Annuals and perennials to attract pollinators

Annuals and perennials to attract pollinators

Plant a mix of flowering annuals, perennials and shrubs to provide pollen and nectar! Include plants that flower in different seasons to support pollinators year-round.  Incorporate “host plants” that support the growth of butterfly caterpillars. Plant natives! Native pollinators are most attracted and adapted to native plants.

Perennials (by genus only, not all native) as pollinators:

achillea, aquilegia, agastache, amsonia, anemone, asclepias, baptisia, carex, coreopsis, digitalis, echinacea, eryngium, eupatorium, geranium, helenium, helianthus, heuchera, hosta, iris, liatris, lobelia, lonicera, mertensia, monarda, oenothera, packera, penstemon, perovskia, phlox, polemonium, pycnanthemum, rudbeckia, salvia, schizachyrium, sedum, senecio, solidago, spigelia, symphyotrichum (aster), tiarella, tradescantia, trillium, veronia, zizia

Annuals as pollinators:

ageratum, alyssum, calibrachoa, cleome, cosmos, dahlia, dianthus, heliotrope, lantana, marigolds, pentas, petunia, portulaca, salvia, snapdragon, sunflower, verbena, zinnia

Herbs as pollinators:

basil, borage, catnip, chamomile, chives, cilantro, comfrey, dill, fennel, hyssop, lavender, lemon balm, lovage, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, thyme, winter savory

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