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This is a list of some of our favorite plants ,
shrubs, and
trees that honey bees favor and can be grown in
our area of the state. This list has been
generously created by: Ginny Stubblefield .
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Central Texas
Bee-Friendly Plants
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| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Category |
Blooming Season |
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Abelia x grandiflora |
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| Abelia |
Mahonia trifoliolata |
Shrub |
Spring - Fall |
| Agarita |
Agastache foeniculum |
Shrub |
Feb. - April |
| Anise Hysoop |
Eruca sativa |
Vegetable garden |
June - Sept. |
| Arugula |
Symphyotrichum sp. |
Vegetable garden |
Spring |
| Aster |
Salvia greggii |
Flowering plant |
Aug. - Oct. |
| Autumn Sage |
Nemophila merziesil |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Baby Blue Eyes |
Ocimum |
Flowering plant |
Early Spring |
| Basil "African Blue" |
Monarda |
Vegetable garden |
Late Summer |
| Bee Balm (Horsemint, Bergamot) |
Tedredium danielli |
Shrub |
Spring - Summer |
| Bee Bee Tree |
Aloysia gratissima |
Shrub or Tree |
July, Aug. |
| Bee Bush |
Helenium amarum |
Shrub |
Spring - Summer |
| Bitterweed |
Salix nigra |
Flowering plant |
Summer - Fall |
| Black Willow |
Rudbeckia hirta |
Tree |
Spring |
| Black-eyed Susan |
Melampodium leucanthum |
Flowering plant |
June - Aug. |
| Blackfoot Daisy |
Caryopteris "Bluebeard" |
Flowering plant |
Early Spring |
| Blue Beard Spirea |
Phacelia congesta |
Flowering plant |
Summer - Fall |
| Blue Curls |
Lupinus texensis |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Bluebonnet |
Eupatorium |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Bluemist Flower |
Borage officinalis |
Flowering plant |
Summer - Fall |
| Borage (Starflower) |
Callistemon rigidus |
Vegetable garden |
Summer |
| Bottlebrush Tree |
Pyrus calleryana |
Shrub |
Spring |
| Bradford Pear Tree |
Bulbine orfrutescens |
Tree |
Spring |
| Bulbine |
Budddelia davidii |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Butterfly Bush |
Calendula officinalis |
Shrub |
Spring |
| Calendula |
Acalypha radians |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Cardinal's Feather |
Gelsemium sempervirens |
Flowering plant |
Spring-Fall |
| Carolina Jasmine |
Eustoma exaltatum |
Vine |
Spring |
| Catchfly Prairie Gentian |
Nepeta cateria |
Flowering plant |
Late Spring, Summer-Fall |
| Catnip |
Prunus caroliniana |
Flowering plant |
Summer |
| Cherry Laurel |
Brassica rapa |
Shrub or Tree |
Spring |
| Chinese Cabbage |
Triadica sebifera |
Vegetable garden |
Summer |
| Chinese Tallow Tree (Invasive) |
Berlandiera lyrata |
Tree |
Spring |
| Chocolate Daisy |
Trifolium |
Flowering plant |
Spring-Fall |
| Clover, All |
Aquilegia chrysantha |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Summer |
| Columbine (yellow) |
Anigonon Leptopuus |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Summer |
| Coral Vine |
Coreopsis lanceolata |
Vine |
Spring - Fall |
| Coreopsis (Tickseed) |
Cosmos bipinnatus |
Flowering plant |
Summer - Fall |
| Cosmos |
Lagerstroemia |
Flowering plant |
Summer - Fall |
| Crape Myrtle |
Bignonia caprelota |
Shrub or Tree |
Spring - Fall |
| Crossvine. Tangerine |
Taraxacum officinale |
Vine |
Spring - Fall |
| Dandelion |
Chilopsis linearis |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Desert Willow |
Engelmannii salvia |
Tree |
Summer - Fall |
| Engleman's Sage |
Commelina erecta |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Summer |
| Erect Dayflower |
Tecoma stans |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Esperanza |
Sophora affinis |
Shrub |
Spring - Fall |
| Eve's Necklace |
Agalinis |
Tree |
Spring |
| False Foxglove |
Baptista australis |
Flowering plant |
Summer |
| False Indigo |
Linum berlandieri |
Flowering plant |
Summer |
| Flax, Berlandier's Yellow |
Oenothera macrocarpa |
Shrub |
Spring - Fall |
| Fluttermills (Evening
Primrose) |
Penstemon cobaea |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Foxglove, Wild |
Assorted |
Flowering plant |
Summer |
| Fruit Trees that bear fruit |
Sphaeralcea angustifolia |
Tree |
Spring |
| Global Mallow |
Packera obovate |
Flowering plant |
Summer |
| Golden Groundsel |
Solidago sp. |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Goldenrod |
Assorted |
Flowering plant |
Summer |
| Grapevines |
Dalea greggli |
Vine |
Spring - Summer |
| Gregg's Dalea |
Conocilinum greggi |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Gregg's Mistflower |
Pentstamon tenuis |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Gulf Coast Pentsamon |
Vicia villosa |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Summer |
| Hairy Vetch |
Lamium amplexicaule |
Flowering plant |
Summer |
| Henbit |
Raphiolepis indica |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Hawthorn, Little Pinkie |
Various hibiscus |
Shrub |
Spring |
| Hibiscus, hardy &
non-hardy |
Prosopis glandulosa |
Shrub |
Summer - Fall |
| Honey Mesquite |
Amblynlepis setigera |
Tree |
Spring - Fall |
| Huisache Daily |
Clerodendrum bungei |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Hydranga, Mexican |
Salvia "Indigo Spires" |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Hyssop |
Hyssopus |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Indigo Spires |
Gaillardia pulchella/
Gaillardia |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Indian Blanket/ Blanket
Flowers |
Eysenhardtia texana |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Summer |
| Kidneywood |
Lantana sp. |
Shrub |
Spring - Fall |
| Lantana, Texas |
Ranunculus macranthus |
Shrub |
Summer - Fall |
| Large Buttercup |
Delphenium sp. |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Larkspur |
Lavendula |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Lavender |
Eribotrya japonica |
Shrub |
Spring |
| Loquats, Fruit Bearing |
Salvia lyrata |
Shrub or Tree |
Fall |
| Lyre Leaf Sage |
Citrus x meyeri |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Meyer Lemon Tree |
Salvia farinacea |
Tree, small |
Late Winter |
| Mealy Blue Sage |
Prosopis sp. |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Mesquite |
Ungnadia speciosa |
Tree |
Spring |
| Mexican Buckeye |
Kalanchoe daigremontiana |
Shrub or Tree |
Spring |
| Mexican Hat |
Cuphea hyssopifolia |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Mexican Heather, False Heather |
Justica spiogera |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Mexican Honeysuckle |
Prunus mexicana |
Shrub |
Year-round |
| Mexican Plums |
Asclepias sp. |
Tree |
Spring |
| Milkweed |
Lamiaceae sp. |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Summer |
| Mint |
Mikania scandens |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Summer |
| Monarch Vine |
Convolvulaceae sp. |
Vine |
Spring - Fall |
| Morning Glory |
Fabaceae Leguminosae |
Vine |
Spring - Fall |
| Mountain Laurel |
Ilex |
Shrub or Tree |
Spring |
| Nellie Stevens Holly |
Bauhjinia lunarioides |
Tree |
Spring |
| Orchid Tree |
Origarium vulgare |
Tree |
Spring |
| Oregano |
oxalis regnellii |
Vegetable garden |
Summer |
| Oxalis, purple |
Chamaecrista fasiculata |
Flowering plant |
Late Winter - Early Spring |
| Partridge Pea |
Prunus persica |
Flowering plant |
Summer - Fall |
| Peach Tree, many varieties |
Lepidium virginicum |
Tree |
Spring |
| Pepper Grass |
Dyospiros texana |
Flowering plant |
Summer |
| Persimmons |
Oenethera speciosa |
Tree |
Summer |
| Pink Evening Primrose |
Pistacia texana |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Pistachio Tree (nut bearing) |
Punica granatum |
Shrub or Tree |
Spring |
| Pomegranate, bushes/trees |
Papaver rhoeas |
Shrub or Tree |
Spring |
| Poppy, Red Corn |
Fabaceae sp. |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Powder Puff |
Glandularia bipinnaifida |
Shrub |
Summer |
| Prairie Verbena |
Opurntia |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Prickly Pear |
Echinacea purpurea |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Purple Coneflower |
Tradescantia pallida |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Purple Heart (Purple Queen) |
Leucophyllum frutescens |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Purple Sage |
:yracantha coccinea |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Pyracantha |
Antigonon Leptopus |
Shrub |
Spring |
| Queen Anne's Wreath |
Leguminosae |
Vine |
Spring - Fall |
| Ratama |
Cercis canadensis |
Tree |
Spring - Summer |
| Redbud Tree |
Cistus albidus |
Tree |
Spring |
| Rock Rose |
Rosmarinus officinalis |
Shrub |
Spring -Summer |
| Rosemary |
Justica brandgeana |
Shrub |
Spring |
| Shrimp Plant |
Asclepias curassavica "Silky
Gold" |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Silky Gold Butterfly Weed |
Dichondra argentea |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Silver Pony-foot, Kidneyweed |
Symphyotrichum
oolentangiense |
Groundcover |
Summer |
| Sky-Blue Aster |
Antirrhinum |
Aster oolentangiense |
Summer - Fall |
| Snapdragons |
Tradescantia sp. |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Spiderwort |
Rhus virens |
Flowering plant |
Summer - Fall |
| Sumac, Evergreen |
Rhus copallina |
Shrub |
Summer - Fall |
| Sumac, Flame Red |
Helianthus sp. |
Tree |
Summer - Fall |
| Sunflower |
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Tahoka Daisy (Prairie Aster) |
Mahonia swaysesli |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Texas Barberry |
Stachys coccinea |
Shrub |
Winter - Spring |
| Texas Betony |
Asteraceae sp. |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Thistles |
Lyclum torreyl |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Tomatillo |
Tecoma radicans |
Shrub |
Summer |
| Trumpet Vine |
Glandularia bipinnatifida |
Vine |
Spring - Fall |
| Verbena |
Allium canadense |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Wild Onion |
Prunus americana |
Flowering plant |
Summer |
| Wild Plum |
Callirnoe digitata |
Shrub or Tree |
Spring |
| Winecup |
Wisteria frutescens |
Flowering plant |
Spring |
| Wisteria |
Achiliea |
Vine |
Spring - Summer |
| Yarrow, Common |
Tecoma stans |
Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
| Yellow Bells (Esperanza) |
Asteraceae sp. |
Shrub |
Spring - Fall |
| Zinnia |
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Flowering plant |
Spring - Fall |
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