Other Uses

Perennials That Attract Hummingbirds

• Bugleweed–Ajuga reptans
• Columbine–Aquilegia spp.
• Common Columbine–Aquilegia canadensis*
• Butterfly Weed–Asclepias tuberosa*
• Bellflower–Campanula spp.
• Delphinium–Delphinium elatum
• Pinks–Dianthus spp.
• Bleeding Heart–Dicentra spp.
• Foxglove–Digitalis spp.
• Coral Bells–Heuchera sanguinea
• Daylily–Hemerocallis spp.
• Hibiscus–Hibiscus moscheutos
• Red Hot Poker–Kniphofia hybrids
• Lily–Lilium spp.
• Cardinal Flower–Lobelia cardinalis*
• Lupine–Lupinus hybrids
• Bee Balm–Monarda didyma

Perennials That Attract Butterflies

• Aster–Aster spp.*
• Common Yarrow–Achillea millefolium*
• Chives–Allium schoenoprasum
• Butterfly Weed–Asclepias tuberosa*
• Smooth Blue Aster–Aster laevis*
• Blackberry Lily–Bellamcanda chinensis
• Butterfly Bush–Buddleia davidii
• Purple Coneflower–Echinacea purpurea*
• Blanket Flower–Gallardia x grandiflora
• Autumn Joy Sedum –Hylotelephium x 'Autumn Joy'
• Lantana–Lantana spp.
• Blazing Star–Liatris spicata*
• Wild Bergamot–Monarda fistulosa*
• Catmint–Nepeta mussinii
• Sweet Marjoram–Origanum vulgare
• Phlox–Phlox paniculata
• Obedient Plant–Physostegia virginianaa*
• Black-Eyed Susan –Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
• Goldenrod–Solidago hybrids*

Deer Resistant Perennials

• Yarrow–Achillea spp.
• Monkshood–Aconitum
• Anemone–Anemone
• Columbine–Aquilegi
• Rock Cress–Arabis caucasica
• White Mugwort–Artemisia lactiflora
• Butterfly Weed–Asclepias
• Heartleaf Bergenia–Bergenia
• Bellflower–Campanula spp.
• Snow-in-Summer–Cerastium tomentosum
• Daisy–Chrysanthemum
• Coreopsis–Coreopsis
• Pinks–Dianthus spp.
• Coneflower–Echinacea purpurea
• Fleabane Daisy–Erigeron hybrids
• Joe-Pye Weed–Eupatorium
• Cranesbill–Geranium spp.
• Geum–Geum hybrids
• Helen’s Flower–Helenium autumnale
• Hellebore–Helleborus spp.
• Dame’s Rocket–Hesperis matronalis
• Hibiscus–Hibiscus spp.
• Candytuft–Iberis sempervirens
• Iris–Iris
• Maltese Cross–Lychnis chalcedonica
• Bee Balm–Monarda didym
• Peony–Paeonia hybrids
• Russian Sage–Perovskia atriplicifolia
• Jacob’s Ladder–Polemonium caeruleum
• Foam Flower–Tiarella cordifolia
• Orange Coneflower–Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
• Salvia–Salvia spp.
• Soapwort–Saponaria ocymoides
• Sempervivum–Sempervivum
• Goldenrod–Solidago hybrids
• Speedwell–Veronica spp.
• Spanish Bayonet–Yucca filamentosa

Illinois native plants or cultivars marked with *.