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What Are Pollinators
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Importance of Pollinators
Pollinator Habitat Design
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What are Pollinators

Importance of Pollinators

Plants Pollinators Use

Pollinator Habitat Design

Community Science and Education

Pollinator Research

Plants Pollinators Use

Filter our array of native plants to meet your conditions and preferences. Or look at our pre-planned gardens.

Pollinator Plant Selector Tool

- Dry Soil
- Medium Soil
- Wet Soil
- Shade
- Partial Shade
- Full Sun
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- White
- Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Red
- Purple
- Green
- Blue
- Very short <1 ft
- Short 1–3 ft
- Medium 3–5 ft
- Tall 5–8 ft
- Shrub 6–12 ft
- Large shrub/Small tree 12–30 ft
- Medium tree 30–60 ft
- Large tree >60 ft

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Celandine Poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

Goatsbeard

Aruncus dioicus

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Rosy Sedge

Carex rosea

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Wild Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

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This work is supported by the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program [Grant No. 2021-70006-35476] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.