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Pollinator Habitat

Photo: Monarch butterflies at Mellow Marsh Farm

 Almost all native plants (including trees) support pollinators. This includes dormant plants for overwintering habitat, host plants for larva, and flowering plants to pollinate. When trying to garden for pollinators it is important to plant diverse species that bloom at different points in the season, and to leave dormant herbaceous material standing until spring. Our staff can provide site-specific plant recommendations.

Mellow Marsh Farm loves pollinators! We use no herbicides and only Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) approved insecticides. Our founding owner is an active member of the NC Invasive Plant Council.

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Acer negundo (Box elder) seeds "Acer negundo Mulde 0370 Annabell Hormann korina.info x" by botanischervereinsachsen-anhalt is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Acer negundo
Box elder
Acer rubrum "Red maple"
Acer rubrum
Red maple
"Aesculus flava" by Plant Image Library is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Aesculus flava
Yellow buckeye
Aesculus pavia "Red buckeye" in bloom
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica "Painted buckeye" in bloom
Aesculus sylvatica
Painted buckeye
Alnus serrulata "Tag alder" 1-gallons at Mellow Marsh
Alnus serrulata
Tag alder
"Downy serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea" by Where Are The Hikers? is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Amelanchier arborea
Downy service-berry
"加拿大唐棣 Amelanchier canadensis [上海辰山植物園 Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden]" by 阿橋花譜 KHQ Flower Guide is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Amelanchier canadensis
Serviceberry
Close up of of purple, long, spikey flowers rising above bisected leaves
Amorpha fruticosa
False indigo
Amsonia tabernaemontana in bloom
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Eastern bluestar
"Andropogon gerardii" by Matt Lavin is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Andropogon gerardii
Big bluestem
Andropogon glomeratus 4 inch pot at Mellow Marsh
Andropogon glomeratus
Bushy beardgrass
"Andropogon virginicus flowerhead3" by Macleay Grass Man is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Andropogon virginicus
Broomsedge
Aronia arbutifolia "Choke cherry/Red chokeberry" in bloom
Aronia arbutifolia
Red chokeberry
Asclepias incarnata "Swamp milkweed' in bloom
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa "Butterfly weed" in bloom
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly weed
Baptisia albescens 4 inch pots
Baptisia albescens
Spiked wild indigo
Benthamidia florida "Flowering dogwood" in bloom
Benthamidia florida
Flowering dogwood
Betula nigra "River birch"
Betula nigra
River birch
Borrichia frutescens "Sea ox-eye/Bushy seaside tansy"
Borrichia frutescens
Sea ox-eye
Callicarpa americana "American beautyberry"
Callicarpa americana
American beautyberry
Calycanthus floridus "Sweet shrub" in bloom
Calycanthus floridus
Sweetshrub
"American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)" by Toni Genberg is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
Green compound leaves of Carya cordiformis (Bitternut) 1-gallon pots in summer at Mellow Marsh Farm.
Carya cordiformis
Bitternut hickory
"Carya glabra (pignut hickory), Cumberland, RI" by Doug_McGrady is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Carya glabra
Pignut hickory
"Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory)" by Plant Image Library is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
"Mockernut Hickory bud (Carya tomentosa))" by Lisa's insects etc is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Carya tomentosa
Mockernut hickory
Castanea pumila 1 gallon plants at Mellow Marsh
Castanea pumila
Chinquapin
Ceanothus americanus "New jersey tea" gallon
Ceanothus americanus
New Jersey tea
"Celtis laevigata reticulata" by Matt Lavin is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Celtis laevigata
Sugarberry
"Feuilles du Micocoulier occidental ou Micocoulier de Virginie, Celtis occidentalis, Ulmacées" by olive.titus is marked with CC PDM 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/?ref=openverse
Celtis occidentalis
Hackberry
Cephalanthus occidentalis "Button bush"
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Button bush
Cercis canadensis "Red bud" in bloom
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud
frosty Chasmanthium latifolium "River oats" at Mellow Marsh
Chasmanthium latifolium
River oats
Chelone glabra "White turtlehead" in bloom
Chelone glabra
White turtlehead
Chionanthus virginicus "Fringe tree/White fringe tree"
Chionanthus virginicus
Fringe tree
Clethra alnifolia "Sweet pepper bush"
Clethra alnifolia
Sweet pepper bush
Coleataenia rigidulum "Redtop panicgrass"
Coleataenia rigidula
Redtop panicgrass
"20200925 moth (noctuidae) on Blue Mist Flower (Conoclinium coelestinum)" by schizoform is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Conoclinium coelestinum
Blue mistflower
"Tickseed / Coreopsis lanceolata / 大金鶏菊(おおきんけいぎく)" by TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lance-leaf coreopsis
Pink, red, and green Cyrilla racemiflora (titi) leaves on 1-gallon Mellow Marsh plants in the fall
Cyrilla racemiflora
Titi
Diospyros virginiana "Persimmon"
Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon
Echinacea purpurea "Purple coneflower" in bloom
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
"Elephantopus tomentosus" by Lauren McLaurin is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/?ref=openverse.
Elephantopus tomentosus
Elephant's-foot
Eryngium aquaticum blooming
Eryngium aquaticum
Marsh rattlesnakemaster
Eubotrys racemosus "Fetterbush/Swamp dog hobble" in bloom
Eubotrys racemosus
Swamp doghobble
Euonymus americanus "Strawberry bush"
Euonymus americanus
Strawberry bush
Eupatorium perfoliatum "Boneset" in bloom
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset
"Eutrochium dubium (Willd. ex Poir.) E.E. Lamont" by Mark T. Strong and Carol L. Kelloff is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/?ref=openverse
Eutrochium dubium
Coastal plain joe-pye weed
Eutrochium fistulosum "Trumpetweed/Joe-pye weed" in bloom
Eutrochium fistulosum
Trumpetweed/Joe-pye weed
Showy white Franklinia alatamaha "Franklin tree" flower
Franklinia alatamaha
Franklin tree
"Fraxinus pennsylvanica" by Matt Lavin is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash
"File:Baden-Baden-Gleditsia triacanthos-40-Lederhuelsenbaum-Blatt-2012-gje.jpg" by Gerd Eichmann is marked with CC BY-SA 4.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=openverse
Gleditsia triacanthos
Honey locust
Hamamelis virginiana "Witch hazel" gallons
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
Helenium autumnale "Bitterweed" in bloom
Helenium autumnale
Bitterweed
Helianthus angustifolius "Swamp sunflower" in bloom
Helianthus angustifolius
Swamp sunflower
Hibiscus coccineus "Scarlet rose mallow" in bloom
Hibiscus coccineus
Scarlet rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos "Rose mallow" in bloom
Hibiscus moscheutos
Marsh hibiscus/Rose mallow
Hydrangea quercifolia, Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hypericum densiflorum "Bushy St. Johnswort"
Hypericum densiflorum
Bushy St. Johnswort
Ilex decidua "Possum haw"
Ilex decidua
Possum haw
Ilex glabra "Inkberry"
Ilex glabra
Inkberry
"Ilex opaca" by sonnia hill is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Ilex opaca
American holly
Ilex verticillata "Winterberry"
Ilex verticillata
Winterberry
Ilex vomitoria "Yaupon"
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon
Iris virginica "Southern blue flag" in bloom
Iris virginica
Southern blue flag
Itea virginica "Virginia sweetspire"
Itea virginica
Virginia sweetspire
Mellow Marsh Farm logo - no image available for this plant
Iva frutescens
Marsh elder
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos "Marsh mallow" in bloom
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Marsh mallow
"File:Leucothoe axillaris3.jpg" by KENPEI is marked with CC BY-SA 3.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse
Leucothoe axillaris
Coastal doghobble
Liatris spicata "Blazing star" in bloom
Liatris spicata
Blazing star
"Raindrops on spicebush (Lindera benzoin) leaves. The water beads up like the lotus effect (like on lady's mantle)" by karen_hine is marked with CC PDM 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/?ref=openverse
Lindera benzoin
Spice bush
Liquidambar styraciflua "Sweet gum"
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweet gum
Liriodendron tulipifera "Tulip poplar"
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip poplar
Lobelia cardinalis "Cardinal flower" in bloom
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
Lobelia elongata "Blue lobelia" in bloom
Lobelia elongata
Blue lobelia
Lyonia lucida "Fetterbush" in bloom
Lyonia lucida
Fetterbush
Magnolia virginiana "Sweetbay magnolia"
Magnolia virginiana
Sweetbay magnolia
"Apple Tree" by treegrow is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Malus angustifolia
Southern crab apple
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Monarda fistulosa "Wild bergamot" in bloom
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
Morella cerifera (Wax myrtle) berries in the fall
Morella cerifera
Wax myrtle
Morus rubra 1-gallon pots at Mellow Marsh
Morus rubra
Red mulberry
Nelumbo lutea "American lotus" bloom
Nelumbo lutea
American lotus
Nuphar advena "Spatterdock" in bloom
Nuphar advena
Spatterdock
Nymphaea odorata "American white waterlily" in bloom
Nymphaea odorata
American white waterlily
Nyssa aquatica1-gallon pots at Mellow Marsh
Nyssa aquatica
Water tupelo
Nyssa biflora 15-gallon leaves at Mellow Marsh with beautiful fall color
Nyssa biflora
Swamp tupelo
"Cavendish. Wakefield Park garden. Nyssa sylvatica autumn leaves. Commonly called black Tupelo." by denisbin is marked with CC BY-ND 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/?ref=openverse
Nyssa sylvatica
Black gum
"oxydendrum arboreum" by MeganEHansen is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Oxydendrum arboreum
Sourwood
Packera aurea "Golden groundsel" in bloom
Packera aurea
Golden groundsel
Panicum virgatum "Switchgrass"
Panicum virgatum
Switchgrass
Parthenium integrifolium, Wild quinine
Parthenium integrifolium
Wild quinine
Peltandra virginica "Arrow arum"
Peltandra virginica
Arrow arum
Side view of pink-purple Penstemon smallii flower showing shape and bristles
Penstemon smallii
Small's beardtongue
"Red Bay" by mmmavocado is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Persea borbonia
Swamp bay, Red bay
Physocarpus opulifolius "Ninebark" in bloom
Physocarpus opulifolius
Ninebark
Physostegia virginiana "Obedient plant"
Physostegia virginiana
Obedient plant
Pinckneya bracteata "Fever tree"
Pinckneya bracteata
Fever tree
Pontederia cordata "Pickerel weed" in bloom
Pontederia cordata
Pickerel weed
"Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides (Eastern Cottonwood)" by Plant Image Library is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Populus deltoides
Cottonwood
Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum) flowers in early spring
Prunus angustifolia
Chickasaw plum
"Prunus serotina" by anro0002 is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
Quercus alba "White oak" red, purple, and green fall leaves on Mellow Marsh tublings
Quercus alba
White oak
"Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak" by Virens (Latin for greening) is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak
Quercus coccinea "Scarlet oak" leaves on Mellow Marsh 1-gallons
Quercus coccinea
Scarlet oak
"Quercus falcata" by Bruce Kirchoff is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Quercus falcata
Southern red oak
"Quercus lyrata" by Bruce Kirchoff is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Quercus lyrata
Overcup oak
"Quercus michauxii" by Bruce Kirchoff is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Quercus michauxii
Swamp chestnut oak
Quercus nigra "Water oak" acorns
Quercus nigra
Water oak
"Quercus pagoda" by Bruce Kirchoff is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Quercus pagoda
Cherrybark oak
"Quercus palustris" by nicolasconnault is marked with CC BY-ND 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/?ref=openverse
Quercus palustris
Pin oak
Orange/red fall colour of Quercus phellos "Willow oak" leaves at Mellow Marsh
Quercus phellos
Willow oak
Vibrant red Quercus ruba "Red oak" leaves at Mellow Marsh
Quercus rubra
Northern red oak
new green leaves of Quercus shumardii "Shumard's oak" 1-gallon pots at Mellow Marsh
Quercus shumardii
Shumard's oak
Quercus velutina (Black oak) acorns
Quercus velutina
Black oak
Rhododendron arborescens "Smooth azalea" in bloom
Rhododendron arborescens
Smooth/Sweet azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum "Dwarf azalea" in bloom
Rhododendron atlanticum
Dwarf azalea
"Rhododendron periclymenoides" by Mike Dupreee is marked with CC BY-ND 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/?ref=openverse
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pink azalea
Rhododendron viscosum "Swamp azalea" in bloom
Rhododendron viscosum
Swamp azalea
Rhynchospora colorata "White topped sedge" in bloom
Rhynchospora colorata
White topped sedge
Rosa palustris "Swamp rose"
Rosa palustris
Swamp rose
Rudbeckia fulgida "Orange coneflower" in bloom
Rudbeckia fulgida
Orange coneflower
Sabatia kennedyana "Plymouth rose" in bloom
Sabatia kennedyana
Plymouth rose-gentian
Sagittaria latifolia "Arrowhead/Duck potato" in bloom
Sagittaria latifolia
Duck potato
"Black Willow - Salix nigra, Manassas Battlefield Park, Manassas, Virginia" by Judy Gallagher is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Salix nigra
Black willow
Salix sericea
Silky willow
Sambucus canadensis "Elderberry" in bloom
Sambucus canadensis
Elderberry
"Fall colors of Sassafras albidum" by FritzFlohrReynolds is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras
Saururus cernuus "Lizard's tail"
Saururus cernuus
Lizard's tail
Schizachyrium scoparium "Little bluestem"
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
Schoenoplectus americanus in flower at Mellow Marsh
Schoenoplectus americanus
Swordgrass
Schoenoplectus pungens "Common three square"
Schoenoplectus pungens
Common three square
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani "Soft stem bulrush"
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Soft stem bulrush
Sisyrinchium angustifolium (blue-eyed grass) in bloom
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Blue-eyed grass
"Solidago juncea - Early Goldenrod (?)" by FritzFlohrReynolds is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse.
Solidago juncea
Early goldenrod
Solidago rugosa, Wrinkleleaf goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Wrinkleleaf goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens "Seaside goldenrod"
Solidago sempervirens
Seaside goldenrod
Sparganium americanum
Sparganium americanum
American bur reed
Spiraea tomentosa
Spiraea tomentosa
Hardhack
Stokesia laevis "Stokes aster" in bloom
Stokesia laevis
Stokes aster
Styrax americanus flower
Styrax americanus
American snowbell
Swida amomum (Silky dogwood) blooming white with a bee on the flowers
Swida amomum
Silky dogwood
"Swamp Dogwood" by treegrow is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Swida foemina
Swamp dogwood
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus "Coralberry"
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Coralberry
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae "New England aster" in bloom
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England aster
"Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 2" by FritzFlohrReynolds is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Aromatic aster
"Tilia americana - American Basswood flowers" by Virens (Latin for greening) is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Tilia americana
Basswood
"Purple-topped Grass - Tridens flavus, Occoquan Regional Park, Lorton, Virginia" by Judy Gallagher is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Tridens flavus
Purpletop tridens
"Eastern Gamagrass - Tripsacum dactyloides, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, Virginia" by Judy Gallagher is marked with CC BY 2.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse
Tripsacum dactyloides
Eastern gamagrass
White bell-shaped flowers on green leaves
Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush blueberry
Verbena hastata "Blue vervain" in bloom
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
Vernonia noveboracensis "Ironweed" in bloom
Vernonia noveboracensis
Ironweed
Big white cluster of flowers subtended by green crinkly leaves
Viburnum dentatum
Arrow wood
Viburnum nudum "Possum haw viburnum"
Viburnum nudum
Possum haw viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium "Black haw" in bloom
Viburnum prunifolium
Black haw
Xanthorhiza simplicissima "Yellow root"
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Yellow root
Yucca filamentosa "Yucca" in bloom
Yucca filamentosa
Yucca
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