Butterfly and Pollinator Kit
Common name: For the Butterflies
Our beginner pollinator kit offers gardeners an opportunity to add a few key species to host and feed critically important pollinators and spread native plants to areas that they have disappeared. We offer these plants to cover roughly 45 sq. feet on 18 inch centers in as full sun as you can get them. This kit can get a bit tall, with plants reaching 48 to 50 or more inches, but can be used for many garden flower needs as it will bloom for most of the summer and into the fall.
We include the following species depending on availability. Substitutions may be necessary from time to time. Substitutes are chosen based on site suitability as well as general aesthetic and bloom time. Of course we also keep the pollinators in mind!
- (3) Northern Dropseed- Sporobolus heterolepis
- (2) Common Milkweed- Asclepias syriaca
- (3) Butterfly Weed- Asclepias tuberosa
- (3) Common Mountain Mint- Pycnanthemum virginianum
- (2) New England Aster- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- (2) Joe Pye Weed- Eutrochium maculatum
- (2) Wild Bergamot- Monarda fistulosa
Looking to add a shrub to your pollinator garden? Try Indigo Bush- Amorpha fruticosa
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Plant Details
Plant type
Starter Kits
Soil type
Dry Mesic, Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic
Light exposure
Eastern Exposure / Morning Sun, Full Sun
Bloom period
Spring, Summer, and Fall
Urban environment
Uncompacted Urban Soils
Habitat
Prairie Grasslands
Growth form
Colonizing / Spreading, Rhizomatous/stoloniferous
Growth rate
Moderate
Flower color
N/A
Fall color
Russet Orange Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 4 Feet
- Mature width
- 4 Feet
- Max height
- 4 Feet
- Max width
- 4 Feet
Additional information
Butterfly host plant Drought Resistant Soil Stabilizer Pollinator hot spot