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)
Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Gain'
Annual tickseed, Golden coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata 'Grandiflora'
Pot o' gold, Moonbeam tickseed, Threadleaf coreopsis, Whorled tickseed
Cornus alba 'Aurea'
Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba 'First Editions Neon Burst'
Red barked dogwood
Cornus alba 'Gouchaultii'
Dogwood, Variegated dogwood
Cornus alba 'Ruby'
Dogwood
Cornus alba 'Spaethii'
Golden variegated dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba Ivory Halo = 'Bailhalo'
Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus alba Miracle = 'Verpaalen2'
Dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, White fruited dogwood, Tatarian
Cornus mas
Cornelian cherry, Sorbet
Cornus mas 'Aurea'
Cornelian cherry, Sorbet
Cornus mas 'Variegata'
Cornelian cherry, Sorbet
Cornus sanguinea
Common dogwood, Bloodtwig, Pegwood, Dogberry
Cornus sanguinea 'Anny'
Common dogwood, Bloodtwig, Pegwood, Dogberry
Cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange'
Common dogwood, Bloodtwig, Pegwood, Dogberry
Cornus sanguinea 'Magic Flame'
Common dogwood, Bloodtwig, Pegwood, Dogberry
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
Common dogwood, Bloodtwig, Pegwood, Dogberry
Corydalis calycosa
Corylus 'Te Terra Red'
Turkish hazel, Red Turkish hazel
Corylus avellana
Common hazel, European filbert, Hazelnut
Corylus avellana 'Aurea'
Golden leaf hazel, Hazelnut
Corylus maxima 'Purpurea'
Purple leafed filbert, Filbert
Cosmos atrosanguineus
Chocolate cosmos
Cosmos atrosanguineus Black Forest = 'Raymos'
Chocolate cosmos
Cosmos atrosanguineus Cherry Chocolate = 'Vg001'
Chocolate cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apricotta'
Mexican aster
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Candy Stripe'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Ladybird Orange'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata Carmine'
Mexican Aster, Tall Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata Pink'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata White'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xsenia'
Mexican aster
Cosmos peucedanifolius 'Flamingo'
Perennial cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
Orange cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Yellow'
Sulphur cosmos
Cotinus coggygria Golden Lady = 'Mincojau3'
Smoke tree
Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'
Tree cotoneaster
Cotoneaster 'Rothschildianus'
Waterer's hybrid Rothschild cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus
Creeping cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus 'Little Gem'
Creeping cotoneaster
Cotoneaster atropurpureus 'Variegatus'
Purple cotoneaster
Cotoneaster bullatus
Holly berry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster conspicuus 'Decorus'
Necklace cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dammeri var. radicans
Rooting Bearberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster divaricatus
Spreading cotoneaster
Cotoneaster frigidus
Tree cotoneaster