Pollinator Plant Lists and Habitat Restoration Guides

2021 List of Bee Friendly Plants

(some plants have underlined links to videos)

(videos by Karl Foord, retired extension educator, and Mary Hockenberry Meyer, retired professor, University of Minnesota horticulture )

Scientific name	Common name	Color	Bloom time	Nectar	Pollen
Prunus spp.	plum, cherry	white	may	X	X
Malus spp.	crabapple	white	may	X	X
Rubus spp.	rasberry, blackberry	white	may	X
Brassica arvenish	wild mustard	yellow	may	X	X
Penstemon grandiflorus	beardtongue	lavendar	may-june	X	X
Allium schoenoprasum	chive	pink	may-june	X	X
Rosa palustris	swamp rose	pink	may-june		X
Tithonia rotundifolia	mexican sunflower	red	may-oct	X	X
Zizia aurea	golden alexanders	yellow	may-july	X	X
Ascleplas syrica	common milkweed	pink	july	X	X
Asclepias incarnata	red milkweed	pink	july	X	X
Veronicastrum virginicum	Culver's root	white	july	X
Amorpha canescens	leadplant	purple	july	X	X
Baptisia australis	blue false indigo	blue	july	X	X
Penstemon digitalis	smooth penstemon	white	june-july	X	X
Eryngium yuccifolium	rattlesanke master	white	june-july	X	X
Salvia azurea	blue sage	blue	june-july	X
Dalea purpurea	purple prairie clover	purple	june-july	X	X
Helianthus occidentalis	sunflower	yellow	june-july	X	X
Nepeta x faaseni	catmint	purple	june-july	X
Allium spp.	onion	white	june-july	X	X
Gallardia pulchella	indian blanket	orange	aug-oct	X	X
Silphium perfoliatum	cup plant	yellow	aug-sept	X	X
Silphium lancelota	compass plant	yellow	aug-oct	X	X
Borage officinalis	borage	lavendar	aug-oct	X	X
Lobelia siphilitica	great blue lobelia	blue	aug-sept	X
Monarda fistulosa	bergamot	lavendar	aug-sept	X
Verbena hastata	blue vervain	blue	aug-sept	X
Epilobium augustifolium	fireweed	pink	aug-sept	X
Agastache foeniculum	lavendar hyssop	purple	aug-sept	X
Echinacea purpurea	purple coneflower	purple	aug-sept	X
Monarda punctata	dotted mint	lavendar	aug-sept	X
Vernonia fasciculata	ironweed	red	aug-sept	X
Helianthus mollis	downy sunflower	yellow	aug-sept	X	X
Physostegia virginiana	obedient plant	pink	aug-sept	X
Eupatorium maculatum	joe pye weed	pink	aug-sept	X	X
Eupatorium altissiumum	tall boneset	white	aug-sept	X	X
Liatris spicata	dense blazingstar	purple	aug-sept	X
Gaillardia pulchella	blanket flower	red/yellow	aug-septe	X	X
Verbena bonariensis	so.american vervain	purple	aug-oct	X	X
Campis radicans	trumpet vine	red	aug-oct	X	X
Solidago rigida	stiff goldenrod	yellow	aug-oct	X	X
Hylotelephium telephium	sedum autumn joy	pink	aug-oct	X	X
Helianthus strumosus	woodland sunflower	yellow	aug-oct	X	X
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	new england aster	purple	aug-oct	X	X

Plants for Pollinators: Lists & Databases

Native plant list Center for Urban Ecology & Sustainability, University of Minnesota.
Pollinators of native plants & Native plant & bee Identification books Heather Holm.
Audubon native plant database by zip code.
What makes a plant a good pollinator plant video Karl Foord, University of Minnesota.
Minnesota wildflowers a field guide to the flora of Minnesota by LCCMR.
Native plants of North American database Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Plant finder search engine Missouri Botanical Garden.
Native restore your shore plant encyclopedia Minnesota DNR.
Native trees and shrubs for bees and butterflies guide Heather Holm.
Planting guide by zip code Pollinator Partnership.
Plants for bees guide University of Minnesota Bee Lab.
Pollinator plant list for great lakes region Xerces Society.
Pollinator friendly plant lists Xerces Society.
Native plant and butterfly finder University of Delaware, National Forest Service, National Wildlife Federation.

Krischik Lab Resources

Extension/Outreach Bulletins for conserving bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects.

2021 Japanese Beetle Management, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota and Doree Maser, MDA.

2021 Managing Turf Insects in Turf and Bee Lawns. Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota.

2020 Guide to Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Dr. Vera Krischik Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota and Laurie Schneider.

2020 Conservation Guide: Pollinators, Plants, Pesticides, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota and Laurie Schneider and Emily Tenczar.

2020 Understanding Pesticide Toxicity to Pollinators, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota.

2020 Best Practices for Pollinators: Conserving Biodiversity in Open Spaces, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota.

2020 Backyard Best Practices for Pollinators, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota.

2020 Butterfly Gardening, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota and Laurie Schneider.

2020 Pollinator Lawn IPM how-to instructions, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota and Laurie Schneider.

2020 Conserving the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, Dr. Vera Krischik Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota.

2000 Native Plants for Sustainable Landscapes: establishment and management of lakeshores and gardens, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota, Catherine Reed, and Serena Wiley.

2000 Native Shoreline Vegetation Poster , Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota.

2020 THINK IPM color poster, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota and Laurie Schneider.

2017 Save the Bees Plant Flowers and Trees poster, Dr. Vera Krischik, Entomology Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota.