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21 Plants Pollinators Love - National Garden Bureau

21 Plants Pollinators Love!

Backyard Habitat, Flower Gardening, Pollinator GardeningJune 21, 2018gail

Plant some of these pollinator-friendly plants in your garden and get ready to enjoy the fun and beauty!

(View slide show below to see all 21 varieties)

Seven tips to help bring pollinators to your yard and community!

  1. Plant flowers and plants that pollinators love to stop for! It’s easy when you add some of these 21 new varieties highlighted above.
  2. It doesn’t matter the size your garden is from containers, hanging baskets to backyards, pollinators will love you for it!
  3. Plant for continuous bloom throughout the growing season from spring to fall.
  4. If possible, plant in clusters to create a “target’ for pollinators to find easily.
  5. Give your pollinators a home to stay in.  Install bee homes, leave some bare ground for nests, keep brush piles, and add caterpillar host plants.
  6. Eliminate the use of pesticides and insecticides in your garden
  7. Register your garden and Bee Counted at the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge.
Lavender Torch Blue
It has finely cut silvery-grey fern-like, oregano scented foliage and stems, topped by attractive 2.5 in. flower spikes, perfect for pollinators. NGB member Hem Genetics BV
Verbena Obsession Cascade Scarlet
These new Verbenas are perfect for hanging baskets and containers. Pollinators love them too. NGB member Syngenta Seeds Inc
Lilac First Editions® Virtual Violet™
Virtual Violet™ has shiny violet new leaves, deep purple stems, raspberry-purple buds and fragrant violet flowers that pollinators will love in spring. NGB member Bailey Nurseries Inc.
Salvia Sage Rose Marvel
Enjoy the stunning display of color in spring and summer and give your pollinators an extra treat. NGB member Ball Horticulture Co
Zinnia Queeny Lime
Sporting lovely, large, dahlia-like blooms on a sturdy, compact plant makes this Zinnia a favorite of pollinators and gardeners alike. NGB member Floragran BV
Bidens Beedance Yellow
Beedance varieties offer a high flower count and continuous bloom spring through fall. Beedance bidens sales have supported honeybee health research through the Pollinator Partnership. NGB member Suntory Flowers Ltd
Gerbera Majorette Pink Halo
If you love fresh, pretty color that brings in butterflies, this is one you've simply got to grow! NGB member Sakata Seed
Thrift, Sea Pinks Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams features attractive lavender mauve flowers on a tidy habit this is stunning in patio containers as well as garden beds. Pollinators love them. NGB member Ball Horticulture Co
Rose Sweet Mademoiselle
Ovoid buds open into large, old-fashioned blooms in lush tones of pink with orange-pink shading that bees are going to love. NGB member Edmunds Roses
Mexican Heather FloriGlory® Diana
Cuphea, commonly known as Mexican Heather, is an ideal pollinator plant for borders, mass plantings and containers. NGB member Westhoff
Zinnia Red Beauty
Red Beauty blooms beautiful deep red double flowers with golden tips in the center as a beacon for pollinators and gardeners a like. NGB member Terra Organics
Verbena Obsession Twister Red
Unique color pattern that is great for containers and hanging baskets. NGB member Syngenta Seeds, Inc
Fennel Green Leaf
A non-bulbing variety, Green Leaf Fennel is grown for its sweet-tasting, feathery leaves. The flowers it produces late in the season are edible and attract pollinators. NGB member Bonnie Plants
Lantana Havana™ Gold
Such a striking increase in flower-power not only benefits the beauty of your garden, but the numerous pollinators that rely on the nectar of Lantana as well. NGB member Dummen Orange
Marigold Super Hero™ Spry
Super Hero™ Spry is a lovely compact French marigold with dark maroon lower petals and golden yellow upper petals that pollinators will love. NGB member Benary
Canna South Pacific Orange
This canna offers an outstanding bloom color in an attractive, vivid bright orange that contrasts nicely with the bright green foliage. Hummingbirds and Pollinator gardens will love this addition. NGB member American Takii
Scabiosa Black Knight
This almost-black beauty blooms for an exceptionally long time, and is very attractive to bees and butterflies. NGB member Botanical Interests, Inc
Coneflower Mellow Yellows
Beautiful spectrum of yellow shades: creamy, lemon and dark yellow of flowers are very attractive to butterflies and other pollinators. NGB member Jelitto Perennial Seeds
Coneflower Granda Gold
Granada Gold features a rich, golden-yellow color that doesn’t fade with sturdy upright stems. NGB member Ball Horticulture Co
Coneflower Sombrero® Adobe Orange
These high performing coneflowers have blooms so brilliant they're beacons in the flowers border. NGB member J W Jung Seed Co
Cosmos Xsenia
One-of-a-kind terracotta orange petals edged with rose pink that not only pollinators will love. NGB member Select Seeds, Inc

Looking for something new for your garden? Look to our New Plants for the newest in Flowers and Edibles from our NGB Members.

“This post is provided as an educational/inspirational service of the National Garden Bureau and our members. Please credit and link to National Garden Bureau when using all or parts of this article.”
21 Plants Pollinators Love! - National Garden Bureau - #pollinatorgarden #gardeningtips #nationalgardenburea
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6 comments. Leave new

Amy Kaiser
July 10, 2018 1:07 pm

I wanted to use this as an educational tool but I only get the beginning image after logging in with Google.

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National Garden Bureau
July 10, 2018 6:13 pm

We will be happy to supply the photos to you. I will contact you directly via email.

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Betty Mortensen
July 4, 2018 11:02 pm

which of those are shade loving and possibly perennials? Annuals would be fine also, but shade it the issue

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National Garden Bureau
July 5, 2018 2:32 pm

All of these 21 plants do best in full to partial sun. For shade, a few plants include the annual Coleus, if left to flower, is a great magnet for bees. Hostas, a perennial, that when in flowers is great for pollinators. Coral Bells or Heuchera flowers are also loved by pollinators.

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Birdie
June 29, 2018 12:33 am

I cannot find the list of 21 plants. What am I missing?

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National Garden Bureau
July 2, 2018 2:48 pm

The 21 varieties are in the slideshow above. Let us know if you run into problems seeing all 21.

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