Do it for the butterflies
The right combination of plants for specific site conditions
Plants from the lists below will be chosen for your patch based on orientation, exposure, slope, & soil characteristics.
Meadow wildflowers and Native Grasses
Dry Soil/Short Grass Meadow
Average Soil/Medium Height Meadow
Average Soil/Medium Height Meadow
- Aromatic Aster S. oblongifolium
- Blazing Star Liatris spicata
- Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba
- Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa
- Button Aster S. dumosum
- Creeping Phlox Phlox subulata
- Dwarf Joe Pye Eupatorium dubium
- Fewleaf Sunflower Helianthus occidentalis
- Gray Goldenrod Salidago nemoralis
- Greater Tickseed Coreopsis major
- Hyssop Leaf Throughwort Eupatorium hyssopifolium
- Lyreleaf Sage Salvia lyrata
- Missouri primrose Oenthera speciosa
- Narrowleaf Ironweed Vernonia lettermannii
- Narrowleaf Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
- Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea
- Strawberry Fragaria x
- St. Johns wort Hypericum
- punctatum
- Sundrops Oenthera fruticosa
- Sweet Goldenrod Solidago odora
- White Yarrow Achillea millefolium
- Broom Sedge Andropogon virginicus
- Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
- Prarie Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
Average Soil/Medium Height Meadow
Average Soil/Medium Height Meadow
Average Soil/Medium Height Meadow
- Anise Hyssop Agastache x
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida
- Blue False Indigo Baptisia australis
- Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca
- Hardy Ageratum Conoclinium coelestinum
- Hoary Mountain Mint P. incanum
- False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides
- Green and Gold Chrysogonum virginianum
- Rosinweed Silphium asteriscus
- Round Leaf thoroughwort E. rotundifolium
- Rough-stemmed goldenrod S. rugosa
- Showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa
- St. Johns Wort Hypericum prolificum
- Tall garden phlox Phlox paniculata
- White Heath Aster Symphyotricum ericoides
- Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa
- Wild quinine Parthenium integrifolium
- Dear tongue grass Dichantheliu clandestnium
- Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia capillaris
- Red Switch Grass Panicum virgatum
- Split Beard Bluestem Andropogon ternarius
Moist Soil/Tall Grass Meadow
Average Soil/Medium Height Meadow
Moist Soil/Tall Grass Meadow
- American Bonest Eupatorium perfoliatum
- Bee Balm Monarda didyma
- Blue Flag Iris Iris virginica
- Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis
- Green headed coneflower Rudbeckia lacinata
- Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum
- Monkey Flower Mimulus ringens
- Narrow Leaf Sunflower H. angustifolius
- New York Ironweed V. noveboracensis
- Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana
- Purplestem Aster S. puniceum
- Short Toothed Mountain Mint P. muticum
- Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata
- Tall Coreopsis Coreopsis tripteris
- Turtlehead Chelone lyonii
- Bushy Broomsedge Andropogon glomeratus
- Common Rush Juncus effuses
- Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus
* if height control of your meadow is desired, it can be cut back once during the season.
Many plants can withstand a wide range of soil types and moisture levels though they may compete better and survive longer in conditions to which they are most well adapted.
Part Shade Pollinator Planting
Part Shade Pollinator Planting
Part Shade Pollinator Planting
- Beard Tongue Penstemon digitalis
- Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
- Foam Flower Tiarella cordifolia
- Green and gold Chrysogonum virginianum
- Turtlehead Chelone lyonii
- White Wood Aster Aster divaricatus
- Wild Columbine Aquelegia canadensis
- Woodland Phlox Phlox diviricata
- Pensylvania Sedge Carex pensylvanica
Annual wildflower seed mixes
Part Shade Pollinator Planting
Part Shade Pollinator Planting
A mix of annual wildflower seeds will be incorporated into each meadow planting
- Black Eye Susan Rudbeckia hirta
- Blue vervain Verbena hastata
- Partridge Pea Cassia fascuculata
- Red Clover Trifolium pratense
- Showy Tickseed Bidenz aristosa