Plants for pollinators
A selection of useful flowering plants to compare when building a more welcoming balcony or garden.
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Arabian jasmine
Jasminum sambac
Asian plantain
Plantago asiatica
Bluemink
Ageratum houstonianum
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Carpet bugle
Ajuga reptans
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
Common bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Common lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Dwarf mallow
Malva neglecta
English bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
hawkweed
Hieracium
Japanese cherry
Prunus serrulata
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Japanese kerria
Kerria japonica
Japanese morning-glory
Ipomoea nil
Meadow buttercup
Ranunculus acris
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
morning glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Perennial scabious
Lomelosia caucasica
Red valerian
Valeriana rubra
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Scarlet sage
Salvia splendens
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
Tricolor hibiscus
Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis
White clover
Trifolium repens
White sage
Salvia apiana