10 Pollinator Favorites from Penn State

[Mona Miller]

http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/all- ... ory?page=3
These are midwest to east coast species of plants.
Good nectar sources are also good for butterflies.

Baby blue eyes
Nemophila menziesii
(Sun to semi-shade; well-drained soil)

Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
(Full sun; well-drained soil)

Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
(Full sun)

Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
(Full sun; well-drained or moist soil)

Great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
(Sun to semi-shade; moist soil)

Pycnanthemum multicum
Mountainmint
(Sun to semi-shade; well-drained to moist soil)

Beebalm
Monarda didyma
(Full sun; semi-shade)

Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly milkweed
(Full sun; dry soil)

Zizia aptera
Meadow zizia, golden alexanders
(Full sun to semi-shade; dry soil)

Smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
(Sun to semi-shade; moist or dry soil)