Shrubs With Benefits for Pollinators and Wildlife

Red Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia White Partial sun/ Full sun 6-10 feet tall/ 3-5 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, birds eat the berries

Red Chokeberry'Brillantissima' Aronia arbutifolia White Partial sun/ Full sun 6-8 feet tall/ 3-4 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, birds eat the berries

Sweetshrub/Allspice Calycanthus floridus Copper Full shade/ Partial shade 5-6 feet tall/ 6-10 feet wide Attracts butterflies

Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis White Partial sun/ Full sun 5-8 feet tall/ 3-6 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, birds eat the seeds

Sweet pepperbush Clethra alnifolia White Partial sun/ Full sun 3-8 feet tall/ 4-6 feet wide Attracts bees and

Fothergilla 'Mt Airy' Fothergilla major White Partial sun/ Full sun 3-5 feet tall/ 3-5 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies

Oakleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia White Full shade/ Partial shade 4-8 feet tall/ 4-8 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, birds eat the seeds

Ruby Slippers' Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Pink Partial sun/ Full sun 3-5 feet tall/ 3-5 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies

Pee Wee' Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia White Partial sun/ Full sun 3-4 feet tall/ 2-3 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies

St. John's Wort Hypericum prolificum Yellow Partial sun/ Full sun 1-5 feet tall/ 1-5 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies

Inkberry Holly Ilex glabra White Partial sun/ Full sun 5-8 feet tall/ 5-8 feet wide Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds

Compacta' Holly Ilex glabra White Partial sun/ Full sun 3-4 feet tall/ 4-6 feet wide Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds

Shamrock' Holly Ilex glabra White Partial sun/ Full sun 3-5 feet tall/ 3-5 feet wide Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds

Winterberry Ilex verticillata White Partial sun/ Full sun 5-10 feet tall/ 5-10 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, birds eat the berries

Jim Dandy' Winterberry Ilex verticillata White Partial sun/ Full sun 3-5 feet tall/ 3-5 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, male for Red Sprite

Red Sprite' Winterberry Ilex verticillata White Partial sun/ Full sun 3-4 feet tall/ 3-4 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, birds eat the berries

Sweetspire 'Henry's Garnet' Itea virginica White Partial sun/ Full sun 3-5 feet tall/ 3-5 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies

Winter Red' Winterberry Ilex verticillata White Partial sun/ Full sun 6-8 feet tall/ 6-8 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, birds eat the berries Main

Spicebush Lindera benzoin Yellow Partial sun 8-15 feet tall/ 6-10 feet wide Host for Spicebush Swallowtail, attracts birds

Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius White Partial sun/ Full sun 5-8 feet tall/ 6-10 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies

Sumac 'Gro Low' Rhus aromatica Yellow Partial sun/ Full sun 1-3 feet tall/ 4-8 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, birds eat the berries

Elderberry Sambucus canadensis White Partial sun/ Full sun 9-12 feet tall/ 6-12 feet wide Attracts bees and butterflies, birds eat the berries