Learn about what plants to grow to attract a variety of pollinators throughout the season, including native bees, honey bees, butterflies (such as the Monarch), and other insect and bird pollinators.
Check out our lists of books and websites where you can learn more about native plants, pollinators, landscaping and places to buy seeds and plants.
Learn about the Kerr Center’s experience in establishing native plants organically on a working ranch and horticulture farm as well as in an office landscape.
Save the Bees and Butterflies!
Organic Establishment of Native Wildflowers
This presentation describes the Kerr Center’s experiences and lessons learned from efforts to establish wildflower plantings on the Kerr Ranch using organic methods.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Celestial Lily
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing celestial lily (aka prairie iris), Nemastylis geminiflora.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Narrow-leaf Mountain Mint
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing narrow-leaf mountain mint, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Fogfruit or Frogfruit
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing fogfruit (aka frogfruit), Phyla nodiflora.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Rock Pink
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing rock pink (aka flower-of-an-hour), Phemeranthus calycinus.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Giant Coneflower
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing giant coneflower (aka giant browneyed Susan), Rudbeckia maxima.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Indian blanket
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Indian blanket (aka firewheel, blanket flower), Gaillardia pulchella.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Big Bluestem
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Little bluestem
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Indiangrass
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing indiangrass, Sorghastrum nutans.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Switchgrass
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing switchgrass, Panicum virgatum.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Ohio spiderwort
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Ohio spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Mexican hat
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Mexican hat, Ratibida columnifera.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Goldenrod
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing goldenrod, Solidago spp.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Compassplant
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing compassplant, Silphium laciniatum.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Maypop
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing maypop, Passiflora incarnata.
Native Milkweeds of Oklahoma
Use this guide to help you plan your milkweed garden – picking native milkweeds that match your location and soil.
Trees and Shrubs of Value to Pollinators
This table lists a variety of trees and shrubs that grow in Oklahoma, including time of bloom, mature height, water requirements, commercial sources, and more.
Establishing Native Pollinator Habitat Organically: Tips from Our Experience at Kerr Center
This publication describes our project to establish native pollinator plants using organic techniques.
Native Plants for Native Pollinators in Oklahoma
This beautiful full-color guidebook is overflowing with information on 38 Oklahoma native plants and the pollinators that visit them.
Pollinator Plant Propagation Guides
This is a list of books covering techniques for starting and establishing native plants.
General Pollinator Plant Landscaping Guides
This is a list of books that contain information on landscaping with plants, emphasizing native species, that provide pollinator habitat in Oklahoma.
Native Plant Identification Guides
This is a list of books that are useful for identifying native plants that provide pollinator habitat in Oklahoma.
Native Pollinator Books
Native Plant Seed Catalog and Nursery Sources
Native Pollinator Web Resources
Pollinator Plant Profile: Illinois Bundleflower
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Illinois bundleflower, Desmanthus illinoensis.
Resource List for Native Pollinators and Plants
Pollinator Plant Profile: Rattlesnake Master
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing rattlesnake master, Eryngium yuccifolium.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Purple Prairie Clover
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing purple prairie clover, Dalea purpurea.
Flowering Periods for Select Oklahoma Wildflowers
Native Plants for Native Pollinators on the Kerr Ranch
Pollinator Plant Profile: Maximilian Sunflower
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Maximilian sunflower, Helianthus maximiliani.
