Plant native species to enhance and support biodiversity in our cities.
Planting habitat and helping to build Hamilton's Pollinator Corridor is one way to promote local biodiversity, the variety of life on earth.
The Pollinator Paradise Project works with residents, community partners and city staff to create pollinator habitat in public spaces, community gardens, schools, hospitals. Please check out our "resources and guides" for our most recent resources.
To get you started, ecologist Charlie Briggs (of the Royal Botanical Gardens) has a list you can refer to.
The Pollinator Paradise Project works with residents, community partners and city staff to create pollinator habitat in public spaces, community gardens, schools, hospitals. Please check out our "resources and guides" for our most recent resources.
To get you started, ecologist Charlie Briggs (of the Royal Botanical Gardens) has a list you can refer to.
Charlie's Plant List
Stiff Goldenrod
Full SunPerennials
Anaphalis margaritacea, Pearly Everlasting Asclepias tuberosa, Butterflyweed Aster ericoides, Heath Aster Aster novae-angliae, New England Aster Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop Campanula rotundifolia, Bluebells/Harebells Coreopsis lanceoleolata, Lance-leaf Coreopsis Echinacea pallida, Pale Purple Coneflower Euphorbia corollata, Flowering Spurge Fragaria virginiana, Wild Strawberry Geum triflorum, Prairie Smoke Liatris aspera, Rough Blazing-star Liatris spicata, Dense Blazing-star Lupinus perennis, Wild Lupine Monarda didyma, Scarlet Beebalm Monarda fistulosa, Wild Beebalm Oenothera biennis, Evening Primrose Opuntia humifusa, Eastern Prickly-pear Penstemon hirsutus, Hairy Beardtongue Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Hairy Mountain-mint Pycnanthemum virginicum, Virginia Mountain-mint Ratibida pinnata, Yellow Coneflower Silpium laciniatum, Compass-plant Siphium terribinthinaceum, Prairie Dock Solidago rigida, Stiff Goldenrod Solidago speciosa, Showy Goldenrod Verbena stricta, Hoary Vervain Verbena hastata, American Blue Vervain Grasses Andropogon gerardii, Big Bluestem Bouteloua curtipendula, Sideoats Grama Elymus canadensis, Canada Wild Rye Schizachyrium scoparium, Little Bluestem Sorghastrum nutans, Indian Grass Deschamspia cespitosa, Tufted Hair Grass Shrubs Amelanchier alnifolia, Saskatoon Berry Amelanchier canadensis, Serviceberry Ceanothus americanus, New Jersey Tea Juniperus communus, Common Juniper Prunus pumila, Sand Cherry Rosa carolina, Carolina Rose Shepherdia canadensis, Buffaloberry Viburnum lentago, Nannyberry Trees Acer rubrum, Red Maple Gleditsia triacanthos, Honey-locust Gymnocladus dioica, Kentucky Coffee-tree Juglans nigra, Black Walnut Juniperus virginiana, Eastern Red-cedar Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweet Gum Picea glauca, White Spruce Pinus resinosa, Red Pine Pinus strobus, White Pine Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore Prunus nigra, Canada Plum Prunus pensylvanica, Pin Cherry Quercus alba, White Oak Quercus macrocarpa, Burr Oak Quercus rubrum, Red Oak Quercus muehlenbgergii, Chinkapin Oak Vines Celastrus scandens, American Bittersweet Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia Creeper |
Smooth blue aster
Part sun / shadePerennials
Allium cernuum, Nodding Wild Onion Actaea racemosa, Black Bugbane Aster laevis, Smooth Blue Aster Aster oolentangiensis, Sky Blue Aster Campanula americana, Tall Bellflower Coreopsis tripteris, Tall Coreopsis Heliopsis helianthoides, False Sunflower Maianthemum stellatum, Starry False Solomon’s Seal Monarda fistulosa, Wild Bergamot Penstemon digitalis, Foxglove Beardtongue Rudbeckia hirta, Black-eyed Susan Vernonia missourica, Ironweed Shrubs Cornus racemosa, Grey Dogwood Cornus stolonifera, Red-Osier Dogwood Corylus americana, American Hazel Juniperus horizontalis, Creeping Juniper Physocarpus opulifolius, Ninebark Potentilla fruticosa, Shrubby Cinquefoil Prunus americana, Wild Plum Prunus virginiana, Choke Cherry Rhus aromatica, Fragrant Sumac Rosa blanda, Smooth Rose Rosa setigera, Climbing Prairie Rose Taxus Canadensis, Canadian Yew Viburnum dentatum, Arrowwood Viburnum lentago, Nannyberry Vines Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia Creeper Ferns Pteridium aquilinum, Western Brackenfern Trees Acer saccharum var. nigrum, Black Maple Amelanchier arborea, Smooth Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis, Downy Serviceberry Carya cordiformis, Bitternut Hickory Carya ovata, Shagbark Hickory Celtis occidentalis, Hackberry Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud Crataegus crusgalli, Cockspur Hawthorn Fraxinus americana, White Ash Fraxinus pensylvanicum, Green Ash Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip Tree Malus coronaria, Wild Crabapple Ostrya virginiana, Ironwood Prunus serotina, Black Cherry Ptelia trifoliata, Hoptree Quercus rubra, Red Oak |
Bottlebrush grass
ShadePerennials
Actaea rubra, Red Baneberry Anemone Canadensis, Canada Anemone Asarum canadense, Wild Ginger Aster macrophyllus, Large-leaf Aster Aquilegia canadensis, Canadian Columbine Frageria virginiana, Wild Strawberry Geranium maculatum, Wild Geranium Helianthus divaricatus, Woodland Sunflower Maianthemum racemosum, False Solomon’s-seal Podophyllum peltatum, Mayapple Polygonatum biflorum, Soloman’s Seal Phlox divaricata, Wild Blue Phlox Solidago flexicaulis, Zig Zag Goldenrod Tiarella cordifolia, Foam Flower Virgin’s Bower, Clematis virginiana Bulbs Claytonia virginica, Spring Beauty Erythronium americanum, Trout Lily Ferns Adiantum pedatum, Northern Maidenhair Polystichum acrostichoides, Christmas Fern Grasses Elymus hystrix, Bottlebrush Grass Shrubs Cornus alternifolia, Alternative Dogwood Cornus rugosa, Round-leafed Dogwood Hamemalis virginiana, Witch-hazel Prunus virginiana, Choke Cherry Ribes americanum, Black Currant Rubus odoratus, Flowering Raspberry Sambucus canadensis, American Elder Viburnum acerifolium, Mapleleaf Viburnum Vines Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia Creeper Trees Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple Carpinus caroliniana, Blue Beech Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud Cornus alternifolia, Pagoda Dogwood Tsuga canadensis, Hemlock |
Check out local ecologist, Stefan Weber's favourite plant list!
