Low growing plants for bees and pollinators

[florentina1]

I am planting up a new bed with Eryngiums and lavender but would like to add some ground cover too. My garden is mostly foliage plants so we get very few bees. Any suggestions for what plant?

Alyssum is my favourite hardy annual for ground cover-easy to grow, spreads quickly, gives fantastic colour and scent (smells like honey) and bees absolutely love it. Comes in white or pinky/purple hues.

Hyssop or hardy geraniums

Hardy geranium rozanne is great as it has an incredibly long flowering season.

We have cat nip which the bees live but may not be ground cover like enough

thank you all

The bees love Welsh poppies in my garden, they writhe around in them. Welsh poppies don't form a mat, they're low growing like geranium rozanne.

Nepeta walkers low

Creeping Thyme

Ajuga!

I haven't grown Welsh poppies for years. Thanks for that reminder. I'm going to get some for our garden

Johnson's Blue geraniums, grow in lovely tufts with blue/violet flowers

Iberis, helenianthemum, Origanum laevigatum, phlox and Dianthus deltoids are all loved in my garden.

Creeping thyme, foxtail rosemary, vinca minor.

Another vote for thyme - bees love it. Also oregano, but that's a bit taller.

Sedums are good.

Thank you for these

Sea campion and poached egg plant, both from seed