7 Beautiful Plants Native To Delaware That Attract Butterflies, Birds, and Bees All Season Long

One of the best things you can do to help preserve Delaware's native species of birds, butterflies, and bees is to plant a pollinator garden with plants that grow well in Delaware. Not only will you be rewarded with beautiful blooms, but you'll attract all sorts of helpful critters to your yard! All of the plants below are perfect for your Delaware pollinator garden. These Delaware native plants attract a variety of native bees, butterflies, and birds. You should be able to easily find them at local garden centers.

1. Common Milkweed

Milkweed may be the most important plant to grow in your Delaware pollinator garden. Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed in order to fuel their migration, and they are struggling in a world where parking lots are becoming more common than wildflower fields. Common milkweed is one of the best perennials for Delaware.

2. Giant Sunflower

Add a BIG splash of color to your yard when you plant Giant Sunflowers. These quick growing annuals call butterflies and bees to feast.

3. New England Aster

Asters are among the most beautiful blooms you'll find. These pretty purple flowers attract all sorts of pollinators right to your yard.

4. New York Ironweed

Ironweed is another pretty flower that butterflies seem to love. It's a taller flower that many plant to complement smaller pollinator plants like phlox.

5. Great Blue Lobelia

The beautiful Great Blue Lobelia provides important nectar to butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. If you're having trouble attracting hummingbirds to your feeder, plant a few of these and watch them gather.

6. Goldenrod

Goldenrod is a common plant that's easy to grow and maintain. Once you plant it, sit back and watch the show as critters flock to your Delaware pollinator garden.

7. Black-Eyed Susan

Black-Eyed Susans are big, common flowers that attract birds, bees, and butterflies. They also make great cut flowers, so they're a wonderful addition to any flowering garden.

Want to plant the perfect pollinator garden? Take a look at the University of Delaware's brochure all about gardening with Delaware native plants.

If you can't get enough of wildflowers, plan a trip to visit the Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin to see more of the most beautiful native plants in Delaware.