Pollinator Plants
A pollinator is an insect/animal that moves pollen from the male parts of the flower to the female parts of the flower. Common pollinators we try to attract are butterflies and bees. Here is a list of perennials that will bring those pollinators to your yard.
Asclepias
Aster
Calamintha
Gaillardia
Penstemon & Heliopsis
Perovskia
Agastache (Hummingbird Mint, Anise Hyssop)
Allium (Ornamental Onion)
Anemone (Windflower)
Aralia
Asclepias (Butterfly Weed)
Aster
Baptisia (False Indigo)
Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)
Calamintha
Clematis
Coreopsis (Tickseed)
Echinacea (Coneflower)
Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed)
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
Gaura (Windflower)
Geranium (Crane's Bill)
Helianthus (Sunflower)
Heliopsis (False Sunflower)
Iberis (Candytuft)
Lavendula (Lavender)
Leucanthemum (Daisy)
Liatris (Blazing Star)
Lilium (Lily)
Monarda (Bee Balm)
Nepeta (Catmint)
Paeonia (Peony)
Papaver (Oriental Poppy)
Penstemon (Beard-Tongue)
Perovskia (Russian Sage)
Phlox
Pulmonaria (Lungwort)
Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan)
Salvia (Sage)
Sedum
Solidago (Goldenrod)
Stachys (Betony)
Veronica (Speedwell)
