Photo: RHS / Georgi Mabee (comma butterfly on Verbena bonariensis).

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RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Get your garden buzzing

♦ Plant flowers that are on the RHS Plants for Pollinators plant lists

♦ Grow a range of plants for year-round flowering

♦ Avoid plants with double or multi-petalled flowers

♦ Never use pesticides on plants in flower

♦ Provide nest sites for solitary bees Subspecies and cultivars of plants listed here are also Plants for Pollinators, but those that provide significantly reduced floral resources (i.e. pollen and nectar) are excluded. This includes most doubles. See p.2 for key to codes.

UK native plantsAjuga reptans bugle HAngelica sylvestris wild angelica BiArmeria maritima thrift, sea pink HBuxus sempervirens common box SCalluna vulgaris heather, ling SCampanula glomerata clustered bellflower HCentaurea cyanus cornflower † ACentaurea scabiosa greater knapweed HCrataegus monogyna common hawthorn S or TEchium vulgare viper’s bugloss BiErica cinerea bell heather SEupatorium cannabinum hemp agrimony HFoeniculum vulgare common fennel † H

Natural England states: You can legally collect small quantities of wildflower seed for your own use, but you must get permission from the land’s owner, tenant or other authority, as necessary. Although seed-collecting is allowed, you should not dig up native plants – many rare species are protected by law. You can collect seed of even rare plants, but cannot sell / trade seed or progeny.Key to codes: T tree S shrub C climber B bulb / corm A annual Bi biennial H herbaceous perennial† denotes an archaeophyte (a naturalised plant introduced before 1500)

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Geranium pratense meadow cranesbill HGeum rivale water avens HHedera helix common ivy CHydrotelephium telephium orpine HIlex aquifolium common holly TLeucanthemum vulgare ox-eye daisy HLonicera periclymenum common honeysuckle CLychnis flos-cuculi ragged robin HLythrum salicaria purple loosestrife HMalva moschata musk mallow HOriganum vulgare wild marjoram HPapaver rhoeas common poppy † APersicaria bistorta common bistort HPrimula vulgaris primrose HPrunus avium wild & edible cherries TPrunus spinosa blackthorn SRosa species rose SRubus fruticosus agg. blackberry SScabiosa columbaria small scabious HSorbus aria common whitebeam TSorbus aucuparia mountain ash, rowan TViburnum opulus guelder rose S

Northern Hemisphere (excl. UK)Allium species ornamental and edibles BAnemone × hybrida Japanese anemone HArbutus unedo strawberry tree S or TAubrieta species aubretia HBerberis thunbergii Japanese barberry SBergenia species elephant ear HBorago officinalis borage ACalendula officinalis common marigold ACampanula poscharskyana trailing bellflower HChaenomeles species Japanese quince SCrocus species crocus BDahlia species & hybrids dahlia HEchinacea purpurea purple coneflower HEchinops species globe thistle HEryngium planum blue eryngo HErysimum species wallflower BiEschscholzia californica California poppy AEuphorbia characias Mediterranean spurge HGalanthus nivalis common snowdrop BGeranium species cranesbill HHelleborus species & hybrids hellebore HKnautia macedonica Macedonian scabious H

Laurus nobilis bay tree SLavandula × intermedia lavandin SLimnanthes douglasii poached egg flower ALunaria annua honesty BiMahonia species Oregon grape SMalus floribunda Japanese crab TNepeta species catmint HNigella damascena love-in-a-mist AParthenocissus tricuspidata Boston ivy CPhacelia tanacetifolia fiddleneck APileostegia viburnoides climbing hydrangea CPotentilla species cinquefoil H or SPulmonaria species lungwort HPyracantha species firethorn SRosa species rose SRosmarinus officinalis rosemary SRudbeckia species coneflower H or ASalix aegyptiaca musk willow SSarcococca confusa sweet box SStachys byzantina lamb’s ear HThymus species thyme SVaccinium corymbosum blueberry SVerbascum phoeniceum purple mullein BiViburnum tinus laurustinus SWeigela florida weigelia S

Southern HemisphereAlstroemeria species Peruvian lily BAnchusa capensis Cape alkanet ABerberis darwinii Darwin’s barberry SBrachyglottis monroi Monro’s ragwort SBuddleja globosa orange ball tree SCleome hassleriana spider flower ADelosperma floribundum ice plant HEscallonia species escallonia SFuchsia species fuchsia – hardy types SHebe species hebe SHeliotropium arborescens common heliotrope ANicotiana alata flowering tobacco ANicotiana langsdorffii Langsdorff’s tobacco AOlearia species daisy bush SProstanthera cuneata alpine mint bush STrachymene coerulea blue lace flower ATropaeolum majus garden nasturtium AVerbena bonariensis purple top HVerbena rigida slender vervain A