Plants of interest to Bumblebees

Plants of interest to Bumblebees

Name	Botanical Name	In Bloom	Annual	Biennial	Perennial	Self-sow
Alyssum	Alyssum saxatile	jul-aug	yes	no	yes	yes
Aster, hardy	Aster spp.	aug-oct	no	no	yes	yes
Balm, lemon	Melissa officinalis	jul-aug	no	no	yes	yes
Basil	Ocimum basilicum	jul-aug	yes	no	no	no
Bergenia	Bergenia spp.	mar-apr	no	no	yes	yes
Blackberry	Rubus himalaya	may-jun	no	no	yes	no
Blueberry	Vaccinium corymbosum	may-jun	no	no	yes	no
Borage	Borago officinalis	apr-jun	yes	no	yes	yes
Burnet, salad	Sanguisorba minor		yes	no	no	no
Butterfly bush	Buddleia var.		no	no	yes	yes
Ceanothus	Ceanothus spp
Chervil, salad	Anthriscus cerefolium
Cinquefoil	Potentilla spp	jun-aug	no	no	yes	yes
Clover, red	Trifolium pratense		yes	yes	yes	yes
Comfrey	Symphytum officinale	jun-oct	no	no	yes	yes
Coneflower	Echinacea, var	jul-sep	no	no	yes	yes
Coriander	Coriandrum sativum	aug	yes	no	no	yes
Costmary	Chrysanthemum balsamita
Cumin	Cuminium cyminum		yes	no	no
Delphinium	Delphinium spp.	jun-jul	no	no	yes	yes
Dewberry	Rubus flagellaris	jun-jul	no	no	yes	yes
Dill	Anethum graveolens	jul-sep	yes	no	no	yes
Dogbane	Apocynum androsaemifolia	jun-oct	yes	no	yes	yes
Foxglove	Digitalis	may	no	yes	no	yes
Gayfeather	Liatris spp.	aug-sep	no	no	yes	yes
Geranium	Geranium	may-jun	no	no	yes	no
Globe thistle	Echinops spp.	jul-sep	no	no	yes	yes
Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	sep-oct	yes	no	no	yes
Heath	Erica spp.		yes	no	yes
Honesty	Lunaria annua	may-jun	no	yes	no	yes
Huckleberry	Solanum nigrum		no	no	yes
Hyssop	Hyssopus officinalis	jul-aug	no	no	yes	yes
Impatiens	Impatiens spp	jun-oct	yes	no	no	yes
Kinnikinnik	Cornus sericea flaviramea		no	no	yes	no
Leeks	Allium porrum	jul	no	no	yes	yes
Lovage	Levisticum officianale	jun	no	no	yes	yes
Mint	Mentha spp.	jun-jul	no	no	yes	yes
Morning glory	Ipomoea spp.		yes	no	no	yes
Mugwort	Artemisia vulgaris		no	no	yes	no
Mustard	Sinapis alba
Oregano	Origanum vulgare		yes	no	yes	yes
Pea, everlasting	Lathyrus latifolius	jun-jul	yes	no	no	yes
Pincushion flower	Scabiosa spp.	jul-sep	no	no	yes	yes
Poppy, Calif.	Eschscholtzia stauntonii		yes	no	yes
Primrose	Primula spp.	apr-may	no	no	yes	yes
Queen annes lace	Daucus carrota	jul-sep	yes	no	no	yes
Quince, flowering	Chaenomeles spp.	apr-jun	no	no	yes	yes
Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis	jul-aug	no	no	yes	yes
Rue, lavender	Ruta graveolens	sep-oct	no	no	yes	yes
Raspberry	Rubus spp.	jul-aug	no	no	yes	no
Sage	Salvia spp.	may-oct	no	no	yes	yes
Salal	Gaultheria shallon		no	no	yes
Savory, summer	Satureja hortensis	aug	yes	no	no
Sedum	Sedum spp.	may-oct	no	no	yes	yes
Serviceberry	Amelanchier spp.	apr-jun	no	no	yes	yes
Snapdragon	Antirrhinum majus	jul-sep	yes	yes	yes	yes
Sorrel	Rumex acetosa		no	no	yes
Speedwell	Veronica spicata	may-oct	no	no	yes	yes
Spirea	Spirea thunbergi	jun-jul	no	no	yes	no
Spurge	Euphorbia spp.	jun-sep	yes	no	yes	yes
St Johnswort	Hypericum olympicum	jun-jul	no	no	yes	yes
Tarragon	Artemesia dracunculus		no	no	yes
Thyme	Thymus vulgaris
Tree rose	Rhododendron spp.		no	no	yes	no
Trefoil, birdsfoot	Lotus corniculatis		no	no	yes	yes
Valerian	Valerian officinales		yes	no	yes
Vanilla bean	Vanilla fragrans
Vetch, giant	Vicia gigantea	jul-aug	yes	no	yes	yes
Wallflower	Cheiranthus spp.	apr-jun	no	yes	yes	yes
Zinnia	Zinnia elegans	aug-sep	yes	no	no	no