Pollinator Friendly Plants
Everything we grow at Shooting Star Nursery is Neonic-Free! Neonicotinoids (neonics for short) are a class of pesticide extremely toxic to bees and other pollinators and are a major factor in pollinator declines. The chemical, called a ‘systemic,’ moves throughout the entire plant, making pollen and nectar in flowers toxic. Both systemic and persistent, neonics continue to affect bees long after a spray through soil absorption. Neonicotinoid pesticide active ingredients to avoid include: Acetamiprid, Clothianidin, Dinotefuran, Imidacloprid, Thiacloprid, and Thiamethoxam.
You can be assured plants grown at Shooting Star Nursery are neonic-free and pollinator friendly!
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Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Comments |
| BEES AND OTHER BENEFICIAL INSECTS |
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| Abelia spp. | Abelia | |
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | |
| Allium | Garlic/Onion family | |
| Anthemis tinctoria | ||
| Arbutus unedo | Strawberry Tree | |
| Aster spp. | Aster | |
| Caryopteris spp. | Blue Mist | |
| Ceanothus | California Lilac | |
| Cercis spp. | Redbud | |
| Chives and other Alliums | ||
| Comfrey | ||
| Coreopsis | Tickseed | |
| Corylus | Hazelnut family | |
| Digitalis | Foxglove | |
| Echinacea spp. | Coneflower | |
| Erica | Heaths | |
| Forsythia | ||
| Gaillardia | Blanket Flower | |
| Helianthus spp. | Sunflower | |
| Lavandula spp. | Lavender | |
| Lonicera, esp. Lonicera fragrantissima | Honeysuckle | |
| Lupine | ||
| Mahonia | Oregon Grape | |
| Monarda spp. | Beebalm | |
| Most fruit trees | ||
| Nepeta spp. | Catnip | |
| Oenethera | Evening Primrose | |
| Origanum spp. | Oregano | |
| Ornamental Grasses for habitat | ||
| Penstemon spp. | Penstemon | |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia | Russian Sage | |
| Phacelia spp. | Bells or Phacelia | |
| Potentilla | Cinqueflower | |
| Ribes | flowering currant | |
| Rosemarinus officinalis | Rosemary | |
| Rudbeckia spp. | Black-eyed Susan | |
| Salix | early blooming Willows | |
| Salvia spp. | Sage | |
| Scabiosa | ||
| Sedum | ||
| Solidago | ||
| Stachys spp. | Lamb’s ears | |
| Symphytum | Comfrey | |
| Teucrium spp. | Germander | |
| Thymus ‘Coccineus’ | Red Creeping Thyme | |
| Verbena | ||
| Verbena spp. | Verbena | |
| Vitex agnus-castus | chaste tree | |
| PLANTS FOR ADULT BUTTERFLIES (NECTAR) |
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| Abelia spp. | Abelia | |
| Asclepias spp. | Milkweed | |
| Aster spp. | Aster | |
| Buddleia spp. | Butterfly Bush | |
| Echinacea spp. | Coneflower | |
| Erigeron spp. | Fleabane | |
| Eriogonum spp. | Buckwheat | |
| Eupatorium spp. | Joe Pyeweed | |
| Liatris spp. | Gayfeather | |
| Lilies asiaticum | Oriental Lilies | |
| Monarda spp. | Beebalm | |
| Nepeta spp. | Catmint | |
| Origanum spp. | Oregano | |
| Phlox paniculata | Garden Phlox | |
| Rudbeckia spp. | Black Eyed Susan | |
| Salvia spp. | Sage | |
| Solidago spp. | Goldenrod | |
| Syringa spp. | Lilac | |
| Verbena spp., esp. bonariensis | Verbena | |
| PLANTS FOR FALL/WINTER NECTAR SOURCES |
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| Arbutus unedo | Strawberry Bush | |
| Camellia spp. | Camellia | |
| Erica spp. | Heath | |
| Hamamelis x | Witchhazel | |
| Mahonia spp. | Oregon Grape | |
| Osmanthus spp. | Osmanthus | |
| Pieris japonica | Andromeda | |
| Sarcococca spp. | Sweetbox | |
| PLANTS FOR BIRDS (BERRIES AND SEEDHEADS) |
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| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | |
| Amelanchier spp. | Serviceberry | |
| Aronia spp. | Chokeberry | |
| Aster spp. | Aster | |
| Coreopsis spp. | Tickseed | |
| Cornus spp. (tree/shrub) | Dogwood | |
| Cotoneaster spp. | Cotoneaster | |
| Echinacea spp. | Coneflower | |
| Gaillardia spp. | Blanket Flower | |
| Ilex spp. | Holly | |
| Liatris spp. | Gayfeather | |
| Malus spp. | Crabapple | |
| Morus spp. | Mulberry | |
| Panicum virgatum | Switch Grass | |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virgina Creeper | |
| Picea spp. | Spruce | |
| Ratibida spp. | Mexican Hat | |
| Rhus spp. | Sumac | |
| Rosa spp. (any species w/good hips) | Rose | |
| Rudbeckia spp. | Black Eyed Susan | |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | |
| Solidago spp. | Goldenrod | |
| Viburnum spp. | Viburnum | |
| PLANTS FOR HUMMINGBIRDS |
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| Abuitilon megapotamicum | Flowering Maple | |
| Agapanthus spp. | Lily of the Nile | |
| Agastache spp. | Hyssop | |
| Aquilegia spp. | Columbine | |
| Buddleia spp. | Butterfly Bush | |
| Caesalpinia gilliessii | Yellow Bird of Paradise | |
| Callistemon spp. | Bottlebrush (hardy species) | |
| Campanula spp. | Bellflower | |
| Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow | |
| Digitalis spp. | Foxglove | |
| Fuchsia spp. | Fuchsia (Hardy types) | |
| Grevillea spp. | Grevillea | |
| Hemerocallis spp. | Daylily | |
| Hesperaloe parviflora | False Red Yucca | |
| Heuchera spp. | Coral Bells | |
| Kniphofia spp. | Red Hot Poker | |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | |
| Lonicera spp. | Honeysuckle | |
| Lupinus spp. | Lupine | |
| Monarda spp. | Beebalm | |
| Nepeta spp. | Catmint | |
| Penstemon spp. | Beardtongue | |
| Phlox paniculata | Garden Phlox | |
| Punica granatum | Pomegranate | |
| Ribes spp. | Flowering Currant | |
| Salvia spp. | Sage | |
| Silene spp. | Catchfly | |
| Weigela spp. | Weigela | |
| Yucca filamentosa | Adam’s Needle | |
| Zauschneria spp. | California Fuchsia | |