RHS Perfect for Pollinators Plant List
RHS Perfect for Pollinators plant list
Winter Nov – Feb SPRING (cont.) Clematis cirrhosa a clematis C Berberis darwinii Darwin’s barberry S Crocus biflorus a crocus B Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry S Crocus tommasinianus a crocus B Bergenia spp and cultivars elephant ear H Crocus vernus a crocus B Buxus sempervirens native plant – box S Eranthis hyemalis winter aconite B Caltha palustris native plant – marsh marigold H × Fatshedera lizei tree ivy S Cercis siliquastrum Judas tree T Galanthus nivalis snowdrops – single flowered forms B Chaenomeles japonica a Japanese quince S Helleborus argutifolius a hellebore H Chaenomeles speciosa a Japanese quince S Helleborus foetidus native plant – stinking hellebore H Chaenomeles x superba a Japanese quince S Helleborus × hybridus a hellebore H Cornus mas cornelian cherry S Helleborus × sternii a hellebore H Cotoneaster conspicuus Tibetan cotoneaster S Lonicera × purpusii a honeysuckle S Crataegus monogyna native plant – hawthorn S or T Mahonia × media Oregon grape S Crocus spp & cultivars crocus (various) B Salix aegyptiaca a willow S Doronicum x excelsum leopard’s bane H Sarcococca hookeriana a winter box S Enkianthus campanulatus red vein enkianthus S Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna a winter box S Erysimum cheiri wallflower BI Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis a winter box S Erica carnea a heath S Viburnum tinus laurustinus S Erica x darleyensis a heath S Erysimum ‘Bredon’ a perennial wallflower H Euphorbia amygdaloides wood spurge H spring Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae Mrs Robb’s bonnet H Mar – May Euphorbia characias Mediterranean spurge H Acer campestre native plant – field maple S or T Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress spurge H Acer platanoides Norway maple T Euphorbia nicaeensis a spurge H Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore T Euphorbia polychroma many coloured spurge H Acer saccharum sugar maple T Geranium phaeum dusky cranesbill H Aesculus hippocastanum horse chestnut T Geum rivale native plant – water avens H Ajuga reptans native plant – bugle H Hebe spp & cultivars hebe S Arabis alpina subsp caucasica arabis H Helleborus x hybridus hybrid lenten rose H Armeria juniperifolia juniper-leaved thrift H Iberis saxatilis a candytuft H Aubrieta deltoidea aubretia H Iberis sempervirens perennial candytuft H Aurinia saxatilis gold-dust alyssum H Ilex aquifolium native plant – holly 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.) SPRING (cont.) Lamium maculatum spotted dead nettle H Skimmia japonica S Lunaria annua honesty Bi Smyrnium olusatrum alexanders Bi Mahonia aquifolium Oregon grape S Stachyurus chinensis S Malus baccata a crab apple T Stachyurus praecox S Malus domestica edible apples T Taraxacum officinale native plant – dandelion H Malus floribunda Japanese crab apple T Vaccinium corymbosum blueberry S Malus hupehensis hupeh crab apple T Malus ‘John Downie’ a crab apple T Malus sargentii a crab apple T Summer Mespilus germanica medlar T June – Aug Muscari armeniacum Armenian grape hyacinth B Achillea filipendulina a yarrow H Ornithogalum umbellatum star of Bethlehem B Achillea millefolium native plant – common yarrow H Pieris formosa S Actaea japonica a baneberry H Pieris japonica S Aesculus indica Primula vulgaris native plant – primrose H Indian horse chestnut – resistant to leaf-mining moth T Prunus ‘Accolade’ a flowering cherry T Aesculus parviflora buckeye S Prunus avium native plant – wild and edible cherries T Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ giant hyssop H Prunus domestica edible plums and gages T Agastache foeniculum H Prunus dulcis almond T Agastache rugosa H Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’ a flowering cherry S Ageratum houstonianum floss flower A Prunus insititia damson T Alcea rosea hollyhock – single-flowered forms Bi Prunus laurocerasus cherry laurel S Allium aflatunense an ornamental onion B Prunus mume a flowering cherry T Allium cristophii star of Persia onion B Prunus padus native plant – bird cherry T Allium giganteum giant onion B Prunus pendula var. ascendens ‘Rosea’ Allium nutans an ornamental onion B a flowering cherry T Allium schoenoprasum chives B Prunus persica peach/nectarine T Amberboa moschata sweet sultan A Prunus spinosa native plant – blackthorn/sloe S Amsonia tabernaemontana H Prunus tenella a flowering cherry S Anchusa azurea A Prunus x yedoensis a flowering cherry T Anchusa capensis A Pulmonaria angustifolia narrow-leaved lungwort H Angelica archangelica angelica Bi Pulmonaria saccharata a lungwort H Angelica gigas giant angelica Bi Pyrus communis pear T Angelica sylvestris native plant – wild angelica Bi Ribes nigrum blackcurrant S Anthemis tinctoria golden marguerite H Ribes rubrum red/white currant S Antirrhinum majus snapdragon A or H Ribes sanguineum flowering currant S Aquilegia spp. columbine H Salix caprea native plant – goat willow (male form, not female) S or T Argemone platyceras crested poppy A or H Salix hastata ‘Wehrhahnii’ halberd willow S Armeria maritima native plant – thrift H Salix lanata Aruncus dioicus goatsbeard H native plant – woolly willow (male form, not female) S Asparagus officinalis vegetable asparagus H
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.) Astrantia major H Coreopsis lanceolata H Borago officinalis borage A Coreopsis tinctoria A Brachyglottis Dunedin Group ‘Sunshine’ S Coreopsis verticillata H Brachyglottis monroi shrubby ragwort S Cornus alba red-barked dogwood S Buddleja davidii butterfly bush S Cosmos bipinnatus cosmea A Buddleja globosa orange ball tree S Cosmos sulphureus yellow cosmos A Buphthalmum salicifolium yellow ox-eye H Cotoneaster horizontalis herringbone cotoneaster S Bupleurum fruticosum shrubby hare’s ear S Cotoneaster microphyllus small-leaved cotoneaster S Calamintha nepeta subsp. Nepeta catmint H Crambe cordifolia greater sea kale H Calendula officinalis marigold - single-flowered forms A Crataegus monogyna native plant – hawthorn S or T Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii beauty berry S Cucurbita pepo marrow/courgette A Callistephus chinensis China aster – open-centred forms A Cuphea ignea cigar flower A Calluna vulgaris native plant – ling heather S Cynara cardunculus inc. Scolymus group Campanula carpatica tussock bellflower H globe artichoke and cardoon H Campanula glomerata native plant – clustered bell flower H Cynoglossum amabile hound’s tongue H Campanula lactiflora milky bellflower H Dahlia dahlia – open-centred flower forms, eg ‘amazone’, ‘moonfire’ H Campanula latifolia giant bellflower H Delosperma floribundum H Campanula medium Canterbury bells Bi Delphinium elatum Campanula persicifolia peach-leaved bellflower H delphinium – single-flowered cultivars H Campsis radicans trumpet vine C Dianthus barbatus sweet William Bi Caryopteris × clandonensis S Dictamnus albus burning bush H Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean tree T Digitalis purpurea native plant – foxglove Bi Catananche caerulea cupid’s dart H Dipsacus fullonum native plant – teasel Bi Centaurea atropurpurea H Echinacea purpurea coneflower H Centaurea cyanus native plant – cornflower A Echinops bannaticus a globe thistle H Centaurea dealbata mealy centaury H Echinops ritro a globe thistle H Centaurea macrocephala giant knapweed H Echinops setifer a globe thistle H Centaurea montana perennial cornflower H Echium vulgare native plant – viper’s bugloss A Centaurea nigra native plant – hard head knapweed H Elaeagnus angustifolia oleaster S Centaurea scabiosa native plant – great knapweed H Erica cinerea native plant – bell heather S Centranthus ruber red valerian H Erica erigena a heath S Centratherum intermedium Brazilian button A Erica vagans native plant – cornish heath S Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’ honeywort A Erigeron spp. and hybrids fleabane H Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’ plume thistle H Eriophyllum lanatum golden yarrow H Clarkia elegans single-flowered forms A Eryngium × tripartitum a sea holly H Clematis vitalba Eryngium alpinum a sea holly H native plant – old man’s beard/traveller’s joy C Eryngium giganteum a sea holly/ Miss Willmott’s ghost Bi Cleome hassleriana spider flower A Eryngium planum a sea holly H Consolida ambigua larkspur A Erysimum × allionii Siberian wallflower H Convolvulus tricolor annual bindweed C/A
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.) Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’ a perennial wallflower S Inula hookeri H Escallonia cultivars S Inula magnifica H Eschscholzia californica Californian poppy A Jasminum officinale common jasmine C Eupatorium cannabinum native plant – hemp agrimony H Kalmia latifolia calico bush S Eupatorium maculatum Joe-pye weed H Knautia arvensis native plant – field scabious H Euphorbia cornigera horned spurge H Knautia macedonica Macedonian scabious H Euphorbia sarawschanica a spurge H Koelreuteria paniculata golden-rain tree T Ferula communis giant fennel H Lathyrus latifolius perennial sweet pea H Foeniculum vulgare fennel H Laurus nobilis bay tree S Fragaria × ananassa strawberry H Lavandula angustifolia English lavender S Fuchsia cultivars Lavandula × intermedia a lavender/ Lavandin S fuchsias – single-flowered garden cultivars S Lavandula stoechas French lavender S Fuchsia magellanica a hardy fuchsia S Lavatera olbia a shrubby mallow S Gaillardia × grandiflora blanket flower H Lavatera trimestris annual mallow A Gaura lindheimeri H Leucanthemum × superbum Geranium pratense native plant – meadow cranesbill H shasta daisy – open-centred flower forms H Geranium ROZANNE =’ Gerwat’ a hardy geranium H Leucanthemum vulgare native plant – ox-eye daisy H Geum ‘Borisii’ a geum H Liatris spicata gay feather H Gilia capitata Queen Anne’s thimbles A Ligustrum ovalifolium a privet S Glebionis segetum native plant – corn marigold A Ligustrum sinense a privet S Gypsophila elegans annual baby’s breath A Limnanthes douglasii poached egg plant A Hebe spp. and cultivars S Limonium latifolium a sea lavender H Helenium ‘Moerheim Beauty’ H Linaria maroccana Moroccan toadflax A Helenium ‘Sahin’s Early Flowerer’ H Linaria purpurea purple toadflax H Helenium ‘Sonnenwunder’ H Lobularia maritima sweet alyssum A Helianthemum cultivars rock rose S Lonicera periclymenum Helianthus annuus native plant – common honeysuckle C sunflower – single-flowered forms; avoid pollen-free cultivars A Lychnis coronaria rose campion Bi or H Helianthus debilis A Lychnis flos-cuculi native plant – ragged robin H Heliopsis helianthoides North American ox-eye H Lysimachia vulgaris native plant – yellow loosestrife H Heliotropium arborescens cherry pie/ Heliotrope A Lythrum salicaria native plant – purple loosestrife H Heracleum sphondylium native plant – hogweed Bi Lythrum virgatum ‘Dropmore Purple’ a loosestrife H Hesperis matronalis sweet rocket/dame’s violet H Malope trifida annual mallow A Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris Malva moschata native plant – musk mallow H climbing hydrangea C Matthiola incana stock Bi Hydrangea paniculata cultivars with many fertile flowers Mentha aquatica native plant – water mint H eg ‘Kyushu’, ‘Big Ben’, ‘Floribunda’, ‘Brussels Lace’ S Mentha spicata garden mint H Hyssopus officinalis hyssop S Monarda didyma bergamot H Iberis amara candytuft A Myosotis spp forget-me-not Bi Ilex aquifolium native plant – holly T Nemophila menziesii baby blue-eyes A Inula ensifolia H
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.) Nepeta × faassenii a catmint H Ridolfia segetum false fennel A Nicotiana alata a tobacco A Robinia pseudoacacia black locust/false acacia T Nicotiana langsdorfii a tobacco A Rosa canina native plant – dog rose S Nigella damascena love-in-a-mist A Rosa rubiginosa native plant – sweet briar rose S Nigella hispanica Spanish fennel flower A Rosa rugosa hedgehog rose S Oenothera biennis evening primrose Bi Rosmarinus officinalis rosemary S Olearia x haastii daisy bush S Rubus fruticosus native plant – edible blackberry S Onopordum acanthium giant thistle Bi Rubus idaeus raspberry S Origanum ‘Rosenkuppel’ majoram H Rudbeckia fulgida H Origanum vulgare native plant – majoram H Rudbeckia hirta A Paeonia species and cultivars Rudbeckia laciniata open-centred flower forms H peony – single-flowered cultivars H Salvia farinacea A Papaver orientale oriental poppy H Salvia horminum annual clary A Papaver rhoeas native plant – field poppy A Salvia nemorosa a sage H Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper C Salvia officinalis common sage H Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston ivy C Salvia patens gentian sage H Penstemon cultivars T Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica H Perovskia atriplicifolia S Salvia x superba hybrid sage H Persicaria amplexicaulis red bistort H Salvia x sylvestris wood sage H Persicaria bistorta native plant – common bistort H Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’ whorled clary H Phacelia campanularia Californian bluebell A Sanvitalia procumbens creeping zinnia A Phacelia tanacetifolia A Scabiosa atropurpurea annual scabious A Phaseolus coccineus runner bean A Scabiosa caucasica scabious H Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem sage S Scabiosa columbaria native plant – small scabious H Phlomis russeliana Turkish sage S Sedum spectabile ice plant H Phlomis tuberosa S Sedum telephium native plant – orpine H Phlox paniculata perennial phlox H Sidalcea malviflora checkerbloom H Photinia davidiana stranvaesia S Solidago spp. and cultivars golden rod H Phuopsis stylosa caucasian crosswort H Sorbus aria native plant – whitebeam T Pileostegia viburnoides climbing hydrangea C Sorbus aucuparia native plant – mountain ash/rowan T Polemonium caeruleum native plant – Jacob’s ladder H Spiraea japonica Japanese spirea S Potentilla atrosanguinea H Stachys byzantina lambs’ ears H Potentilla fruticosa native plant – a shrubby potentilla S Stachys macrantha H Potentilla ‘Gibson’s Scarlet’ H Stokesia laevis H Potentilla nepalensis H Symphoricarpos albus snowberry S Potentilla recta sulphur cinquefoil H Tagetes patula French marigold A Prostanthera cuneata alpine mint bush S Tamarix ramosissima tamarisk S Ptelea trifoliata hop tree S Tanacetum coccineum pyrethrum H Pyracantha coccinea firethorn S Tanacetum vulgare native plant – tansy H Reseda odorata mignonette A Telekia speciosa H
KEY T = tree; S = shrub; C = climber; B = bulbs and corms; A = annual; Bi = biennial; H = herbaceous perennial RHS Perfect for Pollinators plant list Autumn SUMMER (cont.) sept – oct Tetradium daniellii bee-bee tree T Aconitum carmichaeli a monkshood H Teucrium chamaedrys H Actaea simplex bugbane H Thymus serpyllum and cultivars Anemone hupehensis a Japanese anemone H native plant – wild thyme S Anemone x hybrida a Japanese anemone H Thymus spp. and cultivars thyme S Arbutus unedo strawberry tree S or T Tilia × europaea common lime T Aster amellus a perennial aster H Tilia cordata native plant – small-leaved lime T Aster ericoides f. prostratus a perennial aster H Tilia maximowicziana a lime tree T Aster koraiensis a perennial aster H Tilia oliveri a lime tree T Aster lateriflorus var horizontalis a perennial aster H Tilia platyphyllos native plant – large-leaved lime T Aster novae-angliae a michaelmas daisy H Tilia tomentosa a lime tree T Aster novi-belgii a michaelmas daisy H Tithonia rotundifolia Mexican sunflower A Aster oolentangiensis a perennial aster H Trachymene coerulea blue lace flower A Aster thomsoni ‘Nanus’ a perennial aster H Tropaeolum majus nasturtium A Aster turbinellus a perennial aster H Verbascum olympicum a mullein Bi Aster × frikartii ‘Mönch’ a perennial aster H Verbascum thapsus native plant – common mullein Bi Campanula poscharskyana trailing bellflower H Verbena × hybrida A Ceratostigma plumbaginoides blue-flowered leadwort H Verbena bonariensis H Chrysanthemum cultivars Verbena rigida A chrysanthemum – open-centred flower forms H Veronica longifolia H Clematis heracleifolia a clematis C Veronicastrum virginicum H Colchicum spp. autumn crocus B Viburnum lantana native plant – wayfaring tree S Crocus speciosus an autumn-flowering crocus B Viburnum opulus native plant – guelder rose S Dahlia cultivars dahlia – single-flowered forms H Vicia faba broad bean A Elaeagnus pungens S Weigela florida S Elaeagnus × ebbingei S Zauschneria californica Californian fuchsia S Fatsia japonica Japanese aralia S Zinnia elegans zinnia – open-centred forms A Hedera colchica Persian ivy C Hedera helix native plant – common ivy C Hedera helix ‘Arborescens’ common ivy C Helianthus × laetiflorus a sunflower H Leucanthemella serotina autumn ox-eye H Machaeranthera tanacetifolia tansy-leaved aster A 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