Who this brings back
Supports 2 species at risk.
Rusty-patched Bumble BeeEndangeredBeeOnce common across eastern North America, now almost gone. It feeds on wild bergamot and asters, flowers any yard can grow.
American Bumble BeeSpecial concernBeeIt needs goldenrod and asters to fatten up before winter. The late-summer blooms most gardens are missing.
Where it grows
Tallgrass prairies, roadside ditches, and railway embankments.
Other plants the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee needs