Wildflower Nectar Plants
Nectar plants are flowering plants that produce the sweet fluid that many insects, including adult butterflies, use as food.
This is a list of the more common wildflowers that are nectar plants. The list is not complete and not all of these will grow in your area.
| Ageratum (Ageratum) Aster (Aster species) Bee-balm (Monarda didyma) Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia species) Boltonia (Boltonia asteroides) Bugle (Ajuga reptans) Butterfly Flowers: Perennials Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Coreopsis (Coreopsis species) Daisy, Shasta (Chrysanthemum maximum) Daylily (Hemerocallis species) False indigo (Baptisia australis) Gayfeather (Liatris species) Goldenrod (Solidago species) Hibiscus (Hibiscus species) Hollyhock (Althaea rosea) Ironweed (Vernonia species) Lantana (Lantana camara, L. species) Leadplant (Amorpha fruticosa) Lobelia (Lobelia cardinalis) Milkweed (Asclepias species) Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum species) New England asters (Aster novae-anglicae) Passion flower (Passiflora species) Phlox (Phlox paniculata, P. carolina) Sage (Salvia leucantha; Salvia species) Sedum (Sedum species) Spearmint (Mentha spicata) Thistles (Centaurea spp. and Cirsium spp.) Verbena (Verbena species) Yarrow (Achillea species) |
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