Shade Plants for Pollinators and Wildlife

Oct 9

Ferns

Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina : Red stem; will spread; can provide wildlife cover

Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides: Winter interest; non-spreading; birds use parts for nesting

Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris: will spread; birds use parts for nesting

Cinnamon Fern Osmundastrum cinnamomeum: cinnamon colored fronds; hummingbirds use the hairs to line their nests.

Hay-Scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula: smells like hay; drought tolerant; will spread; can provide wildlife cover when allowed to spread

Columbine Aquilegia can. 'Little Lanterns'; red bloom (Late Spring- Early Summer) Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Goat's Beard Aruncus dioicus; white bloom (All Summer) Attracts bees and butterflies

Aster Aster (Late Summer- Early Fall) Attracts bees and butterflies

Turtlehead Chelone lyonii (Late Summer- Early Fall) Attracts bees and butterflies

Coral Bells Heuchera americana (Late Spring- Early Summer) Attracts bees and butterflies

Coral Bells Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'; white bloom (Late Spring- Early Summer) Attracts bees and butterflies

Coral Bells Heuchera villosa; white bloom (Late Summer- Early Fall) Attracts bees and butterflies

Dwarf Crested Iris Iris cristata; purple bloom (Late Spring- Early Summer) Attracts bees and butterflies

Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica; blue bloom (Early- Late Spring) Attracts bees and butterflies

Bee Balm Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'; red bloom (Late Summer- Early Fall) Attracts bees and butterflies

Bee Balm Monarda fistulosa; lavender bloom (Late Summer- Early Fall) Attracts bees and butterflies

Woodland Phlox Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'; blue bloom (Late Spring- Early Summer) Attracts bees and butterflies

Solomon's Seal Polygonatum w/ white bloom (Mid- Late Spring) Attracts bees and butterflies

Bloodroot Sanguinaria Canadensis; white bloom (Mid- Late Spring) Attracts bees and butterflies

Fire Pink/Indian Pink Silene virginica; pink bloom (Mid Spring- Early Summer) Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Indian Pink Spigelia marilandica; red bloom (Early- Late Summer) Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Foamflower Tiarella cord. 'Running Tapistry'; white bloom (Early- Mid Spring) Attracts bees and butterflies

Carli Holas