Plants For Pollinators
Plants For Pollinators
Designing a garden for pollinators? Below are a few tips and a list of some of our favorite plants for pollinators, grouped by bloom time.
- Plant a variety of flowers which bloom throughout all seasons of the year.
- Select plants which bear a variety of flower colors, and plant similar colors together.
- Practice Integrated Pest Management.
- Incorporate native plants—they are the best source of food for pollinators.
- Talk with our garden gurus for additional suggestions that will work in your garden.
Spring (March - May)
- Baby Blue-Eyes (Nemophila menzeisii)
- CA Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
- CA Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
- Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
- Foxglove (Digitalis spp.)
- Godetia (Clarkia amoena)
- Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
- Larkspur (Delphinium spp.)
- Lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.)
Summer (June - August)
- Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.)
- Catmint (Nepeta spp.)
- Hummingbird Mint (Agastache spp.)
- Lavender (Lavandula spp.)
- Oregano (Origanum spp.)
- Penstemon (Penstemon spp.)
- Sage (Salvia spp.)
- Thyme (Thymus spp.)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Autumn (September - November)
- Aster (Aster spp.)
- Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii)
- Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia spp.)
- Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
- Japanese Anemone (Anemone x hybrida)
- Sneezeweed (Helenium spp.)
- Sunflower (Helianthus spp.)
Winter (December - February)
- California Wild Lilac (Ceanothus spp.)
- Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles spp.)
- Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis)
- Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.)
- Mediterranean Pink Heath (Erica darleyensis)
- Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
- Rosemary (Rosmarinus spp.)
- Sun Camellia (Camellia sasanqua)
- Western Redbud (Cercis spp.)
- Willow (Salix spp.)
