GROWING GUIDE: Plants that Attract Pollinators
Hummingbirds, Bees, and all pollinators are welcome guests in our gardens. Favorite plants include brightly colored flowers with a tubular form. As pollinators feed, they carry pollen from one plant to another thus aiding pollination.
Annuals
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Abutilon (Flowering Maple) |
Alyssum |
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) |
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Angelonia |
Bidens |
Begonia (Tuberous) |
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Celosia |
Cosmos |
Dahlia |
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Fuchsia |
Geraniums |
Hibiscus |
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Impatiens |
Lantana |
Mimulus (Monkey Flower) |
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Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco) |
Petunia |
Rudbeckia |
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Salvia |
Sunflower |
Thyme |
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Tropaeolum (Nasturtium) |
Zinnia |
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Perennials
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Acanthus (Bear’s Breech) |
Achillea |
Agave (Century Plant) |
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Agastache (Hyssop) |
Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily) |
Aquilegia (Columbine) |
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Althea (Hollyhock) |
Ascelpias (Butterfly Weed) |
Canna |
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Coreopsis |
Crocosmia |
Delphinium |
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Dianthus (Sweet William) |
Dicentra |
Digitalis (Foxglove) |
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Echinacea |
Fuchsia |
Gladiolus |
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Heuchera (Coral Bells) |
Kniphofia (Red-Hot Poker) |
Liatris |
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Lilium (Lily) |
Lobelia (Cardinal Flower) |
Lupinus (Lupine) |
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Monarda (Bee Balm) |
Nepeta |
Penstemon (Beard Tongue) |
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Phlox |
Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Swan) |
Salvia |
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Verbena |
Veronica |
Yucca |
Vines
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Bougainville |
Black-Eyed Susan Vine |
Campsis (Trumpet Vine) |
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Clematis |
Lonicera (Honeysuckle) |
Thunbergia |
Shrubs and Trees
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Abelia |
Aesculus (Horse Chestnut) |
Albizia (Mimosa) |
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Arbutus (Strawberry Tree) |
Azalea |
Buddleia |
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Callistemon (Bottlebrush) |
Ceanothus (California Lilac) |
Cercis (Redbud) |
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Cestrum |
Chaenomeles (Flowering Quince) |
Cotoneaster |
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Crataegus (Hawthorn) |
Eucalyptus |
Halesia (Snowdrop Tree) |
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Hebe |
Syringa (Lilac) |
Malus (Crabapple) |
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Robinia (Black Locust) |
Ribes (Flowering Currant) |
Salix (Willow) |
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Vaccinium (Blueberries) |
Vitex (Chaste Tree) |
Weigela |