🌿 Plants for Bees

Huisache

Vachellia farnesiana

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jan–Mar · native

Illinois Bundleflower

Desmanthus illinoensis

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

May–Sep · native

Indian Blanket

Gaillardia pulchella

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Oct · Zones 2-10 · native

Indian paintbrush

Castilleja coccinea

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Apr–Jul · Zones 3-8 · native

Indigo Bush

Amorpha fructicosa

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Jul · Zones 4-9 · native

Inland sea oat

Chasmanthium latifolium

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jun–Sep · native

Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jul–Sep · native

Italian Thistle

Carduus pycnocephalus

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Mar–Jul · invasive

Ithuriel's Spear

Brodiaea laxiflora

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

May–Jul · native

Ixora

Ixora coccinea

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jan–Dec

Jacaranda

Jacaranda mimosifolia

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

May–Jul · introduced

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Apr–Jun · native

Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Apr–Jun · Zones 3-8 · native

Japanese Clover

Kummerowia striata

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jul–Sep · introduced

Japanese Knotweed

Reynoutria japonica

Nectar: high · Pollen: low

Aug–Sep · invasive

Japanese Pagoda Tree

Styphnolobium japonicum

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jul–Aug · introduced

Japanese Privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

May–Jun · invasive

Japanese Quince

Chaenomeles japonica

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Mar–Apr · introduced

Java Plum

Syzygium cumini

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

May–Jul · introduced

Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium spp.

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Jul–Sep · native