[public] come aloooong WIIIITH me... and the butterflies, FULL STOP.
from the Pollinator Partnership's publication Selecting Plants for Pollinators: Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Oceanic) Province (said physiographic province being the one containing all of New Jersey), the following is a list of native pollinator-friendly plants that are NOT claimed to attract bees, for my own reference:
it's... rather short.
'tis a real shame that so many of the flowers whose fragrances are so attractive to humans are also attractive to bees, since fragrance is something I'm always looking to get if possible. examples include Cephalanthus (buttonbush), Rosa (native roses), Monarda (bee-balm/bergamot), Oxydendrum (sourwood -- notorious), and Tilia (basswood -- no-no-... no-TOOOOORIOUS).
also where the hell is Clethra alnifolia (summerwseet)?!
Edit: from the Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Continental) Province, we can add to this list Lindera benzoin (spicebush), praise the sun! also Sassafras albidum (sassafras) and Viburnum prunifolium, but those are said to attract only flies and beetles. still great trees worth growing for other reasons though.
the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province adds Hamamelis virginiana (common witch-hazel), hooray!
the Outer Coastal Plain Mixed Province contradicts Aesculus pavia from our original list. however, it adds Rhododendron spp. (native azaleas) and Wisteria frutescens (American wisteria) -- sweet! and on top of that, they're both also larval hosts! also Yucca filamentosa (Adam's needle yucca), but I have far less interest in growing that one.
from the Central Appalachian Broadleaf Forest, we get Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel -- how I wish I could, but deer ruined it for me), Calycanthus floridus (sweetshrub; beetles only), more azaleas, Viburnum cassinoides (withe-rod; also a larval host), Heuchera villosa (rock alumroot), and Aristolochia macrophylla (Dutchman's pipe; flies only).
I hope this is not too much of a stretch, but the Southeastern Mixed Forest contributes Crataegus viridis (green hawthorn, also a larval host, and usually represented in commerce by cultivar 'Winter King') and a number of vines: Decumaria barbara (climbing hydrangea or wood-vamp), Passiflora incarnata (passionflower, also a larval host), and Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina jessamine, also a host). and I already know from personal experience that I love the last of those.
finally, the Adirondack-New England Mixed Forest adds... nothing. thanks a lot.
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- Aesculus pavia (red buckeye) -- red trumpet-shaped flowers are a hummingbird magnet, whereas bees can't see the color red according to this publication
- Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) -- also an excellent larval host plant like all Asclepias species are, but apparently A. syriaca and A. tuberosa do attract bees *shrug*
- Lilium spp. (native lilies)
- Phlox spp. (phlox) -- and as a bonus, some species, such as P. divaricata and especially P. paniculata, are fragrant
- Spigelia marilandica (woodland pinkroot) -- I haven't actually heard of this one before
- Bignonia capreolata (crossvine) -- as with Aesculus pavia above, but I would never actually plant a plant as aggressive as Bignonia
- Lonicera sempervirens (trumpet honeysuckle, coral honeysuckle) -- as with Aesculus pavia above
it's... rather short.
'tis a real shame that so many of the flowers whose fragrances are so attractive to humans are also attractive to bees, since fragrance is something I'm always looking to get if possible. examples include Cephalanthus (buttonbush), Rosa (native roses), Monarda (bee-balm/bergamot), Oxydendrum (sourwood -- notorious), and Tilia (basswood -- no-no-... no-TOOOOORIOUS).
also where the hell is Clethra alnifolia (summerwseet)?!
Edit: from the Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Continental) Province, we can add to this list Lindera benzoin (spicebush), praise the sun! also Sassafras albidum (sassafras) and Viburnum prunifolium, but those are said to attract only flies and beetles. still great trees worth growing for other reasons though.
the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province adds Hamamelis virginiana (common witch-hazel), hooray!
the Outer Coastal Plain Mixed Province contradicts Aesculus pavia from our original list. however, it adds Rhododendron spp. (native azaleas) and Wisteria frutescens (American wisteria) -- sweet! and on top of that, they're both also larval hosts! also Yucca filamentosa (Adam's needle yucca), but I have far less interest in growing that one.
from the Central Appalachian Broadleaf Forest, we get Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel -- how I wish I could, but deer ruined it for me), Calycanthus floridus (sweetshrub; beetles only), more azaleas, Viburnum cassinoides (withe-rod; also a larval host), Heuchera villosa (rock alumroot), and Aristolochia macrophylla (Dutchman's pipe; flies only).
I hope this is not too much of a stretch, but the Southeastern Mixed Forest contributes Crataegus viridis (green hawthorn, also a larval host, and usually represented in commerce by cultivar 'Winter King') and a number of vines: Decumaria barbara (climbing hydrangea or wood-vamp), Passiflora incarnata (passionflower, also a larval host), and Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina jessamine, also a host). and I already know from personal experience that I love the last of those.
finally, the Adirondack-New England Mixed Forest adds... nothing. thanks a lot.
This entry was originally posted at: https://scintilla72.dreamwidth.org/759468.html. Please comment wherever you prefer.