Our pollinator garden was a Troop 10 Eagle project by Noah Hutchinson, supported by volunteer plant expert and hobbyist Ken Koellner.

The list of plants that were used to start the garden:

PhotoNameGenusHeight GroupWidthBloom PeriodSoil MoistureLightColorNo.
Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)Nodding OnionAllium cernuum11′May- JuneMedSun  Part shadePink2 plugs
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuborosa)Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuborosa11-1.5′June-AugDry- MediumSunOrange6 plugs
Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata)Downy Wood MintBlephilia ciliata11-1.5′June-JulyDry- MediumSun  Part sunPurple4 3″ pots + 2 plugs
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)HarebellCampanula rotundifolia10.5′Jun- AugDry- MediumSun  Part sunLavender4 plugs
Purple Love Grass (Eragrostis spectabilis)Purple Love GrassEragrostis spectabilis11-2′May-Februa ryDry- MediumSunGrass2 4″ pots
Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis)Sundial LupineLupinus perennis11′May- JuneDrySun  Part sunBlue14 2″ pots + plugs
Hairy 
Penstemon (Penstemon hisutus)
Hairy PenstemonPenstemon hisutus11′May JuneDry- MediumSun/Part shadeLavender6 plugs
Tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata)TickseedCoreopsis lanceolata11-1.5′May- JulyDry- MediumSunYellow8 pots
Tall 
Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)Tall ThimbleweedAnemone virginiana21-1.5′Jun- AugDry- MediumSun-ShadeWhite5 plugs
Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)Eastern Red ColumbineAquilegia canadensis21′May- JuneDry- MediumSun-ShadeRed10 3″ pots
North Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)North Blue Flag IrisIris versicolor22′May- JunewetSun, Part sunBlue6 plugs
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalis21-2′Jul- SeptMed-wetSun/Part shadeRed6 plugs
Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata)Spotted Bee BalmMonarda punctata21June-JulyDry- MediumSun/Part shadeYellow4 plugs
Little 
Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Little BluestemSchizachyrium scoparium21.5-2′August -FebDry- MediumSunGrass2 4″ pots
Prarie Drop Seed (Sporobolus  heterolepis)Prarie Drop SeedSporobolus  heterolepis22-3′Aug-OctDry- MediumSunGrass6 seedling in pot
White wild indigo (Baptisia Alba)White wild indigoBaptisia  Alba22′May- JulDry- MediumSunWhite3 seedling in pot
Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)Black Eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta21-2′June-SeptMediumSunYellow5 pots
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)Swamp MilkWeedAsclepias incarnata32-3′June-JulyWet- MediumSun/Part shadePurple4 plugs
Purple 
milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens)
Purple MilkweedAsclepias purpurascens31.5-2′June-JulyWet-DrySun, Part sunPurple6 plugs
False 
sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
False SunflowerHeliopsis helianthoides32-4′Aug-NovDry- MediumSun, Part sunYellow1 plug
Great St. 
John's Wort (Hypericum ascyron)Great St. John’s WortHypericum ascyron31-3′Jul- AugMediumSun, Part sunYellow2 6″ pots
Blazing star (Liatris spicata)Blazing StarLiatris spicata31-1.5′June-AugMediumSunPurple6 plugs
Blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)Blue LobeliaLobelia siphilitica31-1.5July-SeptMed-wetSun/Part shadeBlue11 plugs
Scarlet bee balm (Monarda didyma)Scarlet Bee BalmMonarda didyma32-3′July-AugMed-wetSun/Part shadeRed4 plugs
Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosa32-3′July- SeptDry- MediumSun/Part shadeLavender5 plugs
Foxglove 
beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis31.5-2′Apr-JunDry- MediumSunWhite4 10″ pots + 6 plugs
Mountain mint 	(Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
Mountain MintPycnanthemum tenuifolim32-3′Jul- SeptDry- MediumSun/Part shadeWhite5 plugs
Sweet 
goldenrod (Solidago Odora)
Sweet GoldenrodSolidago Odora31-2′Aug- SeptDry- MediumSun/Part shadeYellow8 plugs
Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)Smooth Blue AsterSymphyotrichum laeve31-2′Sept-OctDry- MediumSunViolet2 3″ pots + 4 plugs
Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana)Obedient PlantPhysostegia Virginiana32-3′June-SeptMediumSunPink2 3″ pots + 5 plugs
Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)Anise HyssopAgastache Foeniculum31-3′Jun- SeptDry- MediumSun, Part sunBlue3 Pots
Purple giant hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia) Giant Purple HyssopAgastache scrophulariifoa42′Jul- SeptWet-drySun/Part shadePurple1 seedling in pot
Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)Rose MallowHibiscus moscheutos43-4′Jul- SeptWet- MediumSunPink6 plugs
Showy 
goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)Showy GoldenrodSolidago speciosa42-3′Jul- SeptDry- MediumSunYellow6 plugs
New England Aster 	(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)New England AsterSymphyotrichum novaeangliae42-3′Aug- SeptMedSunPink-Purple6 plugs
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)Blue VervainVerbena hastata41-2.5′Jul- SeptMed-wetSunPurple4 3″ pots + 4 plugs
New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)NY IronweedVernonia noveboracensis43-4′Aug- SeptMed-wetSun/Part shadePurple6 plugs