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Bee Flowers - Biennials & Perennials

Table 1 *
Latin Name Common Name Biennial or Perennial Nectar (N) or Pollen (P) Source Approximate Peak Blooming Time* Bee Visitors
* Bloom times for USDA zone 5, adjust for your zone.
Achillea filipendulina Yarrow, Gold P N 06/25 - 07/10 short-tongued bees
Achillea millefolium Yarrow, White P N/P 06/20 - 07/20 short-tongued bees
Agastache foeniculum Hyssop, Lavender P N/P 07/25 - 08/15 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Allium cernuum Onion, Nodding Pink P N/P 07/31 - 08/10 honey bee, native bees
Allium schoenoprasm Chives P N/P 05/25 - 06/10 honey bee, native bees
Amorpha canescens Leadplant P N/P 07/10 - 07/30 bumble bee, native bees
Aquilegia caerulea Columbine P N 05/25 - 06/10 honey bee, bumble bees
Aquilegia canadensis Columbine, Eastern P N 05/25 - 06/10 native bees
Arabis alpina Rockcress P N/P 04/25 - 05/15 honey bee
Asclepias incarnata Milkweed, Swamp P N 07/20 - 08/15 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Asclepias tuberosa Milkweed, Butterfly P N 07/01 - 07/20 honey bee, native bees
Aurinia saxatilis Basket of Gold P N 05/01 - 05/15 honey bee, short-tongued bees
Baptisia australis Wild Indigo, Blue P N 05/25 - 06/10 honey bee, bumble bees
Bellis perennis Daisy, English P N 04/15 - 5/30 short-tongued bees
Cheiranthus allionii Wallflower, Siberian B N/P 05/15 - 06/15 honey bee, native bees
Cichorium intybus Chicory P N 07/05 - 07/25 honey bee, native bees
Coreopsis lanceolata Coreopsis, Lance-Leaved P N/P 06/25 - 07/15 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Dalea candida Prairie Clover, White P N/P 07/10 - 08/01 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Dalea purpurea Prairie Clover, Purple P N/P 07/05 - 07/25 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Desmodium canadense Tick Trefoil, Showy P P 07/15 - 08/01 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Dieteria bigelovii Aster, Bigelow's A/B N 07/15 - 9/30 honey bees, bumble bees, native bees
Echinacea angustifolia Coneflower, Narrow-Leaf Purple P N/P 07/05 - 07/25 honey bee, bumble bees,
native bees
Echinacea pallida Coneflower, Pale Purple P N/P 07/01 - 07/20 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Echinacea purpurea Coneflower, Purple P N/P 07/20 - 08/15 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Engelmannia peristenia Daisy, Engelmann P N 08/10 - 09/10 honey bee, native bees
Erigeron speciosus Daisy, Aspen P N 06/20 - 07/10 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Eriophyllum lanatum Oregon Sunshine P N 06/15 - 07/05 honey bee, native bees
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master P N 07/25 - 09/05 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Eschscholzia californica Poppy, California TP P 06/30 - 08/30 honey bee, native bees
Eupatoriadelphus maculatus Joe Pyeweed P N 08/10 - 09/10 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset P N 08/10 - 09/10 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Gaillardia aristata Blanketflower P N/P 07/25 - 08/20 honey bee, native bees
Gaura lindheimeri Gaura P N/P 07/05 - 09/10 honey bee, native bees
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed, Autumn P N/P 08/25 - 09/15 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Heliomeris multiflora Goldeneye, Showy P N 05/15 - 06/20 honey bee, small native bees
Heliopsis helianthoides Sunflower, Ox-Eye P N/P 08/10 - 09/15 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Heterotheca villosa Aster, Golden P N 07/01 - 09/01 small native bees
Iris missouriensis Iris, Wild Blue P N 05/25 - 06/10 honey bee, native bees
Lavandula angustifolia Lavender P N 07/15 - 07/25 honey bee, bumble bees
Lespedeza capitata Bushclover, Roundheaded P N/P 08/15 - 09/15 bumble bees, native bees
Leucanthemum superbum Daisy, Shasta P N/P 07/05 - 07/20 small native bees
Liatris aspera Blazingstar, Rough P N/P 08/15 - 09/05 honey bee, bumble bees,
native bees
Liatris punctata Gayfeather, Dotted P N/P 08/10 - 08/25 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Liatris pycnostachya Gayfeather, Thickspike P N/P 08/10 - 08/25 honey bee, bumble bees
Liatris spicata Gayfeather P N/P 07/20 - 08/05 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Linum lewisii Flax, Lewis P N 05/20 - 07/25 honey bee, native bees
Lotus corniculatus Trefoil, Bird's Foot P N 07/01 - 07/25 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Lupinus alpestris Lupine, Mountain P N 06/05 - 06/15 native bees
Lupinus perennis Lupine, Perennial P N 05/25 - 06/10 bumble bees, native bees
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Aster, Prairie B N 07/05 - 07/30 honey bee, native bees
Monarda fistulosa Bergamot (Beebalm) P N 07/15 - 07/30 honey bee, bumble bees,
long-tongued bees
Nepeta cataria Catnip P N 07/10 - 07/25 honey bee, bumble bees
Oenothera macrocarpa Evening Primrose, Dwarf P P 06/25-07/20 honey bee, native bees
Oligoneuron album Aster, White Upland P N 07/20 - 09/01 honey bee, small native bees
Oligoneuron rigidum Goldenrod, Rigid P N/P 08/20 - 9/05 honey bee, native bees
Origanum vulgare Oregano P N/P 07/10 - 07/30 honey bee, bumble bees, small native bees
Papaver nudicaule Poppy, Iceland P N/P 06/20 - 07/20 honey bee, small native bees
Papaver orientale Poppy, Oriental P P 06/10 - 06/25 honey bee
Penstemon angustifolius Beardtongue, Narrow-Leaved P N 05/15 - 06/01 honey bee, native bees
Penstemon digitalis Penstemon, Smooth P N/P 07/05 - 07/25 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Penstemon grandiflorus Penstemon, Shell-Leaf P N/P 06/05 - 06/20 bumble bees, native bees
Penstemon palmeri Penstemon, Palmer P N 06/10 - 06/25 bumble bees
Penstemon spectabilis Penstemon, Showy P N 06/15 - 07/05 honey bee, bumble bees
Penstemon strictus Penstemon, Rocky Mountain P N 06/10 - 06/30 honey bee, bumble bees,
Potentilla fissa Cinquefoil, Bigflower P N/P 06/5 - 06/25 small native bees
Potentilla thurberi Cinquefoil, Scarlet P N/P 07/05 - 08/15 honey bee, small native bees
Ratibida columnifera Coneflower, Prairie B/P N 08/05 - 08/20 native bees
Ratibida pinnata Coneflower, Grey-Headed P N/P 08/01 - 08/30 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Rudbeckia hirta Black-Eyed Susan B/P N/P 08/01 - 08/25 native bees
Rudbeckia laciniata Coneflower, Cutleaf P N/P 09/01 - 09/25 honey bee, native bees
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Black-Eyed Susan, Sweet P N/P 07/25 - 08/25 honey bee, native bees
Rudbeckia triloba Brown-Eyed Susan B/P N/P 08/05 - 09/25 native bees, bumble bees, native bees
Salvia azurea Sage, Pitcher P N 08/25 - 09/20 bumble bees, long-tongued bees
Salvia officinalis Sage, Garden P N 06/05 - 06/20 honey bee, native bees
Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant P N/P 08/15 - 09/05 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant P N/P 08/15 - 09/05 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Symphyotrichum laeve Aster, Smooth P N/P 09/01 - 09/25 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Aster, New England P N/P 09/05 - 10/01 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Aster, Sky Blue P N 08/25 - 09/20 honey bee, native bees
Thymus serpyllum Thyme, Wild P N 07/05 - 07/25 honey bee, small native bees
Tradescantia ohiensis Spiderwort, Ohio P P 06/10 - 07/20 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees,
Trifolium repens Clover, White P N/P 06/10 - 07/15 honey bee, native bees
Verbena hastata Vervain, Blue P N 07/20 - 08/25 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Verbena tenuisecta Verbena, Moss TP N 07/10 - 09/01 honey bee, long-tongued bees
Verbena stricta Vervain, Hoary P N 07/15 - 08/15 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Vernonia fasciculata Ironweed, Prairie P N/P 07/20 - 08/05 honey bee, bumble bees, native bees
Zizia aurea Golden Alexander P N/P 05/20 - 06/05 honey bee, native bees