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The Pollinator Plants
Our Mission
We want to enlighten and encourage everyone to help bring nature back, one backyard at a time. By introducing pollinator plants into your backyard, you will have a hand in bringing back the balance of nature. With our help you can introduce plant species which will attract and supply sustenance for endangered species. Monarch Butterflies, bees and hummingbirds will be visiting in no time.
The Pollinator Plants are actually weeds...hence Weedscape...you see what we did there? We have created the Pollinator Island which provides cover, color, height for your Weed Garden while bringing your backyard to life.
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We have highlighted our favorites and we are hoping to create a space of cultivation, creativity and community by reintroducing native Massachusetts plant species and other Native American plant species back into your backyard. It's' time to Rewind and ReWILD.
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It's your World Now.
New England
American-Aster
(Symphyotrichum Novae-Angliae)
This is a species of flowering plant, a perennial, commonly known as New England Aster or Hairy Michaelmas-Daisy. Flowers bloom late season and the colors range from a deep violet to pink flowers.
Not only do you get a burst of gorgeous color with this species, you can utilize the height of the plant, which can grow as large as 6 feet for privacy. It is also a premium pollinator.
In some circles, the New England Aster is the MVP
(Most Valuable Plant)
This is a food source for deer, rabbit, turkey and livestock. This is also a vital source of sustenance for the caterpillar of the Pearl Crescent butterfly (Phyciodes Tharos).
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Native to central and eastern North America
Butterfly Milkweed
(Asclepias Tuberosa)
Did you know that there are over 100 different species of milkweed? You do now. This species is commonly known as Butterfly Weed. It's flowers are bright orange to yellow which pop in late spring until summer.
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The 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year recipient is necessary for a now endangered species. This is a critical species and the leaves are a vital food source for the Monarch Butterfly. This plant plays a major part in the insect's life cycle.
By planting, you would be playing a big part in bringing back the population.
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Native to eastern and southwest North America
Common Milkweed
(Asclepias Syriaca)
Common Milkweed is considered a Butterfly magnet. It also provides nectar for hummingbirds, bees and moths.
This is a species of flowering plant also known as Silkweed, Silky Swallow-wort, Virginia Silkweed, Butterfly Flower and Milkweed.
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This plant averaged the highest number of Monarch eggs compared to 9 other species that the butterfly will lay their eggs on. This plant will grow up to 5 feet tall and will form colonies.
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Native to Southern Canada most of US east
of the Rocky Mountains
Virginia Mountain-Mint
(Pycnanthemum Virginianum)
Also known as Common Mountain Mint or the Gardner's Mint, this is a plant in the mint family.
Flowers are a mix of purple and white. There are about 3500 species worldwide with Catnip and Lavender in the Lamiaceae family.
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This plant will attract a variety of butterflies including swallowtails and is a great source of nectar for bees and moths.
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Native to eastern United States
Partridge Sensitive-Pea (Chamaecrista Fasciculata)
Also known as a Golden Cassia - this is actually a legume and not a plant. It is an annual and will generate stunning yellow flowers with brownish red markings.
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It attracts Sleepy Orange and Orange Sulphur butterflies as well as bumblebees.
Ground feeding birds as well as deer can be found feeding on the maroon seed pods.
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Native to eastern North America
OUR COVER CHOICE
Big Bluestem
(Asclepias Tuberosa)
This is not a pollinator but a grass that grows very tall. We use it to provide cover and privacy for areas of your garden that are exposed.
This grass can grow as tall as 6-8 feet and could conceal a Sasquatch if needed. It is a perennial warm-season bunchgrass.
Native to Great Plains and Grassland regions of central and eastern North America
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Purple Joe-Pye-Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Also known as Sweet-scented joepyeweed, this plant can grow between 6-8 feet tall. It bears tiny pale-pink florets and it is an important source for honey production.
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This is a fan favorite of bumblebees, hummingbirds, butterflies like red admirals, red skippers, tiger swallowtails and many others.
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Native to eastern and central North America
Wild Bee-Balm
Wild Bergamot
(Monarda Fistulosa)
This is a wild flower in the mint family. It is a perennial blooming pink to lavender flowers.
Bee Balm is deer resistant and an attractor to pollinators like hummingbirds, bees and butterflies.
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The leaves are edible and have been used medicinally in teas and in salads.
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It is also a natural antiseptic.
Native to North America
Cardinal-Flower, Red Lobelia
(Lobelia Cardinalis)
Long associated with love and romance, the Cardinal-Flower is a perennial that grows to about 3 to 4 feet and produces glorious scarlet towers spiking out on top.
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They are rare and they are adored by hummingbirds. Since most pollinators have difficulty navigating the long tubular flowers, the plants are dependent on hummingbirds for their pollination.
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Native to wet areas in Eastern United States
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Red Columbine
(Aquilegia Canadensis)
Red Columbine is also known as Eastern Red Columbine and Wild Red Columbine.
The plant grows up to 3 feet tall with exquisite drooping, red and yellow bell-shaped flowers. Several stretching stamens reach down to the earth in unison in a dazzling display.
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It is rumored that Native American rubbed the Red Columbine seeds on their hands as a love luck charm.
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The genus name "Aquilegia" comes from the Latin "aquila" which means "eagle" and refers to the spurred petals that many believe resemble an eagle's talons.
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Native to eastern United States
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Northeastern Beardtongue
(Penstemon Hirsutus)
The Northeastern Beardtongue, a perennial dons the name due to a beard-like looking fifth stamen.
Producing magenta or purple tubular flowers with white lobes, this plant is a magnet for hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and moths.
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Also known as the Hairy Beard Tongue.
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Native to New England
Boneset
(Eupatorium Perfoliatum)
Boneset produces clusters of tiny white flowers with the stems growing 3 to 6 feet. It is the member of the daisy family.
Boneset is an immune stimulant and diaphoretic that helps fight off minor viral infections, such as the common cold.
Other names for the plant are Feverwort, Sweat Plant, and Thoroughwort.
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Native to eastern United States and Canada
Goldenrod
(Solidago Virgaurea)
Also known as Solidago is a Native North American wildflower and the state flower of Kentucky.
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Goldenrods are attractive sources of nectar for bees, flies, wasps, and butterflies.
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FUN FACT: Inventor Thomas Edison experimented with goldenrod to produce rubber, which it contains naturally. The tires on the Model T given to him by his friend Henry Ford were made from goldenrod.
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Native to North American and Mexico
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Sundial Lupine
(Lupinus Perennis)
Sundial Lupine is a perennial with purple colored flowers. However, flower petals can be blue to red, pink to purple. Birds and small mammals eat the seeds and the flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
The plant was once thought to deplete or "wolf" the mineral content of the soil. Hence, the genus named after the latin "lupus" meaning wolf.
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Native to eastern North America
and typically rare in New England
Trumpet Honeysuckle
(Lonicera Sempervirens)
A species of honeysuckle vine which is a fast growing perennial producing stunning red trumpet shaped flowers.
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It is also known as Coral or Scarlet Honeysuckle. Because this species produces a large quantity of nectar the Trumpet Honeysuckle is a big time attractant for hummingbirds and butterflies.
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Native to eastern United States.