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Pollinators & wildlife Plant Profiles

Browse 320 Plant by ZIP profiles for pollinators & wildlife with hardiness, light, soil, water, timing, and source notes. Use the ZIP matcher to rerank this collection for your own site.

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Berry shrub

Adams elderberry

berries ripen in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative shrubpollinator flowers
Nut shrub

American hazelnut

nuts mature in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative thicket shrubwildlife cover
Ornamental tree

Autumn Brilliance serviceberry

white spring flowers; red berries summer; brilliant fall color

Curb appeal & colorPollinators & wildlifefour-season native treeedible fruit
Berry shrub

Black Lace elderberry

berries ripen in late summer

FruitCurb appeal & colordark cutleaf foliagepink spring flowers
Berry shrub

Carmine goumi berry

scarlet berries ripen in late spring

FruitPollinators & wildlifeearly edible berryfragrant spring flowers
Fruit shrub

Carmine Jewel bush cherry

dark tart cherries in midsummer

FruitCurb appeal & colordwarf sour cherrycold-hardy prairie breeding
Fruit shrub

Chickasaw plum

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative thicket-formerearly pollinator flowers
Fruit shrub

Coolidge pineapple guava

aromatic green fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & coloredible flowersevergreen silver foliage
Fruit shrub

Cornelian cherry dogwood

red tart fruit in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifevery early yellow bloomedible dogwood fruit
Fruit cactus

Eastern prickly pear

edible pads and fruit in summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy cactusnative pollinator flowers
Fruit vine

Eastern Prince schisandra

red berries in late summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorfive-flavor berryshade-tolerant vine
Ornamental shrub

Low Scape Mound chokeberry

white spring flowers; black fall berries; red fall color

Native plantsPollinators & wildlifedwarf native aroniagroundcover scale
Fruit vine

Maypop passionfruit

fruit ripens in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative passionflowerhost plant for butterflies
Fruit shrub

Nanking cherry

red cherries in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy shrub cherryearly spring bloom
Berry perennial

Pilgrim cranberry

fruit ripens in fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative low-growing evergreenneeds acidic wet soil
Berry shrub

Red Gem goumi berry

red berries ripen in late spring

FruitPollinators & wildlifenitrogen-fixing shrubtart cherry-like berries
Fruit shrub

Regent serviceberry

berries ripen in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative edible berriesspring flowers
Fruit tree

Shenandoah pawpaw

ripens in September

FruitPollinators & wildlifelarge mild custardy fruitnative understory tree
Ornamental tree

Standing Ovation serviceberry

white flowers, edible berries, and fall color

FruitCurb appeal & colornarrow native serviceberrybird-friendly fruit
Perennial vegetable

Sunchoke

nutty tubers in fall and winter

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifenative sunflower tubervery vigorous
Fruit tree

Sunflower pawpaw

custardy fruit in early fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifepartly self-fertile pawpawnative fruit tree
Berry shrub

Sweet Scarlet goumi

berries ripen in late spring

FruitPollinators & wildlifenitrogen-fixing shrubfragrant flowers
Berry shrub

Viking aronia

berries ripen in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeblack chokeberryexcellent fall color
Fruit shrub

Wonderful pomegranate

ripens in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorshowy orange flowersclassic red arils
Berry shrub

Wyldewood elderberry

large berry clusters in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeproductive American elderberrybeneficial flowers
Berry shrub

York elderberry

white spring flowers; large berry clusters in late summer

Privacy & screeningFruitproductive American elderberrypairs with Adams
Fruit cactus

American Beauty dragon fruit

magenta fruit in summer to fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorclimbing cactus fruitspectacular night flowers
Nut tree

Black walnut

nuts mature in fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifenative nut treejuglone-producing roots
Berry shrub

Boreal Beast honeyberry

blue berries in late spring

FruitPollinators & wildlifevery cold-hardy haskapearly fruit
Berry shrub

Brightwell rabbiteye blueberry

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifesouthern rabbiteye blueberryheavy producer
Fruit tree

Chinese hawthorn

red fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorornamental fruitsmall tree
Grape vine

Concord grape

ripens in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeclassic juice grapecold-hardy vine
Fruit shrub

Flowering quince

early spring flowers and hard fruit

Curb appeal & colorPollinators & wildlifeearly bloomthorny shrub
Fruit tree

Fuyu Asian persimmon

ripens in October to November

FruitCurb appeal & colornon-astringent fruitexcellent fall color
Perennial vegetable

Green Globe artichoke

buds form in spring to summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorarchitectural foliageedible flower buds
Fruit tree

Hachiya Asian persimmon

ripens in late fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorlarge astringent fruitexcellent for baking when soft
Fruit tree

Ichi-Ki-Kei-Jiro persimmon

non-astringent fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colordwarf non-astringent persimmongood patio candidate
Fruit tree

Illinois Everbearing mulberry

bears over several summer weeks

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy hybridproductive with little fuss
Nut tree

Kanza pecan

pecans in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colornorthern-adapted pecangood disease resistance
Perennial vegetable

Lotus root

rhizomes in late season

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & coloredible water-garden cropshowy flowers
Fruit tree

Meader American persimmon

drops ripe fruit in fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifeself-fertile selectionnative wildlife value
Fruit tree

Methley plum

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeself-fertile Japanese plumheavy bloom
Fruit tree

Nikita's Gift persimmon

orange-red fruit in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorhybrid persimmoncold-hardy kaki flavor
Nut tree

Northern hardy pecan

nuts mature in fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy pecan seedling typesmaller nuts
Berry shrub

Powderblue rabbiteye blueberry

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifepowder-blue late blueberryproductive shrub
Berry shrub

Premier rabbiteye blueberry

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeearly rabbiteye blueberryvigorous shrub
Perennial flower

Raspberry Wine bee balm

raspberry-red flowers in summer

Pollinators & wildlifeCurb appeal & colorhummingbird plantaromatic foliage
Perennial flower

Rattlesnake master

spherical greenish flowers in summer; yucca-like foliage

Native plantsPollinators & wildlifenative prairie speciesarchitectural form
Annual vegetable

Roselle hibiscus

red calyces in late summer to fall

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorhibiscus tea plantedible leaves
Fruit tree

Saijo Asian persimmon

orange fruit ripens in fall

FruitCurb appeal & colorvery sweet astringent persimmoncold-tolerant kaki
Annual vegetable

Scarlet Runner bean

pods and edible flowers all summer

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifepollinator-friendly climbing beanscarlet flowers
Perennial vegetable

Sea kale

blanched shoots and leaves in spring

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorcoastal perennial vegetableedible shoots
Grape vine

Thomcord grape

purple seedless grapes in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeConcord-Thompson hybridaromatic seedless grape
Berry shrub

Tifblue rabbiteye blueberry

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifereliable rabbiteye blueberrylate-season harvest
Fruit tree

Ume Japanese apricot

very early bloom and tart fruit

FruitCurb appeal & colorJapanese apricotwinter bloom
Perennial flower

Apricot Sprite agastache

apricot-orange flowers in summer

Pollinators & wildlifeCurb appeal & colorhummingbird-friendly spikesheat-loving perennial
Fruit tree

Burbank plum

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifered-skinned amber-fleshed plumheavy bearer
Fruit shrub

Crimson and Gold quince

red spring bloom and small fruit

Curb appeal & colorPollinators & wildlifecompact quinceearly flowers
Annual vegetable

Florence fennel

bulbs and fronds in cool weather

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifeanise-flavored bulbbeneficial insect flowers if allowed
Fruit tree

Harrow Sweet pear

ripens in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifefire blight resistancesweet dessert pear
Berry cane

Jewel black raspberry

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeclassic black raspberrydeep flavor
Annual fruit vine

Luffa gourd

young edible gourds or mature sponges

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifevigorous vinelong season
Fruit tree

Mango pawpaw

large fruit in early fall

FruitPollinators & wildlifevigorous pawpawtropical-style flavor
Annual vegetable

Shungiku edible chrysanthemum

leaves and edible flowers in cool weather

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifeedible chrysanthemumaromatic greens
Perennial vegetable

Skirret

sweet white roots in fall

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifeold European root cropperennial vegetable
Fruit tree

Stella sweet cherry

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeself-fertile sweet cherrydark red fruit
Fruit tree

Superberry mayhaw

ripens in spring

FruitPollinators & wildlifehandles wet soilexcellent jelly fruit
Fruit tree

Susquehanna pawpaw

ripens in September to October

FruitPollinators & wildlifedense rich fleshfew seeds for a pawpaw
Fruit tree

Toka plum

ripens in midsummer

FruitPollinators & wildlifespicy bronze plumexcellent pollinator for other plums
Ornamental shrub

American beautyberry

purple fall berries

Curb appeal & colorPollinators & wildlifenative shrubwildlife fruit
Ornamental tree

American holly

evergreen foliage year-round; red berries in winter

Privacy & screeningPollinators & wildlifenative holly treesongbird food
Ornamental tree

American hornbeam

green leaves all season; copper fall color; smooth muscle bark

Privacy & screeningCurb appeal & colornative understory treetolerates shade

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