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)
Echinacea purpurea 'White Lustre'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea purpurea dark-stemmed
Purple dark stemmed coneflower
Echinacea purpurea wild form
Wild purple stemmed coneflower
Echinacea Sombrero Blanco = 'Balsomblanc'
Coneflower
Echinacea Sombrero Lemon Yellow = 'Balsomemy'
Coneflower
Echinacea Sombrero Sangrita = 'Balsomanita'
Coneflower
Echinacea SunSeekers Carmine = 'Ifecsscar'
Coneflower
Echinacea SunSeekers Golden Sun = 'Ifecssgold'
Coneflower
Echinacea SunSeekers Mineola = 'Ifecssmin'
Coneflower
Echinacea SunSeekers Rosy = 'Ifecssrosy'
Coneflower
Echinacea SunSeekers White Perfection = 'Ifecsswp'
Coneflower
Echinacea Sweet Sandia = 'Tnechss'
Coneflower
Echinacea tennesseensis
Tennessee purple coneflower
Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue'
Blue globe thistle
Echinops ritro
Steel globe thistle, Small globe thistle, Southern globethistle
Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'
Steel globe thistle, Small globe thistle, Southern globethistle
Echinops ritro subsp. ruthenicus
Steel globe thistle, Small globe thistle, Southern globethistle
Echinops sphaerocephalus 'Arctic Glow'
Steel globe thistle, Small globe thistle
Echium virescens
Tenerife Viper's Bugloss
Echium vulgare
Common viper's bugloss
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
Paper bush
Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver'
Oleaster
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Oleaster, Russian Olive, Wild olive, Silver berry
Elaeagnus commutata
Oleaster, Silver berry
Elaeagnus macrophylla
Oleaster, Broad leaved oleaster
Elaeagnus pungens 'Dicksonii'
Oleaster
Elaeagnus pungens 'Forest Gold'
Oleaster
Elaeagnus pungens 'Frederici'
Oleaster, Thorny elaeagnus
Elaeagnus pungens 'Goldrim'
Oleaster, Thorny elaeagnus
Elaeagnus pungens 'Hosoba-fukurin'
Oleaster
Elaeagnus pungens 'Variegata'
Oleaster
Elaeagnus submacrophylla 'Compacta'
Oleaster
Elaeagnus umbellata
Oleaster, Autumn olive
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Coastal Gold'
Hybrid oleaster
Elsholtzia stauntonii
Staunton Elscholtzia
Eomecon chionantha
Snow poppy, Poppy of the dawn, Chinese snow poppy, Chinese bloodroot
Epimedium 'Akebono'
Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, Fairy wings
Epimedium 'Amber Queen'
Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, Fairy wings
Epimedium 'Black Sea'
Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, Fairy wings
Epimedium 'Sunny and Share'
Fairy wings
Epimedium acuminatum
Barronwort, Bishop's hat, Fairy wings
Epimedium alpinum
Pink epimedium, Alpine barrenwort
Epimedium brachyrrhizum
Short-rhizome barrenwort, Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, Fairy wings
Epimedium franchetii 'Brimstone Butterfly'
Franchet's barrenwort, Barrenwort, Bishop's hat, Fairy wings
Epimedium grandiflorum
Longspur barrenwort, Long spur bishop's cap
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Nanum'
Longspur barrenwort, Long spur bishop's cap
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Red Beauty'
Longspur barrenwort, Long spur Bishops cap, Longspur fairy wings