Pollinator-Friendly Plants

Butterflies

Perennials

ASTER (MICHAELMAS DAISY), Aster spp. and cultivars
ASTILBE, Astilbe x arendsii cultivars
BEE BALM, Monarda spp. and cultivars
BLACK EYED SUSAN, Rudbeckia spp. and cultivars
BLANKETFLOWER, Gaillardia x grandiflora cultivars
EVERGREEN CANDYTUFT, Iberis sempervirens
GARDEN SAGE, Salvia x superba cultivars
GAYFEATHER, Liatris spp.
HOLLYHOCK, Alcea rosea and cultivars
JAPANESE ANEMONE, Anemone x hybrida cultivars
LAVENDER, Lavandula angustifolia, L. x intermedia, L. stoechas
MEADOW RUE, Thalictrum spp. and cultivars
PURPLE CONEFLOWER, Echinacea purpurea cultivars
SHASTA DAISY, Leucanthemum x superbum 
STONECROP, Sedum spp. and cultivars
TICKSEED, Coreopsis spp. and cultivars
WALLFLOWER, Erysimum spp. and cultivars
YARROW, Achillea spp. and cultivars

Annuals & Biennials

COSMOS, Cosmos Hybrids
GLOBE CANDYTUFT, Iberis umbellata
HELIOTROPE, Heliotropium arborescens
LANTANA, Lantana Hybrids
LUPINE, Lupinus spp.
MALLOW, Lavatera trimestris
NASTURTIUM, Tropaeolum Hybrids
PHLOX, Phlox drummondii
SUNFLOWER, Helianthus annuus
SWEET ALYSSUM, Lobularia maritima
SWEET WILLIAM, Dianthus barbartus
ZINNIA, Zinnia Hybrids

Trees & Shrubs

BLUEBEARD  Caryopteris spp.
BUTTERFLY BUSH  Buddleia davidii
COTONEASTER  Cotoneaster spp.
DOGWOOD  Cornus spp.
FLOWERING CHERRY & FLOWERING PLUM  Prunus spp.
GLOSSY ABELIA  Abelia x grandiflora
HEBE  Hebe spp.
HORNBEAM  Carpinus spp.
MEXICAN ORANGE  Choisya ternata
SPIREA  Spiraea spp.
WILD LILAC  Ceanothus spp.

Vines

HONEYSUCKLE  Lonicera spp.
WISTERIA  Wisteria spp.

 

Hummingbirds

Perennials

BEEBALM     Monarda spp. and cultivars
BLEEDING HEART     Dicentra spp.
BUTTERFLY WEED     Asclepias tuberosa
CARDINAL FLOWER     Lobelia spp. and cultivars
COLUMBINE     Aquilegia spp. and cultivars
CORAL BELLS     Heuchera spp. and cultivars
HARDY FUCHSIA     Fuchsia magellanica var.
LUPINE     Lupinus spp. and hybrids
PENSTEMON     Penstemon spp. and var.
SAGE     Salvia spp. and cultivars

 

Bees

Perennials

AGASTACHE, Agastache spp. and cultivars
ALYSSUM, Lobularia maritima
CALIFORNIA POPPY, Eschscholzia californica
CATNIP, CATMINT, Nepeta cataria
ECHINACEA, Echinacea spp. and cultivars
HELLEBORE, Helleborus spp. and cultivars
LAVENDER, Lavendula
ROSEMARY, Rosmarinus officinalis
RUDBECKIA, Rudbeckia spp. and cultivars
SAGE, Salvia spp. and cultivars
SEDUM, Sedum spp. and cultivars
STRAWBERRIES, Fragaria spp and cultivars
YARROW, Achillea millefolium

Annuals

ANEMONE BLANDA, Anemone blanda
BACHELOR BUTTONS, Centaurea cyanus
COSMOS, Cosmos Hybrids
SUNFLOWER, Helianthus annuus
SWEET PEAS, Lathyrus odoratus
ZINNIA, Zinnia Hybrids

Trees & Shrubs

CEANOTHUS, Ceanothus spp. and cultivars
HEATHER, Calluna vulgaris
MAHONIA, Mahonia aquifolium
PIERIS, Pieris japonica
FRUIT TREES
VIBURNUM, Viburnum spp.