RHS Perfect for Pollinators Plant List
RHS Perfect for Pollinators plant list
WinteR Nov – Feb SPRING (cont.) Clematis cirrhosa a clematis C Berberis thunbergii S Crocus tommasinianus a crocus B Buxus sempervirens Native plant Box S Crocus vernus a crocus B Caltha palustris Native plant. Marsh marigold H Eranthis hyemalis Winter aconite B Cercis siliquastrum Judas tree t × Fatshedera lizei S Chaenomeles japonica a Japanese quince S Galanthus nivalis Snowdrops - single flowered forms B Chaenomeles speciosa a Japanese quince S Helleborus argutifolius a hellebore H Chaenomeles x superba a Japanese quince S Helleborus foetidus Native plant - Stinking hellebore H Cheiranthus cheiri Wallflower Bi Helleborus × hybridus a hellebore H Cornus mas Cornelian cherry S Helleborus × sternii a hellebore H Crataegus monogyna Native plant. Hawthorn S or t Lonicera × purpusii a honeysuckle S Crocus spp & cultivars Crocus (various) B Mahonia × media S Doronicum x excelsum Leopard’s bane H Salix aegyptiaca a willow S Enkianthus campanulatus S Sarcococca hookeriana a winter box S Erica carnea a heath S Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna a winter box S Erica x darleyensis a heath S Sarcococca humilis a winter box S Euphorbia characias a spurge S Viburnum tinus Laurustinus S Euphorbia polychroma a spurge H Geranium phaeum Dusky cranesbill H Hebe spp & cultivars S Helleborus x hybridus a hellebore H SPRing Iberis saxatilis a candytuft S MaR – M ay Iberis sempervirens Perennial candytuft S Acer campestre Native plant. Field maple S or t Ilex aquifolium Native plant. Holly t Acer platanoides Norway maple t Lamium maculatum a dead nettle H Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore t Lunaria annua Honesty Bi Acer saccharum Sugar maple t Mahonia aquifolium Oregon grape S Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut t Malus baccata a crab apple t Ajuga reptans Native plant. Bugle H Malus domestica edible apples t Arabis alpina subsp, caucasica Arabis H Malus floribunda a crab apple t Aubrieta deltoidea Aubrieta H Malus hupehensis a crab apple t Aurinia saxatilis Alyssum H Malus ‘John Downie’ a crab apple t Berberis darwinii S Malus sargentii a crab apple t
KeY t = tree; S = shrub; C = climber; B = bulbs and corms; A = annual; Bi = biennial; H = herbaceous perennial RHS Perfect for Pollinators plant list
SPRING (cont.) SummeR Mespilus germanica Medlar t JuNe – auG Muscari armeniacum Grape hyacinth B Achillea filipendulina a yarrow H Ornithogalum umbellatum Star of Bethlehem B Actaea japonica a baneberry H Pieris formosa S Aesculus indica Indian horse chestnut - resistant to Pieris japonica S leaf-mining moth t Primula vulgaris Native plant. Primrose H Aesculus parviflora Buckeye S Prunus ‘Accolade’ a flowering cherry t Agastache foeniculum H Prunus avium Native plant. Wild and edible cherries t Ageratum houstonianum Floss flower A Prunus domestica Edible plum t Alcea rosea Hollyhock single-flowered forms Bi Prunus dulcis Almond t Allium aflatunense an ornamental onion B Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’ a flowering cherry S Allium christophii an ornamental onion B Prunus laurocerasus Cherry laurel S Allium giganteum an ornamental onion B Prunus mume a flowering cherry t Allium nutans an ornamental onion B Prunus padus Native plant. Bird cherry t Allium schoenoprasum Chive B Prunus pendula var. ascendens ‘Rosea’ a flowering cherry t Amberboa moschata Sweet sultan A Prunus persica Peach/nectarine t Anchusa azurea A Prunus spinosa Native plant. Blackthorn/sloe S Anchusa capensis A Prunus tenella a flowering cherry S Angelica archangelica Angelica Bi Prunus x yedoensis a flowering cherry t Angelica gigas Giant angelica Bi Pulmonaria angustifolia a lungwort H Angelica sylvestris Native plant. Wild angelica Bi Pulmonaria saccharata a lungwort H Anthemis tinctoria Golden marguerite H Pyrus communis Pear t Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon A or H Ribes nigrum Blackcurrant S Aquilegia spp. Columbine H Ribes rubrum Red/white currant S Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard H Ribes sanguineum Flowering currant S Asparagus officinalis Vegetable asparagus H Salix caprea Native plant. Goat Willow - male form, Astrantia major H not female S or t Borago officinalis Borage A Salix hastata ‘Wehrhahnii’ a willow S Buddleja davidii Butterfly bush S Salix lanata a willow S Buddleja globosa Orange ball tree S Skimmia japonica S Calamintha nepeta subsp. Nepeta Catmint H Smyrnium olusatrum Alexanders Bi Calendula officinalis Marigold - single-flowered forms A Stachyurus chinensis S Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii Beauty berry S Stachyurus praecox S Callistephus chinensis Open-centred forms A Taraxacum officinale Native plant. Dandelion H Calluna vulgaris Native plant. Ling heather S Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry S Campanula carpatica a bellflower H Campanula glomerata Native plant. Clustered bellflower H Campanula medium Canterbury bells Bi Campanula persicifolia Peach-leaved bellflower H Campsis radicans Trumpet vine C Caryopteris × clandonensis S
KeY t = tree; S = shrub; C = climber; B = bulbs and corms; A = annual; Bi = biennial; H = herbaceous perennial RHS Perfect for Pollinators plant list
SuMMeR (cont.) SuMMeR (cont.) Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean tree t Erica cinerea Native plant. Bell heather S Centaurea atropurpurea H Erica erigena a heath S Centaurea cyanus Native plant. Cornflower A Erica vagans Native plant. Cornish heath S Centaurea dealbata H Erigeron spp. and hybrids Fleabane H Centaurea macrocephala H Eryngium × tripartitum a sea holly H Centaurea montana H Eryngium alpinum a sea holly H Centaurea nigra Native plant. Hard head knapweed H Eryngium giganteum a sea holly/ Miss Willmott’s ghost Bi Centaurea scabiosa Native plant. Great knapweed H Eryngium planum a sea holly H Centranthus ruber Red valerian H Escallonia cultivars S Centratherum intermedium Brazilian button A Eschscholzia californica Californian poppy A Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’ Honeywort A Eupatorium cannabinum Native plant. Hemp agrimony H Cheiranthus × allionii Siberian wallflower Bi Eupatorium maculatum H Clarkia elegans Single-flowered forms A Ferula communis Giant fennel H Clematis vitalba Native plant. Old man’s Foeniculum vulgare Fennel H beard/Traveller’s joy C Fragaria × ananassa Strawberry H Convolvulus tricolor Annual bindweed C/A Fuchsia magellanica a hardy fuchsia S Coreopsis lanceolata H Gaillardia × grandiflora Blanket flower H Coreopsis tinctoria A Geranium pratense Native plant. Meadow cranesbill H Coreopsis verticillata H Geranium ROZANNE =’ Gerwat’ a hardy geranium H Cornus alba Red-barked dogwood S Geum ‘Borisii’ a geum H Cosmos bipinnatus A Gilia capitata Queen Anne’s thimbles A Cotoneaster horizontalis Herringbone cotoneaster S Hebe spp. and cultivars S Cotoneaster microphyllus Small-leaved cotoneaster S Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’ H Crambe cordifolia a sea kale H Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’ H Crataegus monogyna Native plant. Hawthorn S or t Helenium ‘Sonnenwunder’ H Cucurbita pepo Marrow/courgette A Helianthus annuus Sunflower Single-flowered forms; avoid Cuphea ignea Cigar flower A pollen-free cultivars. A Cynara cardunculus Cardoon H Heliotropium arborescens Cherry pie/ Heliotrope A Dahlia Dahlia Open centred flower forms, Heracleum sphondylium Native plant. Hogweed Bi eg ‘Amazone’, ‘Moonfire’ H Hesperis matronalis Sweet rocket/ Dame’s violet H Dianthus barbatus Sweet William Bi Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris Climbing hydrangea C Dictamnus albus Burning bush H Hydrangea paniculata Cultivars with many fertile flowers Digitalis purpurea Native plant. Foxglove Bi eg ‘Kyushu’, ‘Big Ben’, ‘Floribunda’, ‘Brussels Lace’ S Dipsacus fullonum Native plant. Teasel Bi Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop S Echinacea purpurea Coneflower H Iberis amara Candytuft A Echinops bannaticus a globe thistle H Ilex aquifolium Native plant. Holly t Echinops ritro a globe thistle H Inula ensifolia H Echinops setifer a globe thistle H Inula hookeri H Echium vulgare Native plant. Viper’s bugloss A Inula magnifica H Elaeagnus angustifolia Oleaster S Jasminum officinale Common jasmine C
KeY t = tree; S = shrub; C = climber; B = bulbs and corms; A = annual; Bi = biennial; H = herbaceous perennial RHS Perfect for Pollinators plant list
SuMMeR (cont.) SuMMeR (cont.) Kalmia latifolia Calico bush S Papaver rhoeas Native plant. Field poppy A Knautia arvensis Native plant. Field scabious H Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper C Knautia macedonica H Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston ivy C Koelreuteria paniculata Golden-rain tree t Penstemon cultivars t Laurus nobilis Bay tree S Perovskia atriplicifolia S Lavandula × intermedia a lavender S Persicaria amplexicaulis a bistort H Lavatera olbia a shrubby mallow S Persicaria bistorta Native plant. a bistort H Lavatera trimestris A Phacelia tanacetifolia A Leucanthemum × superbum Open-centred flower forms H Phaseolus coccineus Runner bean A Leucanthemum vulgare Native plant. Ox-eye daisy H Polemonium caeruleum Native plant. Jacob’s ladder H Ligustrum ovalifolium a privet S Potentilla fruticosa Native plant. a shrubby potentilla S Ligustrum sinense a privet S Potentilla ‘Gibson’s Scarlett’ H Limnanthes douglasii Poached egg plant A Ptelea trifoliata Hop tree S Limonium latifolium a sea lavender H Pyracantha coccinea Firethorn S Linaria purpurea Purple toadflax H Reseda odorata Mignonette A Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum A Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust/False acacia t Lonicera periclymenum Native plant. Rosa canina Native plant. Dog rose S Common honeysuckle C Rosa rubiginosa Native plant. Sweet briar rose S Lychnis coronaria Rose campion Bi or H Rosa rugosa Hedgehog rose S Lychnis flos-cuculi Native plant. Ragged robin H Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary S Lysimachia salicaria Native plant. Purple loosestrife H Rubus fruticosus Native plant and edible blackberry S Lysimachia vulgaris Native plant. Yellow loosestrife H Rubus idaeus Raspberry S Lythrum virgatum ‘Dropmore Purple’ a loosestrife H Rudbeckia fulgida H Malope trifida Annual mallow A Rudbeckia hirta A Malva moschata Native plant. Musk mallow H Rudbeckia laciniata Open-centred flower forms H Matthiola incana Stock Bi Salvia horminum Annual clary A Mentha aquatica Native plant. Water mint H Salvia nemorosa a sage H Mentha spicata Garden mint H Salvia officinalis Common sage H Monarda didyma Bergamot H Scabiosa caucasica Scabious H Myosotis spp Forget-me-not Bi Scabiosa columbaria Native plant. Small scabious H Nemophila menziesii Baby blue-eyes A Sedum spectabile Ice plant H Nepeta × faassenii a catmint H Sedum telephium Native plant. Orpine H Nicotiana alata a tobacco A Sidalcea malviflora Checkerbloom H Nigella damascena Love-in-a-mist A Solidago spp. and cultivars Golden rod H Oenothera biennis Evening primrose Bi Sorbus aria Native plant. Whitebeam t Olearia x haastii Daisy bush S Sorbus aucuparia Native plant. Mountain ash/rowan t Onopordum acanthium Giant thistle Bi Spiraea japonica S Origanum ‘Rosenkuppel’ Majoram H Stachys byzantina Lambs’ ears H Origanum vulgare Native plant. Majoram H Stachys macrantha H Papaver orientale Oriental poppy H Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry S
KeY t = tree; S = shrub; C = climber; B = bulbs and corms; A = annual; Bi = biennial; H = herbaceous perennial RHS Perfect for Pollinators plant list
SuMMeR (cont.) Autumn Tagetes patula French marigold A SePt – oct Tamarix ramosissima Tamarisk S Aconitum carmichaeli a monkshood H Tanacetum vulgare Native plant. Tansy H Actaea simplex Bugbane H Telekia speciosa H Anemone hupehensis a japanese anemone H Tetradium daniellii t Anemone x hybrida a japanese anemone H Teucrium chamaedrys H Arbutus unedo Strawberry tree S or t Thymus serpyllum and cultivars Native plant. Wild thyme S Aster amellus a perennial aster H Thymus spp. and cultivars Thyme S Aster ericoides f. prostratus a perennial aster H Tilia × europaea Common lime t Aster koraiensis a perennial aster H Tilia cordata Native plant. Small-leaved lime t Aster lateriflorus var horizontalis a perennial aster H Tilia maximowicziana a lime tree t Aster novae-angliae a Michaelmas daisy H Tilia oliveri a lime tree t Aster novi-belgii a Michaelmas daisy H Tilia platyphyllos Large-leaved lime t Aster oolentangiensis a perennial aster H Tilia tomentosa a lime tree t Aster turbinellus a perennial aster H Tithonia rotundifolia Mexican sunflower A Aster × frikartii ‘Mönch’ a perennial aster H Verbascum olympicum a mullein Bi Campanula poscharskyana a bellflower H Verbascum thapsus Native Plant. Common mullein Bi Ceratostigma plumbaginoides H Verbena × hybrida A Clematis heracleifolia a clematis C Verbena bonariensis H Colchicum spp. Autumn crocus B Verbena rigida A Dahlia cultivars Dahlia - single-flowered forms H Veronica longifolia H Elaeagnus pungens S Veronicastrum virginicum H Elaeagnus × ebbingei S Viburnum lantana Native plant. Wayfaring tree S Fatsia japonica Japanese aralia S Viburnum opulus Native plant. Guelder rose S Hedera colchica Persian ivy C Vicia faba Broad bean A Hedera helix Native plant. Ivy C Weigela florida S Hedera helix ‘Arborescens’ C Zauschneria californica Californian fuchsia S Helianthus × laetiflorus a sunflower H Zinnia elegans A Leucanthemella serotina H Salvia leucantha Mexican bush H Salvia ‘Mystic Spires Blue’ H Tilia henryana a lime tree - one of the last to flower t
KeY t = tree; S = shrub; C = climber; B = bulbs and corms; A = annual; Bi = biennial; H = herbaceous perennial