Native Plants of Delaware
Native plants of Delaware thrive in the state's coastal and piedmont regions. These species support migratory birds and native pollinators.
American Wild Plum
Prunus americana
Pollinator support
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Pollinator support
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Pollinator support
Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica
Pollinator support
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Pollinator support
Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
Pollinator support
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Pollinator support
Blue flag iris
Iris versicolor
Pollinator support
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Pollinator support
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Pollinator support
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Pollinator support
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Pollinator support
Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Pollinator support
Canadian Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Pollinator support
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Pollinator support
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Pollinator support
Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
Pollinator support
Common Bearberry 'Massachusetts'
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Pollinator support
Common Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Pollinator support
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Pollinator support
Coral Bells ‘'Dales Strain'
Heuchera americana
Pollinator support
Dense Blazing-star
Liatris spicata
Pollinator support
Early Goldenrod
Solidago juncea
Pollinator support
Giant Sunflower
Helianthus giganteus
Pollinator support
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Pollinator support
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Pollinator support
Hairy Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Pollinator support
Hay-scented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctiloba
Pollinator support
Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Pollinator support
Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium fistulosum
Pollinator support
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Pollinator support
New York Ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis
Pollinator support
Northern Dewberry
Rubus flagellaris
Pollinator support
Obediant Plant
Physostegia virginiana
Pollinator support
Ox-eye Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
Pollinator support
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Pollinator support
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Pollinator support
Rose mallow 'Crown Jewels'
Hibiscus
Pollinator support
Rose mallow 'Fantasia'
Hibiscus moscheutos
Pollinator support
Rough Goldenrod 'Fireworks'
Solidago rugosa
Pollinator support
Round-head Bush-clover
Lespedeza capitata
Pollinator support
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
Pollinator support
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Pollinator support
Spotted Horsemint
Monarda punctata
Pollinator support
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Pollinator support
Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Pollinator support
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
Pollinator support
Tall White Beard-tongue
Penstemon digitalis
Pollinator support
Threadleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata
Pollinator support
Three-nerved Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium dubium
Pollinator support
Trumpet Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Pollinator support
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Pollinator support
Tufted creeping phlox 'Sherwood Purple'
Phlox stolonifera
Pollinator support
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Pollinator support
Wild Blue Lupine
Lupinus perennis
Pollinator support
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Pollinator support
Winged Sumac
Rhus copallinum
Pollinator support
Yellow Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
Pollinator support