Description
The Northeast Pollinator Mix is carefully formulated with annual and perennial varieties to help a wide variety of pollinators in the Northeast region, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia. This mixture is also great for the Province of Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador, PEI, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The colorful, easy-to-grow wildflowers bloom from spring until frost, when many pollinators are on their migration journey and need nectar most.
What’s in this Mix: This mixture contains 19 wildflowers, 8 annuals for first-year color, plus 11 perennials for second and successive years’ bloom.
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Life Cycle | Native To | Height | Bloom Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Weed | Perennial | North America | 12″ to 24″ | Spring to frost |
| Aster novae-angliae | New England Aster | Perennial | North America | 36″ to 60″ | Late summer to frost |
| Centaurea cyanus | Cornflower | Annual | Europe, Western Asia | 24″ to 36″ | Summer |
| Cheiranthus allionii | Siberian Wallflower | Biennial | Europe | 10″ to 18″ | Spring |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lance-Leaf Coreopsis | Perennial | North America | 12″ to 30″ | Spring to summer |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis | Annual | North America: Central and Western US | 12″ to 24″ | Summer to fall |
| Cosmos bipinnatus | Cosmos | Annual | North America | 48″ to 72″ | Mid summer to frost |
| Cosmos sulphureus | Sulphur Cosmos | Annual | North America, Central America | 36″ to 48″ | Mid summer to frost |
| Dianthus barbatus | Sweet William | Biennial | Western Asia, Eastern Europe | 12″ to 24″ | Spring to summer |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower | Perennial | North America | 36″ | Early summer to frost |
| Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy | Annual | North America | 8″ to 16″ | Spring to late summer |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket | Annual | North America | 24″ | Summer |
| Linum lewisii | Wild Blue Flax | Perennial | North America | 24″ | Summer to fall |
| Lupinus perennis | Perennial Lupine | Perennial | North America | 36″ | Spring to summer |
| Mirabilis jalapa | Four O’clock | Perennial | Central America | 36″ | Mid to late summer |
| Oenothera lamarckiana | Common Evening Primrose | Biennial | North America, Central America | 48″ | Summer |
| Papaver rhoeas | Red Poppy | Annual | Europe, Asia | 12-30″ | Spring to summer |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-Eyed Susan | Biennial | North America | 12″ to 36″ | Mid summer to frost |
| Silene armeria | Catchfly | Annual | Europe | 12-16″ | Summer |
