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Backyard Pollinator Haven

The Backyard Pollinator Haven is an outreach and education program encouraging residents to plant pollinator-friendly gardens at their homes. 
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Pollinator Planting List 

All of these plants are native to Maryland. For best results, plant gardens so that at least three nectar sources are in bloom throughout the grow season. ​
Scientific Name
Common Name
Bloom
Soil moisture
Sun
Rudbeckia hirt
Black-eyed susan 
Jun-Oct
​Medium to dry
​Sun to part shade
Aster novae-angliae​
New England Aster
Sep-Oct
​Medium to dry
​Sun to part shade
Asclepias tuberos
​Butterfly weed
May-Jun
​Medium to dry
Sun to part shade
Echinacea purpurea
​Purple coneflower 
Jun-Oct
​Medium to dry
​Sun to part shade
Monarda fistulosa
​Wild bergamot / bee balm
Jul-Aug
​Medium to dry
​Sun to part shade
Aster laevi
Smooth blue aster
Aug-Oct
Dry
Sun
Liatris spicat
Marsh blazing star
Aug-Oct
Wet to medium
Part shade
Solidago nemorali
Grey Goldenrod 
Jul-Nov
Dry 
Sun to part shade
Eupatorium dubium
Joe Pye weed
Jul-Sep
Wet to medium
Part shade to shade
Vernonia noveboracensi
New York Ironweed
Aug-Oct
Medium
Part shade
Baptisia tinctori
​Wild Indigo 
Jun-Sep
Dry 
Sun
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp Milkweed
May-Jun
Medium
Sun to part shade
Coreopsis tinctoria
Tickseed Sunflower
Jun-Sep
​Dry
Sun to part shade
Helianthus angustifolium
Swamp Sunflower
Aug-Oct
Wet to medium
Sun
Eupatorium rugosum
White snake root
Jun-Aug
Medium to dry
Part shade
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Common boneset
Jul-Oct
Wet to medium
Sun to part shade
Monarda punctata
Horsemint 
Jun-Oct
Dry
Sun
Solidago juncea
Early Goldenrod
Jun-Oct
Medium to dry
Sun
Chelone glabra* 
White turtlehead
Aug-Oct
Wet to medium
Part shade