A pollinator garden is a beautiful addition to your landscape. Discover easy ways to get started with raised-bed and in-ground garden examples.

Here are a few native and Florida Friendly plants to consider for your garden.
Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum): Evergreen, for acid soils. White flowers and small fruit.
Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus): Deciduous. White flower in early spring
Redbud (Cercis canadensis): Deciduous. Pink flowers in early spring.
Chaste tree (Vitex agnus castus or V. herterophlla): Deciduous, Purple flowers in summer.
Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia), Deciduous, multi branched plant. Red flowers in late winter.
Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), Deciduous, multi branched plants. Flowers in summer with purple berries in fall.
Darrow’s blueberry: Evergreen for acid soil. New foliage colorful, white flowers in spring.
False rosemary (Conradina canescens): Evergreen for dry sites. Lavender blooms in spring and summer.
Beach sunflower (Helianthus debilis): Yellow flowers all warm season.
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta): Biennial in the garden.
Silk grass (Pityopsis graminifolia): Evergreen with late summer blooms.
Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum): Flowers in late summer, fall.
Horsemint (Monarda punctata): Flowers early summer until frost.

Larval host plants include native milkweeds, pepperweed, Pawpaw tree, Partridge pea, Frogfruit, and Citrus.

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