Maritime Northwest Pollinator Plant List

Recommended native plants that are highly attractive to pollinators such as native bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. Visit Pollinator Conservation Resources – Pacific Northwest Region for additional information. The pollinator resources found on this page support habitat projects in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. This information provided by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.


Thumb Species Characteristics

Acer circinatum
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Asclepias speciosa
Showy Milkweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Baccharis pilularis
Coyotebrush, Chaparral Broom, Coyote Bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Camassia quamash
Small Camas, Common Camass, Swamp Sego

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Ceanothus cuneatus
Buckbrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water:

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Blueblossom, Bluebrush, Blue Blossom

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Clarkia gracilis
Slender Clarkia

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Collomia grandiflora
Grand Collomia, Large-flower Mountain-trumpet, Collomia

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Frangula purshiana
Cascara Buckthorn, Cascara

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Gaultheria shallon
Salal

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Grindelia integrifolia
Puget Sound Gumweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Holodiscus discolor
Ocean Spray, Hillside Ocean-spray, Cream Bush, Mountain Spray

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Limnanthes douglasii
Douglas' Meadowfoam, Douglas Meadowfoam

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Lupinus polyphyllus
Bigleaf Lupine, Blue-pod Lupine, Meadow Lupine, Bog Lupine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Lupinus rivularis
Riverbank Lupine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Mahonia aquifolium
Holly-leaved Barberry, Holly-leaf Oregon-grape

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Physocarpus capitatus
Pacific Ninebark

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata
Lanceleaf Selfheal, Self-heal

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Rosa nutkana
Nootka Rose

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Sidalcea campestris
Meadow Checkerbloom

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Solidago canadensis
Canada Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod, Tall Goldenrod, Giant Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Spiraea douglasii
Rose Spirea, Western Spiraea, Hardhack Spiraea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Symphyotrichum hallii
Hall's Aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Symphyotrichum subspicatum
Douglas Aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water: