When we think of pollinator-friendly shrubs and herbaceous, we automatically think of lavenders, but this doesn’t suit everybody’s taste or garden position, so we have put together a list of other pollinator-friendly plants for different positions in your garden during the spring and summer months.
1.Primula veris
Flowering period: April – May
Position: Full sun or partial shade
2. Helleborus varieties
Flowering period: January – March (some varieties flower earlier, and for longer)
Position: Partial shade
3. Prunus Kojo-no-mai
Flowering period: March – April
Position: Full sun
4.Berberis darwinii
Flowering period: April – May
Position: Full sun or partial shade
5. Pulmonaria Diana Clare
Flowering period: February – May
Position: shade – Partial sun
6. Ribes King Edward
Flowering period: April – May
Position: Full sun
7. Viburnum tinus
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period: April – December
8. Mahonia ‘Winter sun’
Position: November – March
Flowering period: Full sun – partial shade
1.Geraniums
Flowering period: May – September (some varieties may flower earlier and for longer)
Position: Full sun or partial shade
2. Echinacea’s
Flowering period: July – September (most varieties)
Position: Full sun
3. Buddleia’s
Flowering period: July – September (mot varieties)
Position: Full sun or partial shade
4. Scabiosa varieties
Flowering period: July – September (most varieties)
Position: Full sun
5. Lavender varieties
Flowering period: July – September (most varieties)
Position: Full sun
6. Verbena varieties
Flowering period: June – September (most varieties)
Position: Full sun
7. Agastache varieties
Flowering period: June – October (most varieties)
Position: Full sun
8.Caryopteris ‘Heavenly Blue’
Flowering period: August – September
Position: Ful sun
Posted 6th Jul 2:53pm
