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!
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 |