The List of Native Nectar Plants is from the Wild Ones – Tennessee Valley Chapter https://tnvalleywildones.org/
Native Nectar Plants for Spring and Early Summer
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Verbena | Glandularia canadensis | Wild Senna | Senna marilandica |
| Spring Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata |
| Wild Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis | Blazing Star | Liatris spicata |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea | Sedum | Sedum spp. |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Golden Alexander | Zizia aurea |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Beardtongue | Penstemon |
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | Blanket Flower | Gaillardia x Grandiflora |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata spp. | Lobelia | Lobelia erinus |
| Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis | Rosinweed | Silphium integrifolium |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Amsonia | Amsonia tabernaemontana |
| Tennessee Coneflower | Echinacea tennesseensis | Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium yuccifolium |
| Orange Coneflower | Rudbeckia fulgida | Stokes Aster | Stokesia laevis |
| Oxeye Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides | American Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Culver’s Root | Veronicastrum virginicum |
| Bee Balm | Monarda spp. | Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum |
| Joe-Pye Weed | Eutrochium spp. | Prairie Onion | Allium stellatum |