🌿 Plants for Bees

Virginia Buttonweed

Diodia virginiana

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Jun–Nov · native

Virginia Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Nectar: low · Pollen: high

Apr–Jul · Zones 4-9 · native

Virginia Sweetspire

Itea virginica

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

May–Jun · Zones 5-9 · native

Vitex

Vitex agnus-castus

Nectar: high · Pollen: high

Jun–Sep · Zones 6-11

Walter's Viburnum

Viburnum obovatum

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

Feb–Apr · Zones 7-10 · native

Wasatch Penstemon

Penstemon cyananthus

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

May–Jul · native

Wattle

Acacia spp.

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Feb–Apr · invasive

Wax Currant

Ribes cereum

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Apr–Jun · Zones 4-8 · native

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Nectar: high · Pollen: medium

Feb–May · native

Western Aster

Symphyotrichum ascendens

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Sep · native

Western Azalea

Rhododendron occidentale

Nectar: low · Pollen: low

Apr–Jul · Zones 6-9 · native

Western Coneflower

Rudbeckia occidentalis

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jun–Oct · native

Western Goldenrod

Solidago lepida

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Oct · native

Western Ironweed

Vernonia baldwinii

Nectar: medium · Pollen: low

Jul–Oct · native

Western Linden

Tilia americana heterophylla

Nectar: high · Pollen: low

Jun–Jul · native

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Nectar: medium · Pollen: high

Mar–May · Zones 7-9 · native

Western Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

Mar–May · native

Western Snowberry

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Nectar: medium · Pollen: medium

Jun–Aug · native

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

Mar–May · native

Western Violet

Viola adunca

Nectar: low · Pollen: medium

Apr–Aug · native