Bee Balm or Wild Bergamot [Monarda] species include annual and perennial variety. Light purple, pink, and red blooms ranging from bluish lilac, pink, to dark red mahogany.
Often found near marsh [wetlands] plants prefer full sun and moist well-drained soil, plants growing in partial shade spread horizontally and produce fewer blooms.
ATTRACTS:
◈ Butterflies
◈ Honeybees
◈ Hummingbirds
Milkweed or Butterfly weed [Asclepias] is a perennial, flowering plant.
Monarch larvae eat the leaves; butterflies will collect nectar from flowers, and lay their eggs on the plant. Commonly purple but also has varieties of white, yellow, orange, pink, and red.
ATTRACTS:
◈ Caterpillars; Larvae [Milkweed Tussock, Monarch]
◈ Butterflies [Monarchs, Skippers, Swallowtails]
◈ Honeybees
◈ Hummingbirds
Coneflower [Echinacea] Is a perennial flowering plant in the sunflower family. Blooms throughout summer-autumn, and prefers partial sun – full sun, and dry-moist soil [drought tolerant when established]. Its commonly found in: Barrens, Dry open woods, Prairies.
Colors include: White, Yellow, Purple, Blue
ATTRACTS:
◈ Butterflies
◈ Honeybees
◈ Birds [Downy Woodpecker, Mourning Doves, Northern Cardinal, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, Pine Siskin, and Insectivorous Birds]