Yealy Calendar Planting for Pollinators

Planting for Pollinators Roberta A. Clark, Extension Educator Cape Cod Cooperative Extension UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program Making honey. April ----------------------------------------------------------- Trees Corneliancherry dogwood – Cornus mas Red maple – Acer rubrum Shrubs Mt. pieris – Pieris floribunda Winter-fragrant honeysuckle – Lonicera fragrantissima Perennials Virginia bluebells – Mertensia virginica Dandelions May ----------------------------------------------------------- Trees Alternate leaf dogwood – Cornus alternifolia American holly – Ilex opaca Crabapple – Malus spp. Serviceberry – Amelanchier laevis Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Shrubs Bearberry – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Fothergilla – Fothergilla major, F. gardenii Inkberry – Ilex glabra Red-veined Enkianthus – Enkianthus campanulatus Shadbush – Amelanchier canadensis Raspberry – Rubus varieties Redbud – Cercis canadensis Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Perennials ‘May Night’ salvia – Salvia ‘May Night’ Chives – Allium schoenoprasum Columbine – Aquilegia canadensis, Aquilegia hybrids Hardy geranium – Geranium spp. Mountain bluet – Centaurea montana Ornamental Onions – Allium, various species Moss phlox – Phlox subulata Woodland phlox – Phlox divaricata June ----------------------------------------------------------- Trees American linden – Tilia americana Tulip tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Yellowwood – Cladrastis kentuckea Shrubs Smooth hydrangea – Hydrangea arborescens Perennials Beebalm – Monarda didyma Bellflower – Campanula spp. Borage – Borago officinalis Catmint – Nepeta spp. Mountain mint – Monarda punctata Foxglove – Digitalis spp. Pincushion flower – Scabiosa caucasica Queen Anne’s Lace Stokes aster – Stokesia laevis Thyme – Thymus spp. Yarrow – Achillea spp. July ----------------------------------------------------------- Trees Goldenrain tree – Koelreuteria paniculata Sourwood – Oxydendrum arboreum Shrubs Sweet Pepperbush – Clethra alnifolia Ninebark – Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo’, ‘Summer Wine’ Panicle hydrangea – Hydrangea paniculata Shining sumac – Rhus coppalina Butterfly bush – Buddleia davidii Perennials Black eye Susan – Rudbeckia spp. Butterfly weed – Asclepias tuberose Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Coreopsis – Coreopsis grandiflora, C. lanceolata, C. verticillata False sunflower – Heliopsis ‘Summer Sun’ Gayfeather – Liatris spicata Globe thistle – Echinops ritro Anise hyssop – Agastaches spp. Swamp milkweed – Asclepias incarnate Herbs Dill Lavender Oregano Rosemary Annuals Calendula Cosmos Mallows Nasturtium Snapdragon Sunflower Verbena bonariensis August ----------------------------------------------------------- Shrubs Blue mist shrub – Caryopteris x clandonensis Chaste tree – Vitex spp. Glossy abelia – Abelia grandiflora Perennials ‘Autumn Joy’ sedum – Sedum spp. Sneezeweed – Heleniumautumnale September ----------------------------------------------------------- Shrubs Seven son flower – Heptacodium miconioides Perennials Golden rod – Solidago spp. New York ironweed – Veronia novaboracensis October ----------------------------------------------------------- Shrubs Witch hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Perennials Asters – Aster spp. ‘Sheffield Pink’ Chrysanthemum Nippon daisy – Chrysanthemim nippponicum

Last updated 06/02/07