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Summer-blooming bee-attracting plants
Plant Summer blooming plants to continue feeding bees throughout the warmth of summer. (n) indicates plants native to Ontario.
Agastache spp. Purple spike
Hyssops. A. nepetoides, A. scrophulariifolia(n)
Apocynum spp. Greenish-white terminal inflorescence of bell-shaped flowers
Dogbane. A. androsaemifolium, A. cannabinum (n)
Asclepias incarnate. Purple-pink terminal inflorescence of cup-shaped flowers
Swamp Milkweed (n)
Asclepias tuberosa.Orange terminal inflorescence of cup-shaped flowers
Butterfly weed (n)
Campanula spp. White and blue/purple cup shaped flowers
Bell Flower. Vigorous alpine flowering June to September
Echinacea purpurea. Purple simple open flower
Purple coneflower(n)
Impatiens spp. White to purple simple open flowers
Lovely flowers in a large range of bold colours, June to September
Lavandula spp. Lavender spikes
Lavender. Sweetly scented flowers arranged along the spike
Thymus spp. Purple open flower
Thyme
More bee-attracting plant websites
Ivydene Gardens Plants: Bee pollinated plants list based on the International Bee Research Association’s book, Garden Plants Valuable to Bees
List of nectar-source plant for the Northern Hemisphere
List of pollen-source plant for the Northern Hemisphere
Written by Cristina da Silva
Friday, June 25, 2010 in Plants
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