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Plants Attractive to Native Bee
Sorted By Genus
Blue plant names are widely cultivated & broadly attractive to bees
| FAMILY |
GENUS |
COMMON NAME |
| Caprifoliaceae |
Abelia |
abelia |
| Fabaceae |
Acacia |
acacia |
| Aceraceae |
Acer |
maple |
| Asteraceae |
Achillea |
yarrow |
| Ranunculaceae |
Aconitum |
monkshood |
| Lamiaceae |
Agastache |
hyssop |
| Lamiaceae |
Ajuga |
carpet bugle |
| Malvaceae |
Althea |
hollyhock |
| Liliaceae |
Allium |
allium |
| Rosaceae |
Amelanchier |
serviceberry |
| Boraginaceae |
Anchusa |
wild forget-me-not |
| Apiaceae |
Anethum |
dill |
| Ranunculaceae |
Aquilegia |
columbine |
| Ericaceae |
Arctostaphylos |
manzanita |
| Papaveraceae |
Argemone |
prickly poppy |
| Plumbaginaceae |
Armeria |
sea thrift |
| Asteraceae |
Aster |
aster |
| Fabaceae |
Astragalus |
locoweed |
| Asteraceae |
Baileya |
desert marigold |
| Fabaceae |
Baptisia |
false indigo |
| Berberidaceae |
Berberis |
barberry |
| Boraginaceae |
Borago |
borage |
| Brassicaceae |
Brassica |
mustard |
| Lamiaceae |
Calamintha |
calamint |
| Malvaceae |
Callirhoe |
wine cups, poppy mallow |
| Ericaceae |
Calluna |
heather |
| Onagraceae |
Camissonia |
camissonia |
| Campanulaceae |
Campanula |
bell flower |
| Fabaceae |
Caragena |
Siberian peashrub |
| Aizoaceae |
Carpobrotus |
ice plant |
| Asteraceae |
Carthamnus |
safflower |
| Lamiaceae |
Caryopteris |
blue mist spirea |
| Fabaceae |
Cassia |
senna |
| Rhamnaceae |
Ceanothus |
buckbrush |
| Asteraceae |
Centaurea |
bachelor's button, corn flower |
| Caryophyllaceae |
Cerastium |
snow-in-summer |
| Fabaceae |
Cercidium |
palo verde |
| Fabaceae |
Cercis |
redbud |
| Rosaceae |
Cercocarpus |
mountain mahogany |
| Rosaceae |
Chaenomeles |
flowering quince |
| Bignoniaceae |
Chilopsis |
desert willow |
| Asteraceae |
Chrysanthemum |
chrysanthemum |
| Asteraceae |
Chrysothamnus |
rabbit brush, chamisa |
| Cucurbitaceae |
Citrullus |
watermelon |
| Rutaceae |
Citrus |
grapefruit, orange, lemon |
| Fabaceae |
Coronilla |
crownvetch |
| Cucurbitaceae |
Cucurbita |
squash, gourd, pumpkin |
| Onagraceae |
Clarkia |
clarkia |
| Asteraceae |
Cosmos |
cosmos |
| Apiaceae |
Coriandrum |
coriander |
| Asteraceae |
Coreopsis |
coreopsis |
| Lythraceae |
Cuphea |
false heather |
| Rosaceae |
Cydonia |
fruiting quince |
| Asteraceae |
Cynara |
artichoke, cardoon |
| Boraginaceae |
Cynoglossum |
comfrey |
| Apiaceae |
Daucus |
carrot |
| Ranunculaceae |
Delphinium |
larkspur |
| Scrophulariaceae |
Digitalis |
foxglove |
| Asteraceae |
Echinacea |
cone flower |
| Boraginaceae |
Echium |
pride of Madeira |
| Asteraceae |
Erigeron |
fleabane |
| Hydrophyllaceae |
Eriodictyon |
yerba santa |
| Polygonaceae |
Eriogonum |
wild buckwheat |
| Apiaceae |
Eryngium |
eryngo, button-celery, coyote-thistle |
| Brassicaceae |
Erysimum |
wallflower |
| Asteraceae |
Eupatorium |
joe pye weed |
| Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia |
spurge |
| Cactaceae |
Ferocactus |
barrel cactus |
| Apiaceae |
Foeniculum |
fennel |
| Rosaceae |
Fragaria |
strawberry |
| Sterculiaceae |
Fremontodendron |
flannelbush |
| Asteraceae |
Gaillardia |
blanket flower |
| Onagraceae |
Gaura |
gaura |
| Gentianaceae |
Gentiana |
blue gentian |
| Asteraceae |
Geraea |
desert sunflower |
| Rosaceae |
Geum |
avens |
| Polemoniaceae |
Gilia |
gilia |
| Fabaceae |
Glycyrrhiza |
licorice |
| Asteraceae |
Grindelia |
gumweed |
| Boraginaceae |
Hackelia |
wild formet-me-not |
| Lamiaceae |
Hedeoma |
sweetscent, mock pennyroyal |
| Fabaceae |
Hedysarum |
sweet vetch, french honeysuckle |
| Asteraceae |
Helenium |
sneezeweed |
| Asteraceae |
Helianthella |
sunflower |
| Asteraceae |
Helianthus |
sunflower |
| Boraginaceae |
Heliotropium |
heliotrope |
| Malvaceae |
Hibiscus |
rose-of-sharon, hollyhock |
| Asteraceae |
Hieracium |
hawkweed |
| Rosaceae |
Holodiscus |
cliff spirea, mountainspray |
| Asteraceae |
Hymenopappus |
false cosmos |
| Asteraceae |
Hymenoxys |
alpine sunflower |
| Lamiaceae |
Hyptis |
desert lavendar |
| Aquifoliaceae |
Ilex |
holly |
| Malvaceae |
Iliamna |
mountain hollyhock |
| Zygophyllaceae |
Kallstroemia |
Arizona poppy |
| Scrophulariaceae |
Keckiella |
bush penstemon |
| Lamiaceae |
Lamium |
dead nettles |
| Zygophyllaceae |
Larrea |
creosote bush |
| Fabaceae |
Lathyrus |
everlasting pea |
| Lamiaceae |
Lavendula |
lavendar |
| Asteraceae |
Layia |
tidytips |
| Fabaceae |
Lespedeza |
bush clover |
| Brassicaceae |
Lesquerella |
bladderpod |
| Asteraceae |
Liatris |
blazing star |
| Limnanthaceae |
Limnanthes |
meadowfoam, fried egg flower |
| Polemoniaceae |
Linanthus |
mountain phlox |
| Scrophulariaceae |
Linaria |
toadflax |
| Linaceae |
Linum |
flax |
| Fabaceae |
Lotus |
birdsfoot trefoil, lotus |
| Solanaceae |
Lycium |
wolfberry |
| Berberidaceae |
Mahonia |
mahonia |
| Rosaceae |
Malus |
apple |
| Malvaceae |
Malva |
mallow |
| Fabaceae |
Medicago |
alfalfa, medic |
| Fabaceae |
Melilotus |
sweet clover |
| Lamiaceae |
Mentha |
mint |
| Loasaceae |
Mentzelia |
blazing star |
| Boraginaceae |
Mertensia |
bluebells |
| Scrophulariaceae |
Mimulus |
monkey flower |
| Lamiaceae |
Monarda |
bee balm |
| Myoporaceae |
Myoporum |
myoporum |
| Hydrophyllaceae |
Nemophila |
blue eyes |
| Lamiaceae |
Nepeta |
catmint |
| Lamiaceae |
Ocimum |
basil |
| Onagraceae |
Oenothera |
evening primrose |
| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
pear cactus |
| Lamiaceae |
Origanum |
oregano |
| Ericaceae |
Oxydendrum |
sourwood |
| Fabaceae |
Oxytropis |
locoweed |
| Fabaceae |
Parkinsonia |
Mexican palo verde |
| Scrophulariaceae |
Pedicularis |
lousewort |
| Scrophulariaceae |
Penstemon |
penstemon |
| Lamiaceae |
Perovskia |
Russian sage, filigran |
| Fabaceae |
Petalostemon |
prairie clover |
| Hydrophyllaceae |
Phacelia |
bluebells, scorpionweed |
| Ericaceae |
Phyllodoce |
mountain-heath |
| Solanaceae |
Physalis |
groundcherry |
| Rosaceae |
Physocarpus |
ninebark |
| Lamiaceae |
Physostegia |
obedient plant |
| Ericaceae |
Pieris |
fetterbush |
| Papaveraceae |
Platystemon |
creamcups |
| Polemoneaceae |
Polemonium |
Jacob's ladder |
| Pontederiaceae |
Pontederia |
pickerelweed |
| Fabaceae |
Prosopis |
mesquite |
| Lamiaceae |
Prunella |
henbit |
| Rosaceae |
Prunus |
cherry, plum |
| Fabaceae |
Psorothamnus |
dalea |
| Rosaceae |
Purshia |
cliff rose |
| Lamiaceae |
Pycnanthemum |
mountain mint |
| Brassicaceae |
Raphanus |
mustard |
| Asteraceae |
Ratibida |
Mexican hat |
| Rhamnaceae |
Rhamnus |
buckthorn |
| Anacardiaceae |
Rhus |
sumac |
| Grossulariaceae |
Ribes |
currant |
| Fabaceae |
Robinia |
black locust |
| Papaveraceae |
Romneya |
Matilija poppy |
| Rosaceae |
Rosa |
rugosa-type and wild roses |
| Lamiaceae |
Rosmarinus |
rosemary |
| Rosaceae |
Rubus |
raspberry, blackberry, brambles |
| Asteraceae |
Rudbeckia |
black-eyed susan |
| Salicaceae |
Salix |
willow |
| Lamiaceae |
Salvia |
salvia |
| Caprifoliaceae |
Sambucus |
elderberry |
| Dipsaceae |
Scabiosa |
pincushion flower |
| Crassulaceae |
Sedum |
sedum, stonecrop |
| Asteraceae |
Senecio |
senecio |
| Malvaceae |
Sidalcea |
checkermallow |
| Asteraceae |
Silybum |
milk thistle |
| Solanaceae |
Solanum |
nightshade |
| Asteraceae |
Solidago |
goldenrod |
| Malvaceae |
Sphaeralcea |
globemallow |
| Rosaceae |
Spiraea |
spiraea |
| Lamiaceae |
Stachys |
lamb's ear |
| Brassicaceae |
Stanleya |
prince's plume |
| Boraginaceae |
Sympytum |
comfrey |
| Portulacaceae |
Talinum |
flame flower |
| Apiaceae |
Tanacetum |
tansy |
| Bignoniaceae |
Tecoma |
yellow trumpet bush |
| Lamiaceae |
Teucrium |
germander |
| Fabaceae |
Thermopsis |
false lupine, golden pea |
| Lamiaceae |
Thymus |
thyme |
| Tiliaceae |
Tilia |
basswood |
| Asteraceae |
Tithonia |
Mexican sunflower |
| Lamiaceae |
Trichostema |
bluecurls |
| Fabaceae |
Trifolium |
clover |
| Ericaceae |
Vaccinium |
blueberry, cranberry, huckleberry |
| Valerianaceae |
Valeriana |
valerian |
| Verbenaceae |
Verbena |
verbena |
| Asteraceae |
Verbesina |
golden crownbeard |
| Scrophulariaceae |
Veronica |
speedwell, veronica |
| Caprifoliaceae |
Viburnum |
arrowood, snowball bush |
| Fabaceae |
Vicia |
vetch |
| Asteraceae |
Viguiera |
showy golden-eye |
| Violaceae |
Viola |
violets |
| Asteraceae |
Wyethia |
mules ear |
| Asteraceae |
Zinnia |
zinnia |
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