List of Pollinating Plants

Plants that attract butterflies:

• Alyssum

• Aster

• Bee balm

• Butterfly bush

• Calendula

• Cosmos

• Daylily

• Delphinium

• Dianthus

• Fennel

• Globe thistle

• Goldenrod

• Hollyhock

• Lavender

• Liatris

• Marigold

• Musk mallow

• Nasturtium

• Oregano

• Phlox

• Purple coneflower

• Queen Anne's lace

• Sage

• Scabiosa

• Shasta daisy

• Stonecrop

• Verbena

• Yarrow

• Zinnia

Plants that attract butterfly larvae (caterpillars):

• Borage

• Fennel

• Grasses

• Hollyhocks

• Lupine

• Milkweed

• Nettle

• Thistle

• Willow

Plants that attract hummingbirds:

• Ajuga

• Bee balm

• Begonia

• Bleeding heart

• Butterfly weed

• Canna

• Cardinal flower

• Century plant

• Columbine

• Coral bells (heuchera)

• Cleome

• Crapemyrtle

• Dahlia

• Dame's rocket

• Delphinium

• Fire pink

• Four o' clocks

• Foxglove

• Fuchsia

• Gilia

• Geranium

• Gladiolus

• Glossy abelia

• Hollyhocks

• Impatiens

• Iris

• Lantana

• Liatris

• Lily

• Lupine

• Nasturtium

• Nicotiana

• Paintbrush

• Penstemon

• Petunia

• Phlox

• Sage

• Salvia

• Scabiosa

• Scarlet sage

• Sweet William

• Verbena

• Yucca

• Zinnia

Plants that attract bees

Perennials and Annuals:

• Allium

• Aster

• Basil

• Bee balm

• Bee plant

• Bergamot

• Blanket flower

• Borage

• Cosmos

• Flax

• Four o'clock

• Gaillardia

• Geranium

• Giant hyssop

• Globe thistle

• Goldenrod

• Helianthus

• Hyssop

• Joe-pye weed

• Lavender

• Lupine

• Marjoram

• Mint

• Mullein

• Paint brush

• Poppy

• Rosemary

• Sage

• Skullcap

• Sunflower

• Thyme

• Verbena

• Wallflower

• Wild rose

• Zinnia

Trees, Shrubs and Fruit:

• Almond

• Apple

• Blackcurrant

• Cherry

• Gooseberry

• Hawthorn

• Linden

• Locust

• Pear

• Plum

• Raspberry

• Strawberry

• Wild lilac

• Willow

See more tips on top butterfly attracting plants here.

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