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)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea 'Primrose Carousel'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea 'Snow Thimble'
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Digitalis purpurea Foxy Group
Common purple foxglove, Fairy thimbles
Doronicum 'Little Leo'
Leopard's bane
Echinacea purpurea 'Little Magnus'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Mistral'
Hybrid coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Pow Wow White'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow Wild Berry = 'Pas702917'
Purple coneflower, Black Samson, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge coneflower
Echinacea SunSeekers Red = 'Apecssired'
Coneflower
Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata'
Oleaster, Thorny elaeagnus
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Gilt Edge'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Limelight'
Oleaster, Hybrid oleaster
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla 'Viveleg'
Hybrid oleaster
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
Longspur barrenwort, Long spur bishop's cap
Epimedium x youngianum 'Roseum'
Garden hybrid epimedium, Young's barrenwort
Erica arborea
Tree heath, Tree heather
Erica arborea 'Estrella Gold'
Tree heath, Tree heather
Erica arborea var. alpina f. aureifolia 'Albert's Gold'
Tree heath, Tree heather
Erica carnea
Heather, Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Rosalie'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea f. aureifolia 'Foxhollow'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze'
Seaside daisy, Beach aster, Beach fleabane, Sea aster
Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican fleabane, Australian fleabane, Wall daisy, Bonytip fleabane
Eryngium bourgatii
Pyrenean eryngyo, Bourgat's eryngo
Eryngium planum 'Blue Hobbit'
Blue eryngo, Flat sea holly
Eryngium planum 'Jade Frost'
Blue eryngo, Flat sea holly
Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue'
Sea holly, Eryngo
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'
Bowles's wallflower, Bowles's erysimum, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Canaries Yellow'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Rysi Copper'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Winter Joy'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Winter Orchid'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Winter Party'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum linifolia 'Variegatum'
Alpine erysimum, Alpine wallflower
Erysimum Walberton's Fragrant Star = 'Walfrastar'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Escallonia 'Iveyi'
Escallonia 'Red Dream'
Escallonia Golden Carpet = 'Alcaura'
Escallonia laevis 'Gold Brian'
Pink scallonia
Escallonia laevis 'Gold Ellen'
Escallonia rubra var. macrantha
Red escallonia
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'
Wood spurge
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
Mrs Robb's bonnet, Robb's spurge, Wood spurge
Euphorbia Blackbird = 'Nothowlee'
Spurge, Wolf's milk