Pollinator Garden Seeds

Fill the garden with plants that offer nectar, pollen, color, and shelter for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. This collection brings together annual and perennial flowers, flowering herbs, wildflower mixes, and other garden favorites selected for varied bloom forms and activity throughout the growing season.

Plant a mixed border, meadow-style patch, dedicated pollinator bed, or an easy-to-grow wildflower mix with cosmos, calendula, sunflowers, zinnias, bee balm, echinacea, anise hyssop, thyme, sage, dill, and other useful varieties. A wider range of flower shapes and bloom times helps support more pollinators from spring through fall.
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
$3.95
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Texas Plume - Organic Celosia Seeds
Texas Plume - Organic Celosia Seeds
Texas Plume - Organic Celosia Seeds
$4.95
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German - Organic Chamomile Seeds
German - Organic Chamomile Seeds
German - Organic Chamomile Seeds
$4.95
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Broadleaf Sage Seeds - Organic
Broadleaf Sage Seeds - Organic
Broadleaf Sage Seeds - Organic
$5.35
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Lilliput Mix - Zinnia Seeds
Lilliput Mix - Zinnia Seeds
Lilliput Mix - Zinnia Seeds
$3.95
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Florence - Organic Fennel Seeds
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Florence - Organic Fennel Seeds
$4.95
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Red Corn - Poppy Seeds
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Red Corn - Poppy Seeds
$3.95
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Catnip Seeds
Catnip Seeds
Catnip Seeds
$3.95
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Tall Trailing Mix - Nasturtium Seeds
Tall Trailing Mix - Nasturtium Seeds
Tall Trailing Mix - Nasturtium Seeds
$4.65
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Dukat - Dill Seeds
Dukat - Dill Seeds
Dukat - Dill Seeds
$3.95
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Black Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia Seeds
Black Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia Seeds
Black Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia Seeds
$3.95
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Strawflower Tall Mix Seeds
Strawflower Tall Mix Seeds
Strawflower Tall Mix Seeds
$3.95
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Polar Bear - Zinnia Seeds
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Polar Bear - Zinnia Seeds
$3.95
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Love-In-A-Mist - Nigella Seeds
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Love-In-A-Mist - Nigella Seeds
$3.95
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Crimson Clover - Organic Cover Crop Seeds
Crimson Clover - Organic Cover Crop Seeds
Crimson Clover - Organic Cover Crop Seeds
$5.95
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White - Yarrow Seeds
White - Yarrow Seeds
White - Yarrow Seeds
$3.95
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Bee Mix - Wildflowers Seeds
Bee Mix - Wildflowers Seeds
Bee Mix - Wildflowers Seeds
$6.50
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Tall Mix - Centaurea Seeds
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Tall Mix - Centaurea Seeds
$3.95
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Moonflower Seeds
Moonflower Seeds
Moonflower Seeds
$3.95
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Bright Lights Mix - Cosmos Seeds
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Bright Lights Mix - Cosmos Seeds
$3.95
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Red Garnet - Amaranth Seeds
Red Garnet - Amaranth Seeds
Red Garnet - Amaranth Seeds
$3.95
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Purity White - Cosmos Seeds
Purity White - Cosmos Seeds
Purity White - Cosmos Seeds
$3.95
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Strawberry Blonde - Organic Calendula Seeds
Strawberry Blonde - Organic Calendula Seeds
Strawberry Blonde - Organic Calendula Seeds
From $4.95
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Envy - Zinnia Seeds
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Envy - Zinnia Seeds
$3.95
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Choosing Seeds for a Pollinator Garden

A good pollinator garden earns its place in more ways than one. Flowers draw in bees and other pollinators that help cucumbers, squash, melons, and other flowering vegetables set fruit, while beneficial insects such as lady beetles, lacewings, hoverflies, and tiny parasitic wasps help keep aphids, caterpillars, and other pests in check.

Plant several of the same variety together rather than scattering one of everything. Larger patches are easier for pollinators to find, and they give the garden a fuller, more settled look.

Choose a mix of open-centered and tubular flowers, tall stems and low growers, annuals and perennials. Let a few herbs and vegetables flower where space allows, and leave some seed heads and hollow stems standing after the season ends. A little untidiness can still be doing useful work.

Continue Growing for Pollinators

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Edible Flower Seeds

Flowers that bring color to the garden and fresh interest to salads, drinks, and seasonal dishes.
Perennial Flower Seeds

Perennial Flower Seeds

Long-lived flowers that return over time and provide lasting color, structure, and pollinator habitat.
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Culinary Herb Garden Seeds

Useful herbs for the kitchen that also provide nectar and pollen when allowed to flower.

Pollinator Garden Questions

Sunflowers, cosmos, zinnias, calendula, borage, bee balm, echinacea, alyssum, rudbeckia, and many open-centered flowers are commonly visited. A mix of flower shapes and plant heights will serve a wider range of pollinators.

Yes. Annuals can provide quick color and nectar, while perennials return over time and create longer-lasting habitat. A mixture of both gives the garden more depth and usefulness.

Echinacea, sage, lavender, cilantro, basil, dill, oregano, thyme, chives, mint, and anise hyssop can provide nectar and pollen when allowed to bloom. Leave a few plants uncut so they can flower while continuing to harvest from the rest.

Start with Freshly Cut Blooms

Flowers for Bees & Bouquets

Flowers for Bees & Bouquets

Six garden flowers for gathering into bouquets while bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects make good use of the blooms.