Pollinator Week – June 20th to 26th

Internationally celebrated, Pollinator Week is an annual event in support of pollinator health. If you want to learn more about Pollinator Week click on the link to the Pollinator Partnership website.

You can celebrate and get involved in any way you like!

Here, we’ve focused on planting for pollinators, in particular, yellow flowers. Yellow is a bright color in the garden that easily catches the eye of people and pollinators. Though bees are known to be highly attracted to blues and purples, yellow flowers are also enjoyed.

Yellow Flowers that Bees (and We) Love

There are a number of yellow flowering plants that are great sources of nectar and pollen, so don’t leave these out when planting for pollinators!

Here is a list of some of our favorites for the summer season – some plants are linked directly to our online store and others are linked to our Plant Library:

Shrubs:
Mahonia
Hypericum
Roses
Potentilla
Barberry (some)

Perennials:
Yellow Erysimum
Rudbeckia
Yarrow
Coreopsis
Wooly Sunflower ‘Eriophyllum’ aka Oregon Sunshine
Yellow Monkeyflower ‘Mimulus’
Sedums (some)
Creeping Jenny

Annuals:
Sunflower
Marigold
Zinnia
Nasturtium
Dill
Brassica plants – brocolli, kale
Squash
Sanvitalia
Bidens

See our full list of plants for pollinators HERE.