List: Plants for a Pollinator-friendly Garden
If you are looking to add more buzz to your garden this spring, consider planting for pollinators. Pollinators such as birds, bees, butterflies, insects and even bats play an important function within our collective urban ecosystem and around our home gardens.
Here are a few pollinator-friendly plants to incorporate into your landscape. You may already have some of them.
Annuals (Replant each year)
- Zinnia's - Attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds.
- Salvia - Great for bees and hummingbirds.
- Lantana - A favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Verbena - Draws butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Marigolds - Attracts bees and butterflies.
Perennials (Return each year)
- Rocky Mountain Penstemon - Attracts bees and hummingbirds.
- Russian Sage - Excellent for bees and butterflies.
- Lavender - Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Yarrow - Loved by butterflies and native bees.
- Blue Mist Spirea - A late-season favorite for bees and butterflies.