

• Deer resistant

• Attracts songbirds

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 18-24 Inches

Spread: 12-18 Inches

Rudbeckia var. Fulgida

Black Eyed Susan

• Smaller flowers but longer bloom than Goldsturm

• Golden rayed, deep brown coned flowers

• Blooms July and is still blooming in October

• Attracts birds and butterflies

• Easy to grow

• Drought resistant

Hardiness Zone: 5-8

Height: 24-30 Inches

Spread: 20-24 Inches

Tephrosia virginiana

Goat’s Rue

• Seed pods attract native songbirds and butterflies

• Unique colors

• Deer resistant

Hardiness Zone: 3-9

Height: 12-24 in

Spread: 9-18 in

Thermopsis villosa

Carolina Lupine

• Bright yellow flowers

• Attracts butterflies

• Easy to grow

• Great for wildflower gardens

• Deer resistant

• Low Maintenance

• Good cut flower

Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 3-4 ft

Spread: 2-3 ft

Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Album’

Culver’s Root

• Tall flower spikes of white in late summer

• Remove the spent blooms for a fall rebloom

• Nectar source for butterflies and pollinators

• Seeds for birds like quail, pheasant, and finches

• Stems provide winter cover for beneficial insects

Hardiness Zone: 3-8

Height: 3-4 Feet

Spread: 2-3 Feet

Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’

Narrow-leaf Ironweed

• Tough, tolerant, and drought resistant

• Attracts butterflies

• Thrives in dry, rocky soil

• Small, star-like purple flowers late summer into fall

• Long, narrow foliage

• Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Height: 30-36 Inches

Spread: 30-36 Inches

Trees & Shrubs

Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry

•  Multi-stemmed

•   Easy to grow and rewarding

•   Snowy white, small flowers emerge in late April

•   Oval-shaped plant

•   Deep green foliage

•   Shiny black fruit matures late summer

•   Attracts birds

•   Great fall color and winter bark

Hardiness Zone:4-8

Height:25-30 ft

Spread:15-20 ft

Aronia melanocarpa ‘Iroquois Beauty’

Black Chokeberry

•  White flowers in May attract loads of pollinators

•   Fragrant flowers

•   Deep red fall color

•   Multi-stemmed, compact habit

•   Purple to black berries in fall and winter

•   Deer resistant

  Hardiness Zone:3-8

  Height:2-3 ft

  Spread:4-5 ft

Castanea dentata

American Chestnut

•   Formerly considered one of the finest chestnut trees in the world

•   Produces sweet, edible nuts

• Hardiness Zone:5-8

  Height:50-75 ft

  Spread:50-75 ft

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea, Redroot

• Leaves were used as tea substitute during Revolutionary War

•   Easy to grow

•   Drought tolerant

•   Sweet flowers

•   Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

•   Dense, tight form

•   Yellow twigs for winter interest

•   White flowers in late May

  Hardiness Zone:4-8

  Height:3-4 ft

  Spread:3-4 ft

  Chionanthus virginicus

  White Fringetree

•   Easy to grow

•   Green, spear-like leaves

•   White fringelike blooms May and June

•   Attracts birds

•   Attracts butterflies

•   Beautiful fall foliage

•   Lightly fragrant

•   Great specimen or border plant

  Hardiness Zone:4-9

  Height:12-20 ft

  Spread:12-20 ft

  Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

  Ruby Spice Summersweet

•  Deep, reddish-pink blooms

•   Color does not fade

•   Delicious fragrance

•   Tolerates same conditions as other Clethra

•   Deer resistant

•   Tolerates shade, acidic wet soil, and salt spray

•   Bees, butterflies and hummingbirds seek its nectar

  Hardiness Zone:4-8

  Height:4-6 ft

  Spread:3-5 ft

  Cotinus obovatus

  American Smoketree

•  6-10' long panicles

•   Flower clusters resemble pink puffs of smoke

•   Amazing fall color

•   Tolerates long droughts, heat, and dry and gravelly soils

•   Provides cover for birds and other wildlife

•   Moderate deer resistance

  Hardiness Zone:4-8

  Height:15-30 ft

  Spread:10-15 ft

Franklinia alatamaha

Franklin Tree

• Fragrant white flowers smell like honeysuckle

•  Striking fall foliage color

•  Historically significant and rare

•  Saved from extinction in colonial times

•  Perfect for bird nesting and cover

•  A great choice for smaller landscape spaces

Hardiness Zone:5-9

Height:10-20 ft

Spread:6-15 ft

Hamamelis virginiana ‘Harvest Moon’

Witch Hazel

•   Blooms in Autumn after leaves have fallen

•   Unique, fragrant flowers

•   Lemon yellow, crinkly petals

•   Large and attractive with deep green leaves during spring and summertime

•   Thrives in sunny, well-drained locations

  Hardiness Zone:3-8

  Height:15-20 ft

  Spread:15-20 ft

Lindera benzoin

Spicebush

•   Versatile and easy to grow

•   Oval and upright

•   Tiny, yellow-green flowers attracts bees and butterflies

•   Deep green leaves

•   Red berries attract birds

•   Showy yellow foliage color in fall

  Hardiness Zone:4-8

  Height:6-10 ft

  Spread:6-10 ft

Magnolia virginiana ‘Jim Wilson'

Sweetbay Magnolia

•   Vigorous growing

•   Disease resistant

•   Big, deep green foliage

•   Massive, fragrant white flowers emerge June through the summer

•   Attracts birds

•   Produces red berries

  Hardiness Zone:5-10

  Height:15-35 ft

  Spread:10-20 ft

Myrica gale

Sweetgale

• Provides food and cover to Yellow-rumped Warblers

•   Great cover and nesting for native birds

•   Helps bring nitrogen to poor soil areas

•   Easy to grow and thrives in wet conditions

•   Tolerates brackish and saltmarsh conditions

•   Foliage fragrant when crushed

•   Dense, rounded form

  Hardiness Zone:2-8

  Height:4-6 ft

  Spread:4-6 ft

Myrica pensylvanica

Northern Bayberry

• Vigorous and spreading

• Semi-evergreen

•   Aromatic, dark, glossy foliage in the summer

•   Deep burgundy fall color

•   Blue-gray berries in winter

•   Very hardy, very tolerant

•   Both leaves and berries extremely aromatic

•   Great for group plantings

Hardiness Zone:3-8

Height:5-6 ft

Spread:8-10 ft

Prunus virginiana 'Canada Red'

Canada Red Chokecherry

• Berries attractive to wildlife

•   Seasonal color

•   Use in jams, pies, wines, and juices

•   Ornamental tree

•   Shade tree

  Hardiness Zone:2-10

  Height:25-30 ft

  Spread:15-20 ft

Vaccinium angustifolium

Lowbush Blueberry

• Sweet, dark blue berries mid to late summer

•   Open, airy form

•   White flowers in May

•   Dark green leaves turn reddish-bronze in the fall

Hardiness Zone:2-8

Height:6-24 in

Spread:18-24 in

Viburnum acerifolium

Mapleleaf Viburnum

• Extremely easy growing

• Attracts songbirds and butterflies

•   Grows upright but suckers freely

•   Trident, maple-like foliage

•   3" wide flat cymes of small white flowers

•   Heads of fruit start black and turn red

  Hardiness Zone:3-8

  Height:4-5 ft

  Spread:4-5 ft

Viburnum dentatum

Arrowwood Viburnum

• Very hardy and easy to grow

•   Flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators

•   Fruit is a songbird magnet

• Hardiness Zone:2-8

  Height:6-10 ft

  Spread:6-10 ft