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)
x Heucherella 'Sunrise Falls'
Foamy bells
x Heucherella 'Tapestry'
Foamy bells
x Heucherella Pink Revolution = 'Heupire030'
Foamy bells
Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Pink Flame'
Strawflower
Zinnia 'Profusion Cherry'
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia 'Profusion Double Hot Cherry'
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia 'Profusion Orange'
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia 'Profusion White'
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia 'Red Spider'
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Elegant™ Soft Mixed'
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Oklahoma Wells'
Bedding zinnia, Youth and old age
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Double Strawberry'
Bedding zinnia, Marylandica zinnia
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Starlight Rose'
Bedding zinnia, Marylandica zinnia
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Yellow'
Bedding zinnia, Marylandica zinnia
Zinnia peruviana
Peruvian zinnia
Astrantia major 'Ruby Cloud'
Greater masterwort
Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Dream'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Calluna vulgaris 'Alicia'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Kinlochruel'
Heather, Ling, Scots heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Trio Girl'
Heather, Ling, Scots heather
Ceanothus 'Blue Mound'
California lilac, Redroot
Clematis Nubia = 'Evipo59'
Clematis Sugar Candy = 'Evione'
Virgin's bower
Dianthus 'Odessa Easy Pink'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus 'Starry Eyes'
Pink, Clove
Dianthus caryophyllus 'Peman'
Border carnation
Erysimum 'Winter Passion'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Escallonia laevis Pink Elle = 'Lades'
Hebe 'Baby Boo'
Hebe 'Black Beauty'
Hebe 'Pink Candy'
Shrubby veronica
Helenium 'Ruby Tuesday'
Sneezeweed
Hydrangea 'Magical Ruby Tuesday'
Macrophylla hydrangea
Ilex aquifolium 'Madame Briot'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Lathyrus latifolius 'Rosa Perle'
Perennial pea, Broad leaved everlasting pea, Large leaved lathyrus, Wild sweet pea
Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Alba'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas 'Purple Wings'
French lavender, Butterfly lavender
Leucanthemum x superbum 'Beaute Nivelloise'
Shasta daisy
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Maigrun'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lupinus 'Magic Lantern'
West Country lupin
Lupinus 'Red Rum'
Lupin
Malus domestica 'Beauty of Bath'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Christmas Pippin'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Idared'
Eating apple
Malus domestica 'Jonagold'
Eating apple
Nepeta x faassenii 'Kit Cat'
Blue catmint, Faassen's nepeta, Mauve catmint
Paeonia lactiflora
Chinese peony, Garden peony
Paeonia x festiva 'Alba Plena'
Common red paeony, Common red peony