Top Pollinator Plants
Don’t have much space, but want to attract pollinators? These best-of-the-best plants attract more pollinators than any others. Not only attracting large numbers of pollinators, these also attract a wide variety. From butterflies and hummingbirds, to bees, flies and other important insects that keep our world alive. To see all of our excellent plants for pollinators click here.>>
FILTER THE ITEMS ON THIS PAGE BY:
Plant Type
Genus
Common Name
Light Requirements
Bloom Color
Bloom Time
Height
Uses
Resistances
Type
Genus
Common Name
Light Requirement
Flower Color
Bloom Time
Height
Uses
Resistance
Asclepias tuberosa – Butterfly Milkweed
#1 best selling Missouri native perennial.
Hydrangea arborescens – Smooth Hydrangea
2024 Native Plant Of The Year
Liatris ligulistylis – Meadow Blazing Star
#1 favorite nectar plant source for Monarch butterflies, Mo native.
Agastache – Blue Fortune Hummingbird Mint
One of the easiest and most rewarding sun perennials.
Aristolochia tomentosa – Dutchman’s Pipe
Pipe shaped blossoms on rapidly growing native vine.
Baptisia australis – Blue Indigo
A Missouri native adored for its indigo blossoms.
Calamintha – Calamint
2021 Perennial Plant Association Perennial Plant Of the Year. Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Of Merit. Sun-loving perennial.
Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower
Gorgeous Missouri native perennial for natural and formal settings.
Helianthus pauciflorus – Prairie Sunflower
Large vigorous Illinois and Missouri native for the sun garden.
Hydrangea – Haas’ Halo Smooth Hydrangea
If you only have room for 1 plant this is it. Spectacular 14" blossoms create stunning displays, rare and limited.
Nepeta – Prelude Blue Catmint
Flowers appear all the way up its stem.
Pycnanthemum muticum – Blunt Mountain Mint
Top choice to attract butterflies and more, multiple award winner.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.
Rudbeckia fulgida – Shining Black-Eyed Susan
Birds love this Illinois and Missouri native's seeds.
Oligoneuron ridellii – Riddell’s Goldenrod
An important pollinator food source.
Phlox paniculata – Jeana Garden Phlox
Best performer in top field trial, top award winner.
Agastache – Rosie Posie Hummingbird Mint
Hummingbirds find it irresistible.
Search
FILTER THE ITEMS ON THIS PAGE BY:
Plant Type
Genus
Common Name
Light Requirements
Bloom Color
Bloom Time
Height
Uses
Resistances
Type
Genus
Common Name
Light Requirement
Flower Color
Bloom Time
Height
Uses
Resistance
Keep up with all the newest and best in gardening. Sign up here: