Creating a pollinator garden—or simply adding a few pollinator-friendly plants to your existing landscape—is a rewarding and peaceful way to support a healthier ecosystem.
Just as pollinators are essential to growing much of the food we eat, the plants we grow provide the food they need to survive.
By planting native species, you’re helping bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other beneficial insects thrive—while also adding beauty and color to your yard.
In this presentation, we highlight 15 stunning native plants that every pollinator garden should include. These species not only attract a wide variety of pollinators but also offer long-lasting blooms and landscape appeal.
Featured plants:
- Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
- Rose Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Sweet Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa)
- Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
- Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
- Bradbury Monarda (Monarda bradburiana)
- Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)
- Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
- Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
- Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
- Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
- Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
- Sunflower (Helianthus species)
- Western Sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis)
Get inspired and start planting a pollinator paradise right at home!