Pollinator Friendly Plants

Attract pollinators to your yard with these plants that offer nectar, seeds and insects. Butterflies, moths, bees and hoverflies need flowering plants for their survival, but also pollinate the plants as they travel from flower to flower, enabling them to set seed or bear fruit. So, planting these benefits both your plants and you! If your goal is to attract more pollinators to your garden, prioritize plants native to your area, which often host insects that local birds rely on for food. And, be sure you include plants that flower in different seasons to provide nourishment for pollinators year-round.

Pollinator Friendly Perennials

NameBlooming TimeHeightLocation
AgastacheSummer/Fall36″Sun to part shade
Allium, Summer BeautySummer12-18″Sun to part shade, tolerates dry soil
Anemone, SnowdropSpring12-15″Part shade, well-drained soil
Asclepias, Butterfly FlowerSummer24″Sun
BaptisiaSpring/summer36-42″Sun to part shade, wet to dry soil
CoreopsisSummer/fall18″Sun
DelphiniumSummer32-36″Sun
DianthusSpring/summer8″Sun, well-drained soil
EchinaceaSummer/fall18-36″Sun, tolerates dry soil
EupatoriumSummer/fall24-48″Sun to part shade
HeliopsisSummer/fall36-48″Sun
LeucanthemumSummer/fall12-36″Sun to part shade
LiatrisSummer/fall18-36″Sun, tolerates dry soil
LobeliaSummer/fall24-48″Part sun, tolerates wet soil
MonardaSummer18-36″Sun to part shade
NepetaSummer/fall12-24″Sun to part shade
PeonySpring24-36Sun
PerovskiaSummer/fall28-48″Sun, well-drained soil
Phlox, GardenSummer/fall18-24″Sun to part shade, well-drained soil
RudbeckiaSummer/fall12-32″Sun, tolerates dry soil
SalviaSummer/fall12-24″sun, well-drained soil
SedumFall6-24″Sun, well-drained soil
VeronicaSummer12-24″Sun to part shade

Pollinator Friendly Shrubs

NameBloom TimeHeightLocation
AzaleaSpring4-6′Part sun, well-drained soil
Chokeberry, Autumn MagicSpring3-5′Sun to part shade
Chokeberry, Lowscape MoundSpring1-2′Sun to part shade
ClethraSpring3-5′Sun to shade, tolerates wet soil
DiervillaSpring/summer3-4′Sun to part shade, tolerates dry soil
Hydrangea, AnnabelleSummer4-5′Sun to Shade
Hydrangea, Paniculata typesSummer3-8′Sun to part shade
LilacSpring3-10′Sun, well-drained soil
PotentillaSummer/fall2-4′Sun
RhododendronSpring2-5′Part sun, well-drained soil
SnowberrySummer3′Sun to part shade
Viburnum, MohicanSpring6-8′Sun to part shade
WeigelaSummer2-6′Sun