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
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
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
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