Plants for bees and butterflies
Forage from early spring to late autumn, with each plant's flowering months stated.
60 plantsThe list holds the plants the catalogue rates good or very good for pollinators.
Apple, dwarfMalus domestica 'dwarf rootstock M9/M26'
AstilbeAstilbe × arendsii
Autumn Joy stonecropHylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'
Bearberry cotoneasterCotoneaster dammeri 'Major'
Black-eyed Susan 'Goldsturm'Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
BlackcurrantRibes nigrum
Chinese peonyPaeonia lactiflora
Chinese wisteriaWisteria sinensis
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
Clematis 'Jackmanii'Clematis 'Jackmanii'
Climbing hydrangeaHydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
Common ivyHedera helix
Common lilacSyringa vulgaris
Common sageSalvia officinalis
Coral bells 'Palace Purple'Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'
Cranesbill 'Rozanne'Geranium 'Rozanne'
Creeping thymeThymus serpyllum
Daylily 'Stella de Oro'Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'
Dwarf purple barberryBerberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana'
English lavenderLavandula angustifolia
FirethornPyracantha coccinea 'Red Column'
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Garden phloxPhlox paniculata
Garden strawberryFragaria × ananassa
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Grape hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Guelder roseViburnum opulus
Heartleaf bergeniaBergenia cordifolia
Hedge cotoneasterCotoneaster lucidus
Highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosum 'Bluecrop'
Japanese azalea 'Kermesina'Rhododendron (Japanese azalea) 'Kermesina'
Japanese cherry 'Kanzan'Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan'
Japanese quinceChaenomeles japonica
Japanese spiraeaSpiraea japonica 'Little Princess'
Kilmarnock willowSalix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
Late Dutch honeysuckleLonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
Lesser periwinkleVinca minor
Magnolia 'Susan'Magnolia 'Susan'
Mock orangePhiladelphus coronarius
Moss phloxPhlox subulata
Ninebark 'Diabolo'Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
Ornamental onion 'Purple Sensation'Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
Panicle hydrangea 'Limelight'Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpurea
Purple-leaf plumPrunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
RaspberryRubus idaeus 'Polka'
Red-barked dogwoodCornus alba 'Sibirica'
RedcurrantRibes rubrum
Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'
Rose 'The Fairy'Rosa 'The Fairy'
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
Rugosa roseRosa rugosa
Russian sageSalvia yangii 'Blue Spire'
Snowy mespilusAmelanchier lamarckii
Sour cherryPrunus cerasus 'Łutówka'
Spring crocusCrocus vernus
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia 'Engelmannii'
Weigela 'Bristol Ruby'Weigela florida 'Bristol Ruby'
Wild privetLigustrum vulgare 'Atrovirens'
Woodland sageSalvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'
Plants picked for your own plot
The studio draws a plan for your own plot and picks plants that suit its light and soil. It needs no account.
Design my gardenFree, no account and no card
Other lists
- Plants for shade30 plantsWhat grows on the north side of a house, under a tree and against a wall the sun reaches for an hour.
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Evergreen plants24 plantsWhat holds a garden together from November to March, when the rest of it is underground.
- Plants for a hedge13 plantsSpecies that take clipping and close into a line, with the mature height of each.
- Ground cover plants17 plantsInstead of weeding: a close mat that shuts the ground and keeps weeds out.
- Plants safe with children and pets39 plantsNothing toxic and nothing thorny: the list a garden with a toddler or a dog starts from.
- Plants for screening24 plantsFor a neighbour's window, a road, and anything you would rather not look at from the terrace.
- Plants for pots8 plantsFor a terrace or a balcony, where the soil ends at the wall of the pot and water goes twice as fast.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.