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)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Gold Star'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Margaret Turnbull'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tandara Gold'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Polemonium 'Lambrook Mauve'
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium caeruleum 'Bambino Blue'
Jacob's ladder
Polygala myrtifolia
September butterfly bush
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Elizabeth'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Kobold'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Primrose Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Marian Red Robin = 'Marrob'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa Princess = 'Blink'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Primula beesiana Belarina Cobalt Blue = 'Kerbelcob'
Polyanthus primrose
Prunus
Cherry
Prunus 'Amanogawa'
Flagpole cherry, Upright cherry, Lombardy cherry, Apple blossom cherry
Prunus 'Kanzan'
Prunus 'Okame'
Okame cherry
Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
Purple green cherry
Prunus avium 'Stella'
Sweet cherry
Prunus avium 'Sunburst'
Sweet cherry
Prunus cerasus 'Morello'
Sour cherry
Prunus domestica
Plum, Damson, Greengage
Prunus domestica 'Victoria'
Cooking & eating plum
Prunus incisa
Fuji cherry, Fuji zakora, Mame zakura
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-Mai'
Dwarf Fuji cherry
Prunus incisa 'Oshidori'
Fuji cherry, Fuji zakora, Mame zakura
Prunus insititia 'Merryweather Damson'
Cooking damson
Prunus laurocerasus
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus laurocerasus 'Zabeliana'
Common laurel, Cherry laurel
Prunus lusitanica
Portugal laurel
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Brilliant'
Kurile cherry
Prunus padus
Bird cherry
Prunus persica 'Peregrine'
Peach
Prunus x persicoides
Hybrid almond
Prunus x persicoides 'Ingrid'
Hybrid almond
Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
Higan cherry, Spring cherry, Winter flowering cherry, Rosebud cherry
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'
Lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip
Pulmonaria 'Majeste'
Lungwort, Jerusalem cowslip
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'
Lungwort
Pyracantha 'Golden Charmer'
Firethorn
Pyracantha 'Mohave'
Firethorn