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)
Bergenia 'Rotblum'
Elephants ears, Megasea, Pigsqueak
Betula pendula
European white birch, Silver birch, Warty birch, Common birch
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
White barked Himalayan birch, Himalayan birch
Brachyglottis compacta 'Sunshine'
Compact shrubby ragwort
Buddleja 'Buzz Candy Pink'
Dwarf butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Miss Ruby'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja 'Morning Mist'
Butterfly bush, White leaf butterfly bush
Buddleja alternifolia
Alternate leaf butterfly bush, Fountain buddleia, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Adonis Blue = 'Adokeep'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion'
Bodinier beautyberry
Calluna vulgaris
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Tib'
Common Scotch heather
Calluna vulgaris 'Wickwar Flame'
Common Scotch heather
Caltha palustris 'Flore Pleno'
Marsh marigold, Mayflower, Molly blobs, Water cowslip
Campanula 'Kent Belle'
Bellflower
Campanula carpatica 'Blaue Clips'
Carpathian bellflower, Tussock bellflower, Carpathian harebell
Campanula glomerata 'Superba'
Clustered bellflower, Danesblood bellflower
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
Milky bellflower
Campanula persicifolia 'Takion Blue'
Willow bellflower, Peach bells, Peach leaf bellflower
Campanula portenschlagiana
Dalmation Wall harebell
Campanula portenschlagiana 'Catharina'
Dalmation bellflower, Wall harebell
Campanula poscharskyana
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campanula poscharskyana 'Stella'
Serbian bellflower, Trailing bellflower
Campsis radicans 'Flamenco'
Virginia jasmine, Trumpet honeysuckle
Campsis radicans f. flava
Virginia jasmine, Trumpet honeysuckle
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'
Bluebeard, Blue mist shrub, Bluebeard, Blue spiraea, Clandon spiraea
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Kew Blue'
Bluebeard, Blue mist shrub, Blue spiraea
Caryopteris x clandonensis Grand Bleu = 'Inoveris'
Bluebeard, Blue mist shrub, Blue spiraea, Clandon spiraea
Ceanothus 'Autumnal Blue'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Madagascar'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Pershore Zanzibar'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Puget Blue'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Skylark'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'
Catalina mountain lilac, Feltleaf ceanothus
Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis 'Yankee Point'
Creeping carmel ceanothus
Ceanothus impressus 'Victoria'
Santa Barbara Ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
Creeping blue blossom, Blue blossom, Blue brush
Centaurea 'John Coutts'
John Coutts cornflower, Cornflower
Centaurea montana
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Honeyballs, Button willow
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Geisha Girl'
Showy Chinese quince
Cistus salviifolius
Sage leaf rock rose
Cistus x argenteus 'Silver Pink'
Rock rose, Sun rose
Cistus x hybridus
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x hybridus Little Miss Sunshine = 'Dunnecis'
Hybrid rock rose, Jaras
Cistus x pulverulentus
Powdered rock rose