Native Pollinator Garden

The pollinator garden is devoted to plants that attract butterflies, moths, insects, birds, bees and bats. These pollinators feed on the flowers’ nectar.

At least one-third of the world’s agricultural crops depend upon pollination provided by insects and other animals.

The pollinator garden was created and planted in 2014.

See below for information on the species planted in this bed.

Amelanchier arborea

Serviceberry

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Attracts: Butterflies, Birds
Blooms: March to April
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Aquilegia canadensis

Columbine

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Attracts: Hummingbirds
Blooms: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Aronia melanocarpa

Black Chokeberry

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Attracts: Birds
Blooms: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Asclepias incarnata

Swamp Milkweed

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium to wet
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Blooms: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Clethra alnifolia

Sweet Pepperbush

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Attracts: Butterflies, birds
Blooms: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Gardens

Coreopsis lanceolata

Lanceleaf Coreopsis

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Gardens

Coreopsis palmata

Prairie Coreopsis

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Coreopsis tinctoria

Plains Coreopsis

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies, songbirds
Blooms: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Coreopsis tripteris

Tall Coreopsis

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Songbirds, butterflies
Blooms: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Cornus amomum

Silky Dogwood

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Attracts: Songbirds
Blooms: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Echinacea purpurea

Purple Coneflower

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies, songbirds
Blooms: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Eryngium yuccifolium

Rattlesnake Master

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Eupatorium altissimum          

Tall Boneset

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Hamamelis vernalis

Ozark Witch Hazel

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Attracts: Songbirds
Blooms: January to April
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Helenium amarum

Sneezeweed

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Liatris aspera

Rough Blazing Star. Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Rough Blazing Star

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies
Blooms: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Liatris pycnostachya

Prairie Blazing Star. Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Prairie Blazing Star

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies
Blooms: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Monarda fistulosa

Wild Bergamot. Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Wild Bergamot

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies
Blooms: January to April
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Nepeta racemosa

Cat Mint

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: May to September
Photo © John Whiteman

Penstemon digitalis

Foxglove Beardtongue

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies
Blooms: April to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed Susan

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Senna marilandica

Wild Senna

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Blooms: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Silphium integrifolium

Rosinweed

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Attracts: Songbirds, butterflies
Blooms: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Solidago rigida

Stiff Goldenrod

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Symphyotrichum laeve

Smooth Aster

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: September to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Aromatic Aster

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Songbirds, butterflies
Blooms: September to November
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Tradescantia ohiensis

Ohio Spiderwort

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Tradescantia virginiana

Virginia Spiderwort

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full shade to part shade
Water: Medium
Blooms: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Vaccinium corymbosum

Highbush Blueberry

Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Attracts: Songbirds, butterflies
Blooms: May
Photo © Pixabay

Viburnum prunifolium

Blackhaw Viburnum

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Attracts: Songbirds, butterflies
Blooms: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Zizia aurea

Golden Alexander

Native to Missouri
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Attracts: Butterflies
Blooms: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

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