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Plant lists include native and indigenous plant species which provide nectar, food, and hostplants for insects, pollinators, bees, and butterflies.

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May 14December 1 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Plants to Attract Bumble Bees

Trout Lilies Flowers in Bloom in Early Spring. Photo by Donna L. Long.
March 19June 23 Donna L. Long

Spring Ephemerals – Early Bloomers for Your Backyard Habitat

goldenrod and insects: Bumblebee on Goldenrod
August 15June 23 Donna L. Long

Attracting Pollinators with the Goldenrods

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
August 24June 23 Donna L. Long

Summer Blooming Native Flowers

Bee sipping nectar from a Sienna
April 7February 10 Donna L. Long

Pollinator Syndromes: How to Predict Which Flowers Insects Will Like

Northern Blue Flag
May 27June 28 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Native Plants Photo Gallery

A Shadbush tree in my garden.
June 6June 23 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds with Fruit Trees and Berry Plants

Butterfly Bush
December 7January 2 Donna L. Long

A List of Common Exotic Invasive Plants

Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) in my garden
November 12January 19 Donna L. Long

Native Plants with Neat Growing Habits

Spring bloom of a dogwood tree
April 25January 2 Donna L. Long

List of Native Trees for Philadelphia (Street Trees)

Female Ruby-Throated hummingbird
April 1June 23 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Flowers to Attract Hummingbirds

Eastern Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia). Photo by Donna L. Long
March 20March 11 Donna L. Long

Long Bloomers: Native Flowers That Bloom A Long Time

Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
March 13June 28 Donna L. Long

Spring Blooming Native Plants of Philadelphia

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
August 22June 11 Donna L. Long

Choosing Street Trees (Philadelphia and the MidAtlantic)

Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
August 15June 14 Donna L. Long

Clumping for Neatness: Tidy Native Plants

Reproduction parts of Prickly Pear.
August 8June 17 Donna L. Long

Native Plants for a Sunny, Dry Garden

Thin-leaved Coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) Photo by Donna L. Long
August 2June 23 Donna L. Long

Summer-into-Fall Blooming Native Plants for Philadelphia

July 3June 23 Donna L. Long

In My Garden – Native American Food Plants

birds_American Goldfinch
August 30June 23 Donna L. Long

Garden Flowers to Attract American Goldfinches and Other Birds.

White Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus palustris). Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 20June 23 Donna L. Long

Summer Blooming Native Plants in Philadelphia

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