Virginia N. Sherry Memorial Garden

Black chokeberry – Photinia melanocarpa
Mid-Atlantic Native
Small white flowers in dense clusters
Flowers: May, June
Sets seeds : October, November
Dry to average soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
4 – 7+ ft in height
Blooms are attractive to native bumblebees, butterflies and beneficial Insects
Plant provides a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies

Black Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta 
Mid-Atlantic Native
Single flower on each stem with a dark dome or cone like center and yellow petals
Flowers: June, July, August, September
Sets seeds : October
Average Soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
1.5 – 4 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to Native Bumblebees and flower specialist bees, beneficial Insects, other butterflies and various moths
Plant provides a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies

Blazing Star – Liatris spicata
Mid-Atlantic Native
Multiple small lavender to purple flowers growing on a long spike
Flowers: July, August, September
Sets seeds : October
Average to wet soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
2-5 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to Native Bumblebees and flower specialist bees, beneficial Insects, monarch butterflies and other butterflies
Plant provides shelter and nesting habitat for native bees and a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies

Elderberry – Sambucus canadensis
Mid-Atlantic Native
Up to 10 in wide flowers with clusters of small creamy white florets followed by black berries and seeds
Flowers : June, July
Average to wet soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
8 -10 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to native bees. Plant has pithy to hollow stems which provide nesting sites for native bees

Lance leaf coreopsis – Coreopsis lanceolata
Mid-Atlantic Native
One Small yellow flower at the end of each slender stem
Flowers May – August
Sets seeds : September
Dry to Average soil moisture
Full sun
2-3 ft in height
Blooms preferred by native bumble bees, flower specialist bees, beneficial insects, butterflies and moths.

Little Bluestem Grass – Schizachyrium scoparium
Mid-Atlantic Native grass
Tiny white flowers along the stem
Flowers: July, August, September
Sets seeds : October
Dry to Average soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
1-3 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to some butterflies
Provides thatch for bee nests and a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies

Slender Mountain Mint – Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Mid-Atlantic Native
Small white flowers tinged with lavender in dense clusters
Flowers: June – September
Sets seeds : October
Average soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
1 – 3 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to Native Bumblebees, beneficial Insects, monarch butterflies, other butterflies and various moths
Plant provides shelter and nesting habitat for native bees

Smooth Blue Aster – Symphyotrichum laeve
Mid-Atlantic Native
Numerous, small lavender flowers with yellow centers
Flowers: August, September
Sets seeds : October
Average soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
2-4 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to Native Bumblebees and flower specialist bees, beneficial Insects, monarch butterflies, other butterflies and various moths
Plant provides shelter and nesting habitat for native bees and a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies

Sneezeweed – Helenium autumnale
Mid-Atlantic Native
Multiple flowers on main stems with dark yellow dome center and bright yellow petals
Flowers: August, September
Sets seeds : October
Likes damp to wet soils
Full sun to part shade
2-4 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to Native Bumblebees and flower specialist bees, beneficial Insects, various butterflies and moths
Plant provides a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies

Southern Arrowwood – Viburnum dentatum
Mid-Atlantic Native shrub
Multiple small white flowers in a umbrella-like cluster
Flowers: June, July, August
Sets seeds : September
Average soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
2-7+ ft in height
Blooms are attractive to Native Bumblebees and beneficial Insects, butterflies and various moths
Plant provides a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies

Swamp Milkweed – Asclepius incarnata
Mid-Atlantic Native
Clusters of small pink florets with hoods and horns above and petals below
Flowers: June, July, August
Sets seeds : September
Wet to average soil moisture
Full Sun to part sun
3 – 5 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to native bumblebees, beneficial insects, monarch and other butterflies
Plant provides a larval host site for monarch butterflies

Wild bergamot – Monarda fistulosa
Mid-Atlantic Native
Spiky compound lavender flowers
Flowers: July, August, September
Sets seeds : October
Dry to Average soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
2-4 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to Native Bumblebees and flower specialist bees, beneficial Insects, monarch butterflies, other butterflies and various moths
Plant provides shelter and nesting habitat for native bees and a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies

Yarrow – Achillea millefolium
Mid-Atlantic Native
White ray florets in umbrella like clusters of 10 to 30 florets
Flowers: June – September
Sets seeds : September, October
Dry to average soil moisture
Full sun to part sun
1 – 4 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to Native Bumblebees, beneficial Insects, monarch butterflies, other butterflies and various moths
Plant provides shelter and nesting habitat for native bees and a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies

Yellow Wild Indigo – Baptisia tinctoria
Mid-Atlantic Native
Multiple small yellow flowers along the stem
Flowers: June, July, August
Sets seeds : September
Dry to average soil moisture
Full sun to part shade
2- 3 ft in height
Blooms are attractive to native bumblebees and beneficial insects and some butterflies Plant provides a larval host site for some species of moths and butterflies