These 11 Plants Will Invite Pollinators to Your Garden All Summer Long

You're not the only one hard at work in your garden. Pollinators such as bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, moths and even beetles, flies, and wasps have serious jobs to do. They're busy fertilizing plants, which ensures formation of fruit and seeds and a healthy, diverse eco-system. But it's not an easy task for these winged workers. "Habitat loss, the use of some pesticides, and issues such as parasitic mites have impacted pollinator populations in recent years," says Rhonda Fleming Hayes, author of Pollinator Friendly Gardening. "Gardeners can make a difference by including many different types of plant materials in their back yards."

These eye-catching plants will help you roll out the red carpet for pollinators: