Bee Connected.

Sign up for the Beesponsible e-newsletter.

Success! Your email has been submitted.

There was an error submitting your email. Please try again.

/assets/bee-friendly-plants/clasping-coneflower.jpg

Clasping Coneflower

Dracopis amplexicaulis

Native to the region

Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 2 to 11


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/california-poppy.jpg
Photo by Judy Gallagher / CC BY 2.0

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 3 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/bachelor-button.jpg
Photo by tdlucas5000 / CC BY-SA 2.0

Bachelor Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/cosmos.jpg
Photo by Jeevan Jose / CC BY-SA 4.0

Cosmos

Cosomos sulphureus

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 3 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/basil.jpg
Photo by whologwhy / CC BY 2.0

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/partridge-pea.jpg

Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/black-eyed-susan.jpg

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Native to the region

Full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/common-sunflower.jpg

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annus

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/lanceleaf-blanketflower.jpg
Photo by Brenda Loveless / Unrestricted

Lanceleaf Blanketflower

Gaillardia aestivalis

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 5 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/eastern-rosemallow.jpg

Eastern Rosemallow

Hibiscus mosheutos

Native to the region

Full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 1 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/rattlesnake-master.jpg

Rattlesnake Master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/white-wild-indigo.jpg

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 8


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/foxglove-penstemon.jpg
Photo by R. W. Smith / Unrestricted

Foxglove Penstemon

Penstemon digitalis

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 8


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/whiteleaf-mountain-mint.jpg
Photo by Ray Mathews / Unrestricted

Whiteleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum albescens

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/spotted-bee-balm.jpg

Spotted Bee Balms

Monarda punctata

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 8


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/spotted-geranium.jpg

Spotted Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Native to the region

Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 8


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/purple-coneflower.jpg

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 3 to 8


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/sage.jpg

Sage

Salvia officinalis

Full sun
Dry, drought tolerant
Zones 3 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/pasture-rose.jpg

Pasture Rose

Rosa carolina

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry water needs
Zones 4 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/buttonbush.jpg

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/new-jersey-tea.jpg
Photo by Andrey Zharklkh / CC BY 2.0

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Native to the region

Part shade
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 4 to 8


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/common-snowberry.jpg
Photo by Patrick Standish / CC BY 2.0

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium water needs
Zones 3 to 7


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/saw-palmetto.jpg
Photo by Daniel Oines​ ​/ CC BY 2.0

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

Native to the region

Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 7 to 11


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/carolina-rose.jpg
Photo by T.Kiya​ ​/ CC BY-SA 2.0

Carolina Rose

Rosa carolina

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 4 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/purple-passion-flower.jpg
Photo by John Flannery / CC BY-SA 2.0

Purple Passion Flower

Passiflora incarnata

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/inkberry.jpg

Inkberry

Ilex glabra

Native to the region

Part shade
Wet water needs
Zones 4 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/california-lilac.jpg
Photo by Tristan Loper / CC BY 2.0

California Lilac

Ceanothus ssp.

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/cockspur-hawthorn.jpg
Photo by Fritz Flohr Reynolds / CC BY-SA 2.0

Cockspur Hawthorn

Crataegus crus-galli

Native to the region

Part shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 7


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/carolina-laurel-cherry.jpg
Photo by Bri Weldon​ ​/ CC BY​ ​2.0

Carolina Laurel Cherry

Prunus caroliniana

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 7 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/southern-catalpa.jpg
Photo by Stephen Horvath ​/ CC BY-ND​ ​2.0

Southern Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/tulip-tree.jpg
Photo by stanze​ ​/ CC BY-SA 2.0

Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Medium to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/american-holly.jpg

American Holly

Ilex opaca

Native to the region

Full shade to full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 5 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/summer-farewell.jpg
Photo by Alan Cressler / Unrestricted

Summer Farewell

Dalea pinnata

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Dry to medium water needs
Zones 4 to 10


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/butterfly-weed.jpg

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Native to the region

Full sun
Dry to wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9


/assets/bee-friendly-plants/red-maple.jpg
Photo by BenGrantham​ ​/ CC BY 2.0

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Native to the region

Partial to full sun
Wet water needs
Zones 3 to 9