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This list is not inclusive of all plants that bees will visit in Minnesota. These are flowers that are particularly <br />attractive to bees and can be easily integrated into most landscapes. <br />Tree = Herbaceous plant = Shrub 0= Full sun ) = Part -shade • = Shade <br />Early=March to May Mid=June to July Late=August to September <br />Scientific name Common name Habit Sun Native Bloom <br />time <br />Honey Other <br />bees bees <br />Crataegus crus-galli <br />Hawthorn <br />X Early X X <br />Geranium maculatum <br />Wild geranium <br />• () • X Early <br />X <br />Penstemon grandiflorus <br />Large beardtounge <br />O X Early <br />X <br />Salix discolor <br />Pussy willow <br />O X Early X X <br />Coreopsis lanceolata <br />Lanceleaf coreopsis 0441 X Early to Mid X X <br />Hydrophyllum virginianum <br />Virginia waterleaf <br />o 4. X Early to Mid X X <br />Lupinus perennis <br />Aruncus dioecus <br />Echinacea angustifolia <br />Wild lupine <br />Goatsbeard <br />Purple coneflower <br />d <br />040 <br />0 <br />X Early to Mid <br />X Mid <br />X Mid <br />Lobelia siphilitica <br />Blue lobelia <br />O 4 X Mid <br />X <br />Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slender mountain mint <br />O X Mid X X <br />Agastache foeniculum <br />Anise hyssop <br />• D al X Mid to Late X X <br />Asclepias incarnata <br />Swamp milkweed 0 t X Mid to Late X X <br />Borago officinalis <br />Borage 0 ) <br />Mid to Late X X <br />Chamaecrista fasciculata <br />Partridge pea <br />O X Mid to Late <br />X X <br />Cirsium discolor <br />Bicolor thistle <br />O X Mid to Late <br />X X <br />Dalea purpurea <br />Purple prairie clover <br />O X Mid to Late <br />X X <br />Eupatorium maculatum <br />Joe-pye weed <br />O j X Mid to Late X X <br />Eupatorium perfoliatum <br />Common boneset <br />O a X Mid to Late X X <br />Helianthus spp. <br />Sunflowers <br />040 <br />X Mid to Late X X <br />Hylotelephium telephium <br />Autumn joy sedum a • <br />Mid to Late X X <br />Impatiens capensis <br />Jewelweed <br />+ X Mid to Late X X <br />Liatris aspera <br />Rough blazingstar 0 4 X Mid to Late X X <br />Monarda fistulosa <br />Beebalm <br />0 X Mid to Late <br />X X <br />Nepeta x faassenii <br />Catmint 0 a <br />Mid to Late X X <br />Origanum vulgare <br />Oregano 0 <br />Mid to Late X X <br />Ratibida pinnata <br />Yellow coneflower <br />0 X Mid to Late <br />X <br />Silphium perfoliatum <br />Cup plant <br />O X Mid to Late X X <br />Trifolium hybridum <br />Alsike clover 0 4 <br />Mid to Late X X <br />Vernonia fasiculata <br />Ironweed <br />O X Mid to Late <br />X X <br />Veronicastrum virginicum <br />Culver's root <br />O 4 X Mid to Late <br />X <br />Solidago rigida <br />Stiff goldenrod <br />O (pi X Late <br />X X <br />Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Calico aster 0 X <br />Content and design by Elaine Evans <br />Late <br />X X <br />