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Nectar Plants

Botanical Name - Common Name

Achillea spp. - yarrow

Agastache foeniculum - anise hyssop

Ageratum spp. - ageratum

Allium schoenoprasum - chives

Asclepias tuberosa - butterfly weed

Eupatorium perfoliatum - boneset

Eupatorium purpureum - Joe-Pye weed

Heliotropium arborescens - heliotrope

Hylotelphium cvs. - sedum

Lavandula spp. - lavender

Liatris spicata - gayfeather

Lindera benzoin - spicebush

Lychnis chalcedonica - Maltese cross

Mentha spp. - mint

Monarda didyma - bee balm

Nepeta spp. - catmint, catnip

Nicotiana alata - flowering tobacco

Pentas lanceolata - Egyptian star cluster

Petunia xhybrida - petunia

Zinnia elegans - zinnia

Larval Food Plants

Anethum graveolens - dill

Daucus carota - Queen Anne's lace

Foeniculum vulgare - fennel

Helenium autumnale - sneezeweed

Petroselinum crispum - parsley

Tagetes hyb. - marigold

Check the HSA Seed Exchange list for availability of these and other plants. 

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