Fota Pollinator Trail – Station 4

While native plants provide food for pollinators and should always be protected and planted, here in the Arboretum some of the plants introduced with their origins in far off places also have a valuable contribution to make to our native wildlife. Those shown at this station are a small sample, but other plants worthy of consideration are Daphne, Sarcococca (Sweet Box), Galanthus (Snowdrops), Primula (Primrose), Corylus (Hazel), Salix (Willow) and Cotoneaster to name but a few. The list is extensive so check out www.biodiversityireland.ie for more details.

Shrubs	In Fota	Flowering Time	Genus
Berberis	Yes	Spring	Berberis
Cotoneaster	Yes	Spring	Cotoneaster
Forsythia	?	Spring	Forsythia
Ivy	Yes	Autumn-Winter	Hedera
Mahonia	Yes	Winter-Spring	Mahonia
Rosemary	Yes	Summer	Rosemarinus
Willow	Yes	Spring	Salix

Herbaceous	In Fota	Flowering Time	Genus
Lungwort	?	Autumn	Pulmonaria
Crocus	Yes	Autumn	Crocus
Autumn Crocus	Yes	Autumn	Colchicum
Aster	Yes	Autumn	Aster
Dahlia	?	Autumn	Dahlia
Salvia	Yes	Autumn	Salvia
Snowdrop	Yes	Winter	Galanthus
Hellebore	?	Winter	Winter
Wallflowers	?	Spring	Erysimum
Allium	Yes	Summer	Allium
Cosmos	?	Summer	Cosmos
Echium	Yes	Summer	Echium
Sunflower	?	Summer	Helianthus
Poppy	?	Summer	Papaver
Foxglove	Yes	Summer	Digitalis
Hyssop	?	Summer	Agastache
Calaminth	?	Summer	Calamintha
Knapweed	?	Summer	Centaurea
Delphinium	?	Summer	Delphinium
Bergamot	?	Summer	Monarda
Oregano/Marjoram	Yes	Summer	Oreganum
Sedum	Yes	Summer	Sedum
Sage	Yes	Summer	Salvia