Flower Varieties
Full Sun
Perennial
Native to NC
Pollinator favorite
Yellow Coneflower
Full/ Partial Sun
Perennial
Native to NC
Pollinator favorite
Bird favorite
Deer resistant
Purple Coneflower
Full/Part Sun
Annual, often self sows
Attractive to hummingbirds and pollinators
Edible leaves and flowers
Nasturtium
Agastache Apricot Sprite
Full Sun
Perennial
Native to North America
Attractive to hummingbirds and pollinators
Tea plant
Full Sun / Part Shade
Low growing
Pollinator favorite
Excellent garden additon
Alyssum
Full
Perennial
Pollinator favorite
Herb
Aromatic
Lavender
Full
Annual
Culinary and Medicinal herb
Pollinator favorite
Borage
Full Sun
Perennial
Native to NC
Pollinator favorite
Summer long blooms
Scarlet Sage
Full/ Partial Sun
Perennial
Native to NC
Pollinator and Bird favorite
Blue Sage Salvia
Perennial
Native to NC
Pollinator favorite
Used in teas and potpourris
Veracious growth, best in container
Mountain Mint
Full Sun
Perennial
Native to NC
Monarch butterfly host plant
Rose Milkweed
Full
Perennial
Native to NC
Beneficial insect home plant
Yarrow
Glossary of Terms:
Annual plants are those that only grow for one long season and die with the onset of frost
Cut flower are long stem flowers cut from the plant and used decoratively in bouquets
Native plants are those that are indigenous to your area and have evolved to thrive with the ecosystem, insect and animal population and therefore are able to contribute in a meaningful way to that ecosystem, for example to the bird, butterfly, hummingbird and bee populations
Perennial plants are those that live in the soil over winters and return and regrow the following years
Pollinator attractor plants provide easily accessible pollen for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators and are therefore, more attractive and sought after by pollinators as a dependable food source that they will continue to come back to
