Rose Milkweed Plant - 4" Deep Pot
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Asclepias incarnata
Large, rose-pink flowers bloom for about a month in June-July.
HEIGHT: 4'
ECOTYPE: Wetland, wet meadow
SOIL: Average to moist
SUN: Full to partial
HOSTS: Monarch and Swallowtail butterflies
Whorled Milkweed Plant - 4" Deep Pot
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Asclepias verticillata
VT Endangered Plant. Delicate narrow foliage and white flowers blooming later in the season from July - September. Deer + rabbit-resistant.
HEIGHT: 2'
ECOTYPE:
SUN: Full, partial
SOIL: Average to dry
HOSTS: Monarch butterfly, skippers, bees, beetles
Sweet Black-Eyed Susan Plant - 4" Pot
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Rudbeckia subtomentosa
While most black-eyed susans are short-lived biennials, Sweet Black-Eyed Susan is a very tough, long-lived perennial with large 3" flowers and sweet-smelling foliage with an aroma similar to sweetgrass.
HEIGHT: 5'
ECOTYPE: Prairie, wet meadow
SUN: Full
SOIL: Dry to moist
HOSTS: bees, beetles, butterflies, skippers
Mexican Sunflower Plant - 4" Pot
Tithonia rotundifolia
Annual. Bright orange flowers native to Mexico act as a homing beacon for monarch butterflies, making it easy for them to locate nearby milkweeds. Large, vigorous plants with velvety foliage need plenty of room to spread out. Deer-resistant.
ECOTYPE: Meadow
SUN: Full
SOIL: Average
HOSTS: Monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, bees
Helenium Autumnale Plant - 4" Pot
Also known as Yellow Sneezeweed (though it is not an allergen) helenium blooms in the fall with New England Aster and prefers full sun and moist conditions. Deer-resistant.
HEIGHT: 4'
ECOTYPE: Wet meadow
SUN: Full to partial
SOIL: Moist
HOSTS: Dainty Sulphur
Hairy Wood Mint Plant - 4" Deep Pot
VT Threatened Plant. Also known as Hairy Pagoda Plant due to its stacks of white blooms beloved by bees from June - September.
HEIGHT: 3'
ECOTYPE: Woodland edges, moist meadow
SUN: Partial
SOIL: Average to moist
HOSTS: carpenter bees, mason bees, leaf-cutting bees
Obedient Plant - 4" Pot
VT Threatened Plant. Abundant pink flowers provide copious nectar in late summer - fall for overwintering bees. A mint-family plant that will quickly fill in large areas, and provides lovely poseable stems for bouquets.
HEIGHT: 4'
ECOTYPE: Wetland, wet meadow
SUN: Full, partial
SOIL: Average to wet
HOSTS: numerous bees
Root Beer Hyssop Plant - 4" Pot
Tender perennial cultivar related to anise hyssop, which is native to the upper midwest and Great Plains. Edible root beer-scented flowers all summer are a magnet for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Root beer-flavored leaves can be used in teas and baking.
HEIGHT: 3'
ECOTYPE: Meadow, woodland edges
SUN: Full
SOIL: Average
HOSTS: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Purple Giant Hyssop Plant - 4" Deep Pot
Agastache scrophularia
VT Threatened Plant. Very pale lavender flowers bloom on 6' tall plants from July-October. An extraordinary pollinator plant; seeds provide food for birds and structural interest in winter.
HEIGHT: 6'
ECOTYPE:
SOIL: Moist to Dry
SUN: Full to partial
HOSTS: Federally Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee, numerous bees, butterflies, birds
Yellow Giant Hyssop Plant - 4" Pot
Agastache nepetoides
VT Threatened Plant. Understated, very pale yellow to lavender flowers bloom in the fall and provide lots of nectar until frost.
HEIGHT: 3-6’
ECOTYPE: Woodland edge
SOIL: Average
SUN: Full to partial
HOSTS: Honeybees, bumblebees, Halictid bees, butterflies
River Oats Plant - 4" Pot
Chasmanthium latifolium
Also known as Northern Sea Oats, this wonderfully ornamental, low-maintenance grass provides year-round interest while preventing erosion in shady areas. The seedheads add texture to bouquets, and are loved by birds.
HEIGHT: 3'
SUN: Partial
SOIL: Average
HOSTS: Pepper + Salt Skipper, birds