The living bloom
What the prince feeds
A flower is a table. Plant these and the stillroom has neighbors.
- Tables
- 118
- Winged guests
- 206
- For the bees
- 87
- Seed & berry
- 56
The prince’s courts
Specialists he keeps
Some guests eat almost anywhere. These four starve if their plant is gone.
118 plants
Vine
Pipevine
Aristolochia spp.
Pipevine Swallowtail
Vine
Passionvine
Passiflora spp.
Crimson-patched Longwing · Gulf Fritillary · Julia…
Vine
Butterfly pea
Clitoria mariana
Southern Cloudywing · Northern Cloudywing
Vine
Groundnut
Apios americana
Northern Cloudywing
Vine
Spurred butterfly pea
Centrosema virginianum
Long-tailed Skipper
Vine
American wisteria
Wisteria frutescens
Long-tailed Skipper · Silver-spotted Skipper · Zarucco Duskywing
Vine
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper Sphinx · Achemon Sphinx · Grapeleaf Skeletonizer…
Vine
Coral honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Snowberry Clearwing Moth · Laurel Sphinx
Tree
Willow
Salix spp.
Io moth · Polyphemus moth · Mourning Cloak…
Tree
Pawpaw
Asimina spp.
Zebra Swallowtail · Pawpaw Sphinx
Tree
Tulip poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail · Luna Moth
Tree
Wild cherry & plum
Prunus spp.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail · Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail · Spring Azure…
Tree
Ash
Fraxinus spp.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail · Waved Sphinx · Ash Sphinx…
Tree
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Spicebush Swallowtail · Palamedes Swallowtail · Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Tree
Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Henry's Elfin
Tree
Dogwood
Cornus spp.
Spring Azure · Harvester · Summer Azure
Tree
Hackberry
Celtis spp.
Question Mark · Mourning Cloak · Tawny Emperor…
Tree
Elm
Ulmus spp.
Question Mark · Eastern Comma · Mourning Cloak…
Tree
Serviceberry
Amelanchier spp.
Red-spotted Purple · Small-eyed Sphinx
Tree
Birch
Betula spp.
Red-spotted Purple · Luna Moth · Walnut Sphinx…
Tree
Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.
Red-spotted Purple · Striped Hairstreak · Waved Sphinx…
Tree
Crabapple
Malus spp.
Red-spotted Purple
Tree
Oak
Quercus spp.
Juvenal's Duskywing · Sleepy Duskywing · Horace's Duskywing…
Tree
Toothache tree
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Giant Swallowtail
Tree
Sweetbay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Tree
Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Harvester · Early Hairstreak
Tree
Eastern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Juniper Hairstreak
Tree
Pine
Pinus spp.
Eastern Pine Elfin · Southern Pine Sphinx
Tree
Hickory
Carya spp.
Banded Hairstreak · Hickory Horned Devil · Luna Moth…
Tree
Eastern cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Red-spotted Purple
Flower
Milkweed
Asclepias spp.
Monarch · Queen · Milkweed Tussock moth…
Flower
Aster
Symphyotrichum spp.
Pearl Crescent · Checkerspot · Painted Lady…
Flower
Wild indigo
Baptisia spp.
Wild Indigo Duskywing · Clouded Sulphur · Orange Sulphur…
Flower
Poppy mallow
Callirhoe spp.
Gray Hairstreak · Painted Lady
Flower
Wild senna
Senna hebecarpa
Cloudless Sulphur · Sleepy Orange · Orange-barred Sulphur
Flower
Turtlehead
Chelone spp.
Baltimore Checkerspot
Flower
Purple prairie clover
Dalea purpurea
Southern Dogface · Reakirt's Blue
Flower
Sunflower
Helianthus spp.
American Lady · Silvery Checkerspot · Gorgone Checkerspot…
Flower
Rose mallow
Hibiscus spp.
Gray Hairstreak · Painted Lady · Silvery Checkerspot
Flower
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia spp.
Gorgone Checkerspot · Silvery Checkerspot · Bordered Patch
Flower
Blue sage
Salvia azurea
Sage Sphinx · Hermit Sphinx
Flower
Blue vervain
Verbena hastata
Common Buckeye
Flower
Ironweed
Vernonia spp.
American Lady · Painted Lady · Ironweed Borer Moth…
Flower
Wild violet
Viola spp.
Variegated Fritillary · Diana Fritillary · Great Spangled Fritillary…
Flower
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Black Swallowtail
Flower
Tick-trefoil
Desmodium spp.
Gray Hairstreak · Eastern Tailed-Blue · Silver-spotted Skipper…
Flower
Early sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
Silvery Checkerspot · Painted Lady
Flower
Coneflower
Echinacea spp.
Silvery Checkerspot · Ottoe Skipper
Flower
Nettle
Urtica spp.
Question Mark · Eastern Comma · Red Admiral
Flower
Pussytoes
Antennaria spp.
American Lady
Flower
Thistle
Cirsium spp.
Painted Lady · Swamp Metalmark
Flower
Wild petunia
Ruellia spp.
Common Buckeye · White Peacock
Flower
Woodland stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
Variegated Fritillary
Flower
Golden canna
Canna flaccida
Brazilian Skipper
Flower
Beggarticks
Bidens spp.
Dainty Sulphur
Flower
Toothwort & bittercress
Cardamine spp.
Falcate Orangetip · West Virginia White
Flower
Meadow beauty
Rhexia mariana
Gray Hairstreak
Flower
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
Summer Azure
Flower
Sneezeweed
Helenium spp.
Summer Azure · Dainty Sulphur
Flower
Black cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Appalachian Azure
Flower
False nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Eastern Comma · Red Admiral
Flower
Frogfruit
Phyla spp.
White Peacock · Common Buckeye · Phaon Crescent
Flower
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Columbine Duskywing
Flower
Wood aster
Eurybia spp.
Silvery Checkerspot
Flower
Evening primrose
Oenothera spp.
Primrose Moth · White-lined Sphinx
Flower
Spiderwort
Tradescantia spp.
Azalea Sphinx
Flower
Beebalm
Monarda spp.
Hermit Sphinx · Gray Marvel · Orange Mint Moth…
Flower
White snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
Clymene Moth · Dusky Groundling · Eyed Thyris
Flower
Starry campion
Silene stellata
Hadena ectypa · Capsule Moth
Flower
Fire pink
Silene spp.
Capsule Moth
Flower
Goldenrod
Solidago spp.
Brown-hooded Owlet · Camouflaged Looper · Common Pug…
Flower
Phlox
Phlox spp.
A table for the hedge.
Flower
Cup plant
Silphium perfoliatum
A table for the hedge.
Flower
Boneset & Joe-Pye
Eupatorium spp.
Clymene Moth · Lined Ruby Tiger Moth · Wavy-lined Emerald…
Flower
Beardtongue
Penstemon spp.
Chalcedon Checkerspot · Edith's Checkerspot
Flower
Coreopsis
Coreopsis spp.
Wavy-lined Emerald · Silvery Checkerspot · Common Tan Wave…
Flower
Anemone
Anemone spp.
Veiled Grass moth · One-lined Sparganothis
Flower
Cardinal flower
Lobelia spp.
Pink-washed Looper · Greater Black-letter Dart · Red-banded Leafroller
Flower
Wild onion & leek
Allium spp.
Hairstreaks · Flower flies
Flower
Rattlesnake master
Eryngium spp.
Rattlesnake Master Borer Moth
Flower
Anise hyssop
Agastache spp.
Radcliffe's Dagger Moth
Flower
Wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
White-marked Tussock Moth · Leafmining moth
Shrub
New Jersey tea
Ceanothus americanus
Spring Azure · Summer Azure · Mottled Duskywing
Shrub
Carolina rose
Rosa spp.
Apple Sphinx
Shrub
Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
Columbia Silkmoth · Spring Azure · Summer Azure
Shrub
Viburnum
Viburnum spp.
Spring Azure · Summer Azure · Hummingbird Clearwing…
Shrub
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush Swallowtail · Cynthia Moth · Eastern Tiger Swallowtail…
Shrub
American holly
Ilex opaca
Henry's Elfin · Holly Azure
Shrub
Blueberry
Vaccinium spp.
Henry's Elfin · Spring Azure · Summer Azure…
Shrub
Indigo bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Silver-spotted Skipper · Southern Dogface · Black-spotted Prominent…
Shrub
Yucca
Yucca spp.
Yucca Giant-Skipper · Yucca Moth
Shrub
Mistletoe
Phoradendron leucarpum
Great Purple Hairstreak
Shrub
Sumac
Rhus spp.
Red-banded Hairstreak · Hickory Horned Devil · Luna Moth
Shrub
Yaupon holly
Ilex vomitoria
Henry's Elfin · Holly Azure
Shrub
Carolina buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
Henry's Elfin
Shrub
Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Brown Elfin · Laurel Sphinx
Shrub
Swamp azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Striped Hairstreak
Shrub
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Striped Hairstreak · Summer Azure
Shrub
Devil's walking stick
Aralia spinosa
Summer Azure
Shrub
Alabama croton
Croton alabamensis
Goatweed Leafwing
Shrub
Black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Coral Hairstreak · Large Lace-border · Hessel's Hairstreak…
Shrub
Bush honeysuckle
Diervilla sessilifolia
Snowberry Clearwing
Shrub
Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Holly Azure
Shrub
Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Spring Azure · Snowberry Clearwing
Shrub
Buckeye
Aesculus spp.
Four-spotted Angle Moth · Buckeye Pinions · Imperial Moth…
Shrub
Hydrangea
Hydrangea spp.
Hydrangea Sphinx
Shrub
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Titan Sphinx · Hydrangea Sphinx · Royal Walnut Moth…
Shrub
Witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Witchhazel Dagger Moth · Striped Hairstreak · Yellow-necked Caterpillar…
Grass & annual
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Little Yellow · Sleepy Orange · Clouded Sulphur…
Grass & annual
Sensitive pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Little Yellow · Cloudless Sulphur
Grass & annual
Big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Delaware Skipper · Dusted Skipper · Common Wood-Nymph…
Grass & annual
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Delaware Skipper · Dotted Skipper
Grass & annual
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Ottoe Skipper · Indian Skipper · Crossline Skipper…
Grass & annual
Sedge
Carex spp.
Appalachian Brown · Berry's Skipper · Dion Skipper…
Grass & annual
Purpletop
Tridens flavus
Common Wood-Nymph · Little Glassywing · Crossline Skipper…
Grass & annual
Purple lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Little Glassywing · Zabulon Skipper
Grass & annual
Yellow indiangrass
Sorghastrum spp.
A table for the hedge.
Grass & annual
River oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
A table for the hedge.