This List is Only Intended to Act as a Guide to Assist You in Planning and Planting your Pollinator Pasture.
Please refer to NRD/USDA Plant Maps for Your Ideal Planting Locations and Times.
(“) - Indicates Preferred Inches of Rain Per Year
Agricultural Crops
- Alfalfa
- Cover Crops (vetch & clovers)
- Fruit Trees (apples, peaches, plums, cherries, pears)
- Melons and cucumbers
- Squash and pumpkins
- Berries (raspberry, blackberry, strawberries)
- Sunflowers
- Field Peas
- Soybeans
- Dry Beans
Lawn Plants (all seasons)
- Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Lance Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris spp. lanceolata)
- White Dutch Clover (Trifolum repens)
Garden Plants
- Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)
- Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
- Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
- Winged Lythrum (Lythrum alatum)
- Sugarbowl Clemantis (Clematis scottii)
- White-tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)
- ‘Kannah Creek’ Sulfur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
- Coral Bells (Heuchera spp.)
- Large Beardtongue (Pentemon grandiflorus)
- Desert Princesplume (Stanleya pinnata)
- Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)
- Purple Prairie Clover (Petalostemon purpureus; also, Dalea purpurea)
- Palmer’s Beardtongue; also known as Pink Wild Snapdragon (Penstemon palmeri)
- Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)
- Prairie Coneflower; also known as Upright
- Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida Columnifera)
- Garrett’s Firechalice (Zauschneria Garrettii)
- Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata)
- Black-eye Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
- Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
- Narrow-leaf Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa)
- Milkweed (Asclepias spp.)
- Colorado Four O’clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
- Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) 16-60”
- Gentians (G. septemfida hybrids)
- Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)
- Dotted Blazing Star; also known as Gayfeather (Liatris punctata)
Late Summer-Fall Blooming
- ‘Autumn Joy’ Sedum (Sedum)
- Colchicum
- Giant Hyssop (Agastache pallidiflora) 12-24”
- Gray Aster (Aster glaucodes) 10-18”
- Aspen Fleabane (Erigeron Speciosus) 18-25”
- Annual Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) 8-15”
- Prairie Sunflower (Helianthus petiolaris) 9-18”
- Cardinalflower (Lobelia cardinalis) 28-60”
- Hoary Tansyaster (Machaeranthera canescens) 8-15”
- Tansyleaf Aster (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia) 16-24”
- Western Aster (Symphyotrichum ascendens) 14-60”
Spring Blooming
- Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla patens)
- Hall’s Penstemon (Penstemon hallii)
- Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) 16-30”
- Hooker’s Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza hookeri) 9-20”
- Cutleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza macrophylla) 14-40”
- Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) 14-18”
- Yellow Beeflower (Cleome lutea) 8-12”
- Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) 13-55”
- Shaggy Fleabane (Erigeron pumilus) 6-17”
- Sticky Geranium (Geranium viscosissimum) 16-20”
- Northern and Utah Sweetvetch (Hedysarum boreale) 12-18”
- Blue Flag Iris (Iris missouriensis) 24-35”
- Fewflower Pea (Lathyrus pauciflorus) 5-14”
- Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii) 10-20”
- Nineleaf Biscuitroot (Lomatium triternatum) 12-20”
- Sharpleaf Penstemon (Penstemon acuminatus) 12-30”
- Narrowleaf Penstemon (Penstemon angustifolius) 9-35”
- Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) 10-18”
- Low Penstemon (Penstemon humilis) 12-20”
- Thickleaf Beardtongue (Penstemon pachyphyllus) 12-20”
- Showy Penstemon (Penstemon spectabalis) 12-40”
- Tall Cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta) 10-50”
- Scarlet Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) 6-15”
- Gooseberryleaf Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia) 8-15”
- Small Flower Globemallow (Sphaeralcea parvifolia) 6-15”
- Goldenbanner (Thermopsis montana) 24-30”
- Strawberry clover (Trifolium fragiferum) 20-60”
- Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) 25-60”
- American Vetch (Vicia americana) 9-50”
- Mule-ears (Wyethia amplexicaulis) 12-20”
Mid-Summer Blooming
- Western Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) 8-60”
- Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop (Agastache urticifolia) 18-36”
- Western Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) 10-35”
- Pussytoes (Antennaria spp.) 8-40”
- Blue Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) 20-40”
- Cicer Milkvetch (Astragalus cicer) 16-60”
- Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) 28-45”
- Basalt Milkvetch (Astragalus filipes) 8-12”
- Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja spp.) 8-15”
- Douglas’ Dustymaiden (Chaenactis douglasii) 9-15”
- Tapertip Hawksbeard (Crepis acuminata) 7-20”
- Largeflower Hawksbeard (Crepis occidentalis) 12-18”
- Engelmann’s Fleabane (Erigeron engelmannii) 8-20”
- White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida) 10-18”
- Oneflower Sunflower (Helianthella uniflora) 12-35”
- Showy Goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora) 16-25”
- Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa) 10-26”
- Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) 13-40”
- Dotted Blazingstar (Liatris punctata) 18-26”
- Cardinalflower (Lobelia cardinalis) 28-60”
- Fernleaf Biscuitroot (Lomatium dissectum, Lomatium macrocarpum)14-30”, 8-16”
- Silver Lupine (Lupinus argenteus) 10-45” Warning: May be toxic to animals and humans.
- Tansyleaf Aster (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia) 16-24”
- Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) 14-45”
- Yellow and White Sweet Clover (Melilotus alba and M. officinalis) 9-18”
- Toadflax Penstemon (Penstemon linarioides) 12-2Palmer’s Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri) 6-12”
- Rydberg’s Penstemon (Penstemon rydbergii) 20-30”
- Royal Penstemon (Penstemon speciosus) 8-24”
- Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus) 14-26”
- Silverleaf Phacelia (Phacelia hastata) 10-18”
- Silky Phacelia (Phacelia sericea) 18-30”
- Small Burnet (Sanguisorba minor) 15-25”
Trees/Shrubs
- Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
- Sand Cherry (Prunus besseyi)
- Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)
- Three-leaf Sumac (Rhus trilobata)
- Lewis Mock Orange (Phildelphus lewisii)
- Silver Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea) 12-20”
- Wood’s Rose (Rosa woodsii) 12-40”
- Raspberry (Rubus)
- Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa)
- Fernbush (Chamaebatiaria millefolium)
- Blue Mist Spirea (Caryopteris clandonensis)
- Utah Serviceberry (Amerlanchier utahensis) 12-20”
- Greenleaf manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula) 13-60”
- Kinnikinnik (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) 18-45”
- Prairie Sagewort (Artemisia frigida) 10-40”
- Black Sagebrush (Artemisia nova) 6-18”
- Big Basin Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata) 9-15”
- Mountain Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana) 16-25”
- Wyoming Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) 8-13”
- Fourwing Saltbush (Atriplex canescens) 8-16”
- Mule-Fat (Baccharis salicifolia) 10-15”
- Snowbush Ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus) 16-40”
- Desert Sweet (Chamaebatiaria millefolium) 15-60”
- Yellow Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) 7-15”
- Redosier Dogwood (Cornus sericea) 12-60”
- Black Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii) 16-60”
- Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa) 18-25”
- Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) 7-16”
- Whorled Buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides) 12-25”
- Sulphurflower Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) 12-25”
- Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa) 8-20”
- Stretchberry (Forestiera neomexicana) 9-24”
- Oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor)18-24”
- Rockspirea (Holodiscus dumosus) 10-35”
- Winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata) 7-12”
- Twinberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) 14-32”
- Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia spp.) 10-20”
- Littleleaf Mockorange (Philadelphus microphyllus) 12-20”
- Frosted Mint (Poliomintha incana) 8-12”
- American Plum (Prunus americana) 16-40”
- Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) 16-60”
- Desert Bitterbush (Purshia glandulosa) 5-12”
- Mexican Cliffrose (Purshia mexicana) 6-12”
- Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) 10-15”
- Skunkbush Sumac (Rhus trilobata) 8-18”
- Yucca/Soapweed (Yucca spp.) 7-60”
- Mountain Snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus) 14-45”
- Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
- ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint (Nepeta)
- ‘May Night’ Salvia (Salvia nemorosa)
- Oregano (Oreganum)
- Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
- Box Elder (Acer negundo)
- Currants (Ribes aureum, americanum, odoratum, cereum)
- Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
- Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
- Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
- Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
- Wild Plum (Prunus Americana)
- Willow (Salix spp) 20-60”
Good sources for many of these species: