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European flowers used by bumblebees
The list contains flowers commonly found in Northern Europe, for a flower list for north America click here. By planting some of these flowers you will help not just bumblebees but other wildlife too.
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Bee flowers Europe
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Common name Latin name Flowers Colour Height cm
Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Apr-Jul blue 30-60
Apple Malus Apr-May white tree
Aubretia Aubretia sp Apr-May pink/purple 10-30
Azelea Rhododendron Spp. May-Jun various >100
Bindweed Convulvulus arvensis Jun-Sep pink/white climber
Birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Jun-Sep yellow <15
Bluebell Endymion non-scriptus Mar-May blue 15-30
Borage Borago officinalis Jun-Aug purple 60
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Jun-Aug white/pink >100
Buddleia Buddleia spp. Jun-Sep purple/white >100
Bugle Ajuga reptans May-Jul blue <15
Carline thistle Carlina vulgaris Jul-Sep purple <15
Catmint Nepeta cataria May-Sep purple <30
Chives Allium schoenoprasum Jun-Jul purple 15-40
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris May-Jun various 60_100
Comfrey Symphytum officinale May-Sep pink 30-100
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster spp. Apr-Jun white/red 30- >100
Crab apple Malus sylvestris May white tree
Currants Ribes spp.      
Daisy Bellis perennis Mar-Oct white/yellow <15
Dame's violet Hesperis matronalis May-Jul pink/purple 80
Deadnettle, white and red Lamium spp. Mar-Oct red/white 10-60
Forget-me-not Myosotis spp. Mar-Jun blue 15-40
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Jul-Sep purple >100
Goldenrod Solidago spp. Jul-Sep yellow 60->100
Gorse Ulex spp. Jan-Dec yellow >100
Hawksbeard Crepis spp. May-Sep yellow 15-70
Hawthorn  Crategus monogyna May-Jun white bush/tree
Heather Calluna spp. & Erica spp. Jan-Dec pink/white 20-60
Honeysuckle Lonicera spp. Jul-Sep cream/pink >100
Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis Jul-Aug blue/violet 15-30
Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Jun-Aug yellow <15
Knapweed Centaurea spp. Jul-Sep purple 30-80
Lavender Lavandula spp. Jun-Aug purple 30-80
Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria Mar-May yellow <20
Lupin Lupinus spp. May-Jul various 60-100
Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris May-Aug yellow 20-60
Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis May-Aug yellow climber
Michaelmas daisy Aster spp. Jul-Oct various 20-40
Monks hood Aconitum napellus May-Jul purple/blue <100
Pansy Viola spp. Mar-Nov violet/yellow <15
Primrose Primula vulgaris Feb-May yellow <15
Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Jun-Jul purple 60-120
Ragged robin Lychnis flos-cucli May_Aug pink 30-40
Raspberry Rubus ideaus Jun-Aug white bush
Red campion Silene dioica Mar-Oct red >60
Red clover Trifolium pratense May-Sep red <30
Rhododendron Rhododendron spp. May-Jun various >100
Rose Rosa spp. Jun-Jul white/pink >100
Sage Salvia spp. Jun-Aug purple 30-80
Sallows Salix spp. Mar-Apr   tree
Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium Jul-Aug purple 100
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Jun-Oct purple 15-30
Small scabious Scabiosa columbaria Jun-Aug pink <60
Spear thistle Cirsium vulgare Jul-Sep purple 100
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Jul-Aug purple >100
Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Jul-Oct yellow 30-60
White clover Trifolium repens May-Sep white <25
Whins Genista spp Jan-Dec yellow 50->100
Wild thyme Thymus praecox May-Aug purple <10
Wood avens Geum urbanum May-Aug yellow 30-60
Wood sage Teucrium scordonia Jul-Sep yellow 50-60
Woundwort Stachys spp. Jul-Sep red 30-60
Yellow meadow vetchling Lathryus pratensis May-Aug yellow 100
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