Plant Search

You can search by bloom time, exposure, soil moisture, plant type, resource provided by the plant, and what species it serves.

If you check multiple boxes, it will display plants that only meet ALL those criteria. If nothing appears, try checking fewer boxes.

MOBILE USERS - Scroll down to access all checkboxes. There should be six categories.

Exposure

Full

Shade

Part

Moisture

Dry

Wet

Med

Med-Wet

Med-Dry

Aquatic

Bloom time

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Type

Herb. perenn.

Shrub

Sm. tree

Tree

Annual

Resource

Nectar

Pollen

Host

Additional Nectar/Pollen

Species supported

B. terricola

B. fervidus

B. vagans

Butterflies

Other bees

Agastache scrophulariifolia (Purple giant hyssop)

Asclepias amplexicaulis (Clasping milkweed)

Asclepias exaltata (Poke milkweed)

Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed)

Asclepias purpurascens (Purple milkweed)

Asclepias quadrifolia (Four-leaved milkweed)

Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed)

Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed)

Asclepias verticillata (Whorled milkweed)

Astragalus canadensis (Canadian milkvetch)

Baptisia tinctoria (Yellow wild indigo)

Blephilia ciliata (Downy woodmint)

Blephilia hirsuta (Hairy woodmint)

Cardamine spp. (Bitter-cress)

Cephalanthus occidentalis (Common buttonbush)

Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)

Chamerion angustifolium (Narrow-leaved fireweed)

Chelone glabra (White turtlehead)

Cirsium discolor (Field thistle)

Cirsium horridulum (Yellow thistle)

Baserow