Bee Friendly Plants

Plant Legend Late Spring - Early Summer

T – Tree African Daisy (Osteospermum) - A

S – Shrub Alyssum - A

Pb – Perennial bulb Bearberry / Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) – P A – Annual Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) - P V – Garden fruits and vegetables Columbine (Aquilegia) - P H – Herb Currant (Ribes) - S P – Perennial Dianthus - A Early Spring Aspen (Populus tremuloides) - T Larkspur (Delphinium) - P Daffodils – Pb Lilac (Syringa) - S Grape Hyacinth - Pb Lupine (Lupinus) – P Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) - S Nanking Cherry (Prunus tomentosa) - S Willow (Salix) – S

Wind flower (Canada Anemone) - P Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) - S Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) - S

Pea (Pisum sativum) - A

Peony - P

*Note that not all plants on this list are deer resistant. Bee Friendly Plants

Late Spring/Early Summer Cont’d… Mid-Summer Cont’d…

Poppy (Papaveraceae) – P/A Daylilys (Hemerocallis) –P

Pussytoes (Antennaria) - P Dill (Apiaceae) - H

Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) - S Foxglove (Digitalis) - A

Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) - P Goldenrod – P

Violets (Viola) - A Honeysuckle (Lonicera) – S

Wayfaring (Viburnum lantana) - S Milkweed (Asclepias) - A Mid-Summer Nasturtium (Tropaeolum) - A Nicotiana - A Basil (Ocimum basilicum) - H Petunia – A Beardtongue (Penstemon) – P Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora) – A Bee Balm (Monarda) - P Potentilla - S Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) - P Pumpkin (Cucurbita) - V Blanket flower (Gaillardia) - P Raspberries (Rubus Idaeus) – P Catmint (Nepeta) – P Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) – A Cone flower (Echinacea) - P Spirea – S Cosmos - A

*Note that not all plants on this list are deer resistant. Bee Friendly Plants

Mid-Summer Cont’d… Late Summer Cont’d… Salvia - P Squash (Cucurbita) - V Sunflower (Helianthus) - A Stonecrop (Sedum) – P Zinnia - A Strawberries – (Fragaria) PV Plants that are not advised Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) - PH Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) – Noxious weed Tickseed (Coreopsis) - P Scabiosa – Noxious weed Tomatoes – V Clover – Too aggressive Verbena - A Feverfew – Invasive Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) - P Please check the Alberta Invasive Species Council Late Summer website for more information on prohibited plant Aster – P species. Autumn Joy Sedum (Sedum Spectabile) – P Blazing Star/ Gayfeather (Liatris) – P Cleome - A Dahlia – P Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium) - P Marigold (Tagetes) - A

*Note that not all plants on this list are deer resistant.