New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist, dry
      Environment desired: open
      To Feed: Butterflies, Bees

Bee Balm (Bergamot, Oswego Tea) (Monarda didyma)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: woods
      To Feed: Humming Birds, Bees, Butterflies

Wild Bergamot (Bergamot) (Monarda fistulosa)
   Native
      Environment desired: edges, meadows
      To Feed: Bees, Humming Birds, Butterflies

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
   Native (Gatherable)
      Environment desired: open
      To Feed: Bees, Butterflies

Dense Blazing Star (Spiked Blazing Star) (Liatris spicata)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: wood openings

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
   Native
      Soil type desired: sandy
      Environment desired: open
      To Feed: Butterflies

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: woods, streambanks
      To Feed: Humming Birds

Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
   Native
      Soil type desired: dry
      Environment desired: woods
      To Feed: Humming Birds

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
   Native
      To Feed: Bees, Butterflies
   Do not confuse with Prairie Coneflower, commonly included in mixes, but not native.

Garden Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
   Native
      Environment desired: open
      To Feed: Birds

Tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata)
   Native
      Environment desired: open

Whorled Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata)
   Native
      Soil type desired: dry
      Environment desired: woods, clearings
      To Feed: Bees, Butterflies

Horsemint (Spotted Horsemint) (Monarda punctata)
   Native
      Soil type desired: sandy
      Environment desired: open, woods

Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium van-bruntiae)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: swamps, mountain glades

Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: woods, edges
      To Feed: Humming Birds

Hollow Joe-pye Weed (Eupatorium fistulosum)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: stream banks
      To Feed: Bees, Butterflies

Lemonmint (Monarda citriodora)
   Native
      Environment desired: open

Turks-cap Lily (Lilium superbum)
   Native
      To Feed: Humming Birds

Great Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: stream banks

Lupine (Lupinus perennis)
   Native
      Soil type desired: sandy
      Environment desired: open, woods
      To Feed: Humming Birds

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
   Native
      Soil type desired: sandy
      Environment desired: open
      To Feed: Butterflies
   Opinion divided on utility of various Asclepias species. Cardiac glycosides that protect Monarch butterflies against bird predation may or may not be present, according to different references.

Mist Flower (Eupatorium coelestinum)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: woods, thickets, edges
      To Feed: Bees

Blue Phlox (Wild Blue Phlox) (Phlox divaricata)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: woods
      To Feed: Humming Birds
   The common name Wild Sweet William is sometimes used for this species. P. maculata, a similar species with pink or purple flowers is also called Wild Sweet William.

Narrow-leaved Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolious)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: open, shady
      To Feed: Birds, Bees, Butterflies

Greek Valerian (Polemonium reptans)
   Native
      Soil type desired: moist
      Environment desired: woods, streambanks

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
   Native
      Environment desired: open
      To Feed: Butterflies, Bees