Plants to attract bees and other pollinators
For bees and other pollinating insects select plants to cover as wide a flowering season as possible^. A variety of flower types will support different kinds of bees and insects. Be careful about using pesticide sprays in the garden as they may be harmful to bees and insects, research all chemicals carefully.
Bees - Autumn flowers
3056 plants
Bees - Spring flowers
3065 plants
Bees - Summer flowers
5408 plants
Bees - trees with catkins or flowers
866 plants
Bees - Winter flowers
368 plants
All plants (8360)
Malus ioensis 'Fimbriata'
Crab apple
Malus sargentii
Crab apple, Sargent's crab apple
Malus sargentii 'Tina'
Crab apple, Sargent's crab apple
Malus spectabilis
Asiatic apple, Chinese crab, Hai-tung crab
Malus Sugar Tyme = 'Sutyzam'
Crab apple
Malus sylvestris
Wild crab apple, Common crab apple
Malus toringo 'Aros®'
Crab apple
Malus transitoria
Crab apple
Malus transitoria 'Thornhayes Tansy'
Cut leaf crab apple
Malus trilobata
Crab apple
Malus tschonoskii
Pillar apple, Tschonoskii crab apple
Malus x moerlandsii 'Liset'
Apple 'Liset', Crab apple
Malus x moerlandsii 'Profusion'
Apple 'Profusion', Crab apple
Malus x purpurea
Purple crab apple
Malus x purpurea 'Crimson Cascade'
Apple 'Crimson Cascade', Purple crab apple
Malus x purpurea 'Eleyi'
Apple 'Eleyi', Eley's flowering crab, Purple crab apple
Malus x purpurea 'Lemoinei'
Apple 'Lemoinei', Purple leaved crab apple, Lemoine's purple crab, Purple crab apple
Malus x purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
Purple crab apple
Malus x robusta
Hybrid Siberian crab apple
Malus x robusta
Hybrid Siberian crab apple
Malus x robusta 'Fruitilicious'
Apple 'Fruitilicious', Culinary crab apple
Malus x robusta 'Red Sentinel'
Apple 'Red Sentinel', Crab apple, Hybrid Siberian crab apple
Malus x scheideckeri 'Hillieri'
Apple 'Hillieri', Crab apple
Malus x scheideckeri 'Red Jade'
Apple 'Red Jade', Crab apple, Weeping crab apple
Malus x zumi var. calocarpa 'Golden Hornet'
Crab apple
Malus x zumi var. calocarpa 'Professor Sprenger'
Crab apple
Malva alcea
Algerian mallow, Cut leaf mallow
Malva moschata
Musk mallow
Malva moschata 'Rosea'
Musk mallow
Malva moschata f. alba
Musk mallow
Malva sylvestris
Common mallow, Tall mallow, High mallow, Cheeses
Marrubium cylleneum
Mount Killini horehound
Marrubium incanum
Hoary horehound
Marrubium vulgare
Common horehound, White horehound
Matricaria 'White Star'
Mayweed
Matricaria recutita
Wild chamomile, Scented mayweed, Geranium chamomile
Matthiola incana
Brompton stock, Ten week stock, Gillyflower, Hoary stock
Medicago sativa
Alfalfa, Lucerne, Buffalo herb
Melittis melissophyllum
Bastard balm
Melittis melissophyllum 'Royal Velvet Distinction'
Bastard balm
Mentha longifolia
Horse mint, Long leaved mint, Biblical mint
Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis
South African horse mint
Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal, Pudding grass
Menyanthes trifoliata
Bog bean, Marsh trefoil, Brook bean, Marsh clover, Water shamrock
Mertensia ciliata
Mountain bluebell, Languid ladies
Mertensia virginica
Virginian cowslip, Roanoke bells, Virginia bluebell
Mespilus
Medlar
Mespilus germanica
Medlar