Plants for Pollinators

Gardeners are nurturers by nature. A sense of fulfillment comes each time we hear a hummingbird whiz by or watch a robin build a new nest. Whether you garden on ten acres or on your condo’s patio, you can provide a safe space for pollinators to live, feed and multiply. Enjoy adding bright containers to your backyard, then sit back and watch the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds enjoy these flat-topped and trumpet-shaped flowers that provide the pollen and nectar they are seeking.
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Orange Red Coneflower Attracts Butterflies & Hummingbirds
Not only is Summersong Firefinch coneflower a beautiful addition to any small space garden with its incredibly colored fragrant flowers ranging from reddish-orange to pinkish-red, but its long-lasting fragrant flowers will attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. PLUS this North American native is deer resistant. Its a win-win...win!
Reblooming Bubblegum Pink Flowers for Pollinators
Both delicious dark foliage color AND prolific reblooming makes Sonic Bloom Wine weigela a pretty powerful element in the garden. Bubblegum pink blooms arrive spring through summer, delighting pollinators like butterflies and hummingbirds. This flowering shrub will fit nicely in border gardens, foundation plantings, and even containers!
Prolific Purple Pink Blooms for Bees & Butterflies
Sometimes purple, sometimes pink, sometimes a bit of both. Whatever color you think Bloomerang Purpink reblooming lilac is at any given moment, it is without a doubt one of the most prolific rebloomers in the Bloomerang series. This flowering shrub blooms bountifully in spring and again later on in summer, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. This show-stopper belongs in a highly visible place in your garden or landscape like near the front door or driveway.
Light Purple Hibiscus for Height in the Pollinator Garden
Fabulous variegated foliage beautifully contrasts the wide light purple flowers that adorn Paraplu Adorned rose of Sharon. This hibiscus will bloom all summer, inviting butterflies, bees and hummingbirds to visit. Its tall, graceful habit moves in the breeze and lends well to a living privacy screen or as the tallest plant in a pollinator garden. Plant in full sun for maximum blooming and best color, however it can grow and flower reasonably well in partially shaded spots, too. Deer resistant.
White Fluted Flowers to Attract Pollinators
Elegant foliage with easy care! Mucho Gusto Abelia's tiny white, fluted flowers attract butterflies and bees with nectar and us humans with lovely fragrance. Silver-green foliage outlined by a creamy-white margin adds interest to the landscape even when its not blooming. This flowering shrub is hardy in zones 6-9.
Long Blooming Yellow Flowers for Pollinators
HUNDREDS of tubular flowers in bright citrus hues that the pollinators adore? Coming right up! Juiced Orange Jessamine is open for business to hummingbirds and butterflies from planting til frost thanks to a long bloom period. Once established, you’ll appreciate this flowering shrub's easy-care nature. It will grow through periods of high heat and drought making it an excellent plant for the Southwest. In colder climates, it can be grown in pots and overwintered indoors. Hardy in zones 7-10.
Golden Yellow Perennial Flowers for Pollinators
‘Bit of Honey’ is the first variegated Heliopsis for Proven Winners Perennials. Leaves appear white with deep green veining on a low, dense habit; it is perfect in the middle of a border garden or as a stand-alone plant. This North American native variety blooms in midsummer, lasting into early fall, attracting pollinators to its semi-double golden yellow flowers. ‘Bit of Honey’ is hardy to zone 4.
Fragrant Pink Phlox the Pollinators Will Love
Large, well-formed panicles of bubblegum pink flowers with dark pink eyes are a sight to behold in summer! Luminary 'Prismatic Pink' phlox's fragrant flowers will attract pollinators of all kinds to your garden. This perennial's height, 32-34", makes it perfect for the middle of the border. Thrives in zones 3-8. The Luminary series of tall garden phlox boast increased resistance to powdery mildew, but planting in sunny spots will help even further.
Busy as Bees: A Pollinator Friendly Container Garden
The flowers of Superbells Prism Pink Lemonade calibrachoa open lemon yellow and transition to vibrant pink. The result is a pretty multicolored plant that pulls in the colors of its companion plants in this container recipe for summer - pink to match Truffula Pink Gomphrena and yellow to match Suncredible Yellow Sunflower! Not only will YOU enjoy this delightful container combination, so will the pollinators. Butterflies and bees will flock to your porch or patio to visit the nectar-rich blooms.
Heat Loving White Flowers for Pollinators
Strong heat tolerance and pure white, self-cleaning flowers that set little seed are the highlights of this all-season bloomer. Campfire Marshmallow bidens' large, pure white blossoms have a showy tuft of gold in the center, attracting pollinating bees. This annual plant's densely mounded habit makes it less of a mixer in containers and more of a showpiece on its own! Try it in the landscape as an alternative to coreopsis since it is much longer blooming with no deadheading required!
Fragrant White Mockorange for Pollinators
Illuminati Sparks mock orange’s white flowers are the picture of elegance and simplicity, with that traditional lovely scent which will attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. This flowering shrub's foliage is uniquely speckled with gold and green variegation which extends its interest beyond its bloom time and even makes a nice cut stem for foliage filler in your homegrown flower arrangements. Hardy in USDA zone 4-7, 3-4’ tall/wide.