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.
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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 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 Profile: Illinois Bundleflower
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Illinois bundleflower, Desmanthus illinoensis.
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.
Pollinator Plant Profile: Maximilian Sunflower
This fact sheet contains information on planting and growing Maximilian sunflower, Helianthus maximiliani.
