--- title: The Best Native and Pollinator Plants for 2016 description: Not only are native plants and pollinators perfectly adapted to our unique Midwest climate, they provide important food and shelter for our local wildlife - including butterflies, birds, and bees! image: https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/4-swamp-milkweed-296x300.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/best-native-plants-pollinators-2016#main-content) ![Quiet Village Landscaping Logo](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20-%20Quiet%20Village%20Landscaping%20-%20Full%20Color%20Digital-2.png?width=1500&height=601&name=Logo%20-%20Quiet%20Village%20Landscaping%20-%20Full%20Color%20Digital-2.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/best-native-plants-pollinators-2016#contact) [Contact us](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/best-native-plants-pollinators-2016#contact) May 19, 2023, 12:00:00 AM # The Best Native and Pollinator Plants for 2016 [Dennis](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/author/dennis) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/best-native-plants-pollinators-2016) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/best-native-plants-pollinators-2016) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/best-native-plants-pollinators-2016) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/best-native-plants-pollinators-2016) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/best-native-plants-pollinators-2016) # The Best Native Plants and Pollinators for 2016 May 19, 2016 [Eco-Friendly](https://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/blog/category/eco-friendly/), [Newsletter](https://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/blog/category/newsletter/) [Comments: 0](https://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/blog/best-native-plants-pollinators-2016/#respond) **[Native plants](http://quietvillagelandscaping.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6fa81e423ccd62deccb7f0632&id=a8e6103139&e=81e1083b89) and pollinators make great additions to any landscape. ** Not only are they perfectly adapted to our unique Midwest climate, they provide important food and shelter for our local wildlife – including butterflies, birds, and bees! Our landscape design team loves to incorporate them into both residential and commercial properties because of their relatively low maintenance needs and benefits to our local eco-system. Plus, our favorite native plants inject color and attract life to your property. We asked Sheri Ragland of [Jost Greenhouses](http://www.jostgreenhouses.com/) for her top picks of native pollinator plants that are readily available in the St. Louis-area this season. Here are a few of her expert recommendations: [![native pollinator plant](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/4-swamp-milkweed-296x300.jpg?width=296&height=300&name=4-swamp-milkweed-296x300.jpg)](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/4-swamp-milkweed.jpg) **Swamp Milkweed** – *Asclepias incarnata* [![aster novae-angliae](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/n_engast_mat1-250x300.jpg?width=250&height=300&name=n_engast_mat1-250x300.jpg)](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/n_engast_mat1.jpg) **New England Aster** – *Aster novae-angliae* [![orange cornflower](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/rudbeckia-fulgida-sullivantii-ha-jlynch-300x215.jpg?width=300&height=215&name=rudbeckia-fulgida-sullivantii-ha-jlynch-300x215.jpg)](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/rudbeckia-fulgida-sullivantii-ha-jlynch.jpg) **Orange Cornflower** – *Rudbeckia fulgida* [![monarda fistulosa](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img_8902-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=img_8902-300x225.jpg)](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img_8902.jpg) **Wild Bergamot** – *Mondarda fistulosa* Interested in learning more about native plants and caring for them? Stop by to see us at the upcoming [Green Homes Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden](http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/things-to-do/events/signature-events/green-homes-festival.aspx) on Saturday, June 4th 2016. Our landscape design team will be on-hand as the only landscape company at the Festival! We’ll be talking to festival-goers about the benefits of [rainscaping](http://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/landscape-design/rain-gardens/), [butterfly gardens](http://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/landscape-design/bird-and-butterfly-gardens/), and answering any questions about home lawn care. 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