Plant for Pollinators The first simple step toward protecting our pollinators is to provide the flowers they need, using no pesticides. With abundant native wildflowers, your task is even simpler: don't mow them down! This field guide identifies the plants that honey bees and native bees – as well as butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds – find most nutritious, including flowers, trees, shrubs, herbs, and pasture plants. With guidance from the Xerces Society, the global authority on insects and other invertebrates, you can turn your backyard, farm, or commumity into a thriving pollinator…mehr
Plant for Pollinators The first simple step toward protecting our pollinators is to provide the flowers they need, using no pesticides. With abundant native wildflowers, your task is even simpler: don't mow them down! This field guide identifies the plants that honey bees and native bees – as well as butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds – find most nutritious, including flowers, trees, shrubs, herbs, and pasture plants. With guidance from the Xerces Society, the global authority on insects and other invertebrates, you can turn your backyard, farm, or commumity into a thriving pollinator habitat. Each plant profile includes which pollinators visit the plant, the quality of honey the nectar produces, when it blooms, how best to use it in the landscape, planting tips, and spectacular photography.
The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. Established in 1971, the Society is at the forefront of invertebrate protection worldwide, harnessing the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of citizens to implement conservation programs. They are the authors of 100 Plants to Feed the Bees, Farming with Native Beneficial Insects, and Attracting Native Pollinators.
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Preface: What's Old Is New Plants and Pollinators: An Overview Pollinators and Pesticides Icon Key 1 Native Wildflowers Anise Hyssop, Giant Hyssop Aster Beebalm Black-Eyed Susan Blanketflower Blazing Star Blue Curls Blue Vervain California Poppy Clarkia Coreopsis Culver's Root Cup Plant, Compass Plant, Rosinweed Figwort Fireweed Globe Gilia Goldenrod Gumweed Ironweed Joe-Pye Weed, Boneset Lobelia Lupine Meadowfoam Milkweed Mountainmint Native Thistle Penstemon Phacelia Prairie Clover Purple Coneflower Rattlesnake Master, Eryngo Rocky Mountain Bee Plant Salvia Selfheal Sneezeweed Spiderwort Sunflower Waterleaf Wild Buckwheat Wild Geranium Wild Indigo Wingstem Wood Mint 2 Native Trees and Shrubs Acacia Basswood Blackberry, Raspberry Black Locust Blueberry Buckwheat Tree Buttonbush Chamise Coyotebrush False Indigo, Leadplant Golden Currant Inkberry Madrone Magnolia Manzanita Mesquite Ocean Spray Oregon Grape Rabbitbrush Redbud Rhododendron Rose Saw Palmetto Serviceberry Sourwood Steeplebush, Meadowsweet Toyon Tulip Tree Tupelo Wild Lilac Willow Yerba Santa 3 Introduced Trees and Shrubs Orange Plum, Cherry, Almond, Peach 4 Introduced Herbs and Ornamentals Basil Borage Catnip Coriander Cosmos Hyssop Lavender Mint Oregano Rosemary Russian Sage Thyme 5 Native and Nonnative Bee Pasture Plants Alfalfa Buckwheat Clover Cowpea Mustard Partridge Pea Radish Sainfoin Scarlet Runner Bean Sweetclover Vetch Average Number of Flower and Herb Seeds per Pound
