Native and bee-loving plants – for BC
Rosemary (Rosmarinus): ● Bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia)
Mint (Mentha): ● Nettleleaf giant hyssop (Agastache urticifolia) ● Wild bergamot or bee balm (Monarda fistulosa)
Raspberry (Rubus): ● Dwarf red raspberry (Rubus pubescens)
Blackberry: ● Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis Porter var. allegheniensis) *This blackberry is native to BC
Willow: ● Blueberry Willow (Salix myrtillifolia)
Thrift: ● Sea thrift (Armeria maritima)
Primrose: ● Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)
Rose: ● Shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) ● Dwarf rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) ● Nootka rose (Rosa nutkana var. nutkana) ● Cluster rose (Rosa prisocarpa) ● Wood’s Rose (Rosa woodsia var. ultramontane)
Lupine: ● Prairie lupine (Lupinus lepidus)
Lavender: ● Lavender hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Starflower: ● Northern Starflower (Trientalis borealis)
Phacelia: ● Branching phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima)
Onion: ● Hooker's onion or tapertip onion (Allium acuminatum) ● Nodding onion (Allium cernuum) ● Geyer's onion (Allium geyeri)
Butterfly weed: ● Green comet milkweed or green milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora)
Goldenrod: ● Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) ● Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) ● Northern goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata)
Fleabane: ● Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) ● Canadian fleabane (Conyza canadensis var. Canadensis) ● Daisy fleabane (Erigeron strigosus)
Verbena: ● Blue vervain or swamp verbena (Verbena hastate)
Black-eyed susan: ● Hairy coneflower (Rudbeckia hirta) ● Cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
Sunflower: ● Common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Veronica/ Clovers : ● Grand Coulee owl-clover (Orthocarpus barbatus) ● Small flowered tonella (Tonella tenella) ● Yellowbeak owl's clover (Triphysaria versicolor ssp. versicolor)
Places to go: - ArtKnapp - David hunters garden centre - Glenlea greenhouses - Green thumb nursiriers - Sheridan nurseries - Outrageous Edibles & Bedibles - Rona - Home Hardware - Lowes