Garden Tags

Our planet’s pollinators are in need of our help. With shrinking habitats and changing landscapes, it’s crucial to create pollinator corridors, pathways, patches, and stepping stones to support their vital work. And now, you can be a part of this critical mission with our innovative Outdoor Aluminum Plant Tags!

We currently focus on the Sonoran Desert, but let us know if you are interested in garden tags for your region or country. Now offering tags for the Midwest and Northeast U.S.!

Join us in creating Pollinator and Plant awareness through the PW Interpretive Trails Project by placing informative garden tags in your natural spaces!

Each tag showcases the plant’s pollinator-attracting properties, ensuring you make informed choices when designing your garden. From native flowering plants to nectar-rich blooms, every plant tag becomes a symbol of support for our precious pollinators.

We offer more tags (more than 150!) than Etsy allows us to display, so if you’re looking for specific plant, you can view a the list of Plants By Common Name.

Search for a word on this page (best way to find a Common Name):

PW Interpretive Trails Project – Join Us!

Imagine a world where every garden, school yard, and public space becomes an immersive and educational experience.

A place where nature and knowledge intertwine to create stunning interpretive trails.

With a simple scan using your smartphone, you’ll unlock a whole new level of information and convenience.

No more searching through countless books or websites to find details about your plants.

For newer smart phones, just use the Camera app; once it recognizes the QR code you simply select the displayed URL (press on pollinatorweb.com). You may have to enable this feature in your Camera Settings.

Older generation smart phones may require that you download a QR Code Reader app – these are available for free.

Announcing our new 9″ aluminum garden stake, available at the PollinatorWeb Etsy store

Plants by Common Name (Low Desert Southwest)

MPPH – Maricopa Pollinator Pathway Host Starter Palette
MPPN – Maricopa Pollinator Pathway Nectar Starter Palette
* – Coming Soon

Note: Descriptive text for the 5″ x 7″ Museum Series tags will be added to the web pages when orders are placed. If you’re ordering a tag without a description, that detail will be added while your tag is being made.

A, B

C, D

E, F, G, H, I, J

K, L, M, N, O

P, Q

  • Paleface Hibiscus (Hibiscus denudatus) Rock Hibiscus, Naked Hibiscus
  • Palo Verde Trees (Parkinsonia spp) Foothill Palo Verde, Little Leaf Palo Verde, Parkinsonia macrophylla, Blue Palo Verde, Parkinsonia florida, Palo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde, Parkinsonia praecox, Mexican Palo Verde, Parkinsonia aculeata, Desert Museum Palo Verde, Parkinsonia x ‘Desert Museum’
  • *Pam’s Pink Honeysuckle
  • Parish’s Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) Nevada Goldeneye, Parish’s Scrub-Aster, Shrubby Goldeneye
  • Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) – MPPH
  • Passion Vine (Passiflora spp) Passiflora arida, Passiflora arizonica, Passiflora incarnata, Maypop, Passion Flower, Purple Passion Vine, Passiflora foetida
  • Penstemon spp Beardtongues, Beardtongue, Parry’s Penstemon, Firecracker Penstemon, Penstemon eatonii, Penstemon parryi, Jarritos, Red Penstemon, Penstemon barbatus, Scented Beardtongue, Penstemon palmeri, Arizona Penstemon, Penstemon pseudospectabilis, Hill Country Penstemon, Penstemon triflorus
  • Perennial Rockcress (Boechera perennans) Arabis angulata, Arabis arcuata var. perennans, Arabis eremophila, Arabis gracilenta, Arabis perennans, Arabis recondite
  • Pesticide Free Zone (see Specialty tags below)
  • Pineleaf Milkweed (Asclepias linearis) Hierba del Cuervo
  • Pink Fairyduster (Calliandria eriophylla) False Mesquite, Hairy-Leaved Calliandra, Mesquitella, Mock Mesquite, Pink Fairyduster, Pink-flowered Acacia, Pink Mimosa, Stickpea, Huajillo, Mezquitillo, Cosahui, Pelo de Angel, Cabeza de Angel
  • Poppies (Eschscholzia spp) Eschscholzia californica, California poppy, Eschscholzia glyptosperma, Desert Poppy, Eschscholzia mexicana, Mexican gold poppy, Eschscholzia minutiflora, Small-flowered poppy, Eschscholzia cespitosa, Tufted poppy, Goldenpoppy, Amapola, Amapola del Campo, Amarilla
  • Prairie Acacia (Acaciella angustissima) Whiteball Acacia, Fern Acacia, Ocpatl, Prairie Acacia, Prairie Wattle, White Ball Acacia, Whiteball Acacia, Spanish: Guajillo, Day, Cantemó Palo de Pulque, Barbas de Chivo
  • Prickly Pear (Opuntia spp) Engelmann’s Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Opuntia ficus-indica, Opuntia engelmannii, Santa Rita, Opuntia santa-rita, Plains, Opuntia polycantha, Purple, Opuntia macrocentra, Old Mexico, Opuntia gomei
  • Purple Threeawn (Arstida purpurea) Red Threeawn, Purple Three Awn
  • Queen’s Wreath (Antigonon leptopus) Coral Vine, Confederate Vine, Mexican Coral Vine, Mexican Creeper, Mountain-rose Coralvine, Pink Vine, Queen’s Jewels, Sanmiguelito, Flor de San Miguel, Coronella, Coronillo, Bellissima, Cadeña de Amor

R, S

T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

  • Tahoka Daisy (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia) Tansy-leafed aster, Tanseyleaf Goldenweed, Aster tanacetifolius, Machaeranthera coronopifolia, Machaeranthera parthenium
  • Teddy Bear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) Jumping Cholla
  • *Texas Olive
  • Texas Sage (leucophyllum spp) Texas Rangers or Barometer Bushes, Compact Texas Sage, Leucophyllum frutescens â€˜Compacta’, Silver Cloud Sage, Leucophyllum candidum‘Silver Cloud’, Thunder Cloud Sage, Leucophyllum candidum ‘Thunder Cloud’, Sierra Bouquet, Leucophyllum pruinosum Sierra BouquetTM, Houdini, Leucophyllum revolutum HoudiniTM, Cimarron, Leucophyllum zygophyllum Cimarron®, Convent, Leucophyllum X ‘Convent’, Green Cloud Sage, Leucophyllum frutescens â€˜Green Cloud’, Chihuahuan Sage, Leucophyllum laevigatum, Summer Snow, Leucophyllum laevigatum ‘Summer Snow’, Lynn’s Legacy, Leucophyllum langmaniae ‘Lynn’s Legacy’, Rio Bravo, Leucophyllum langmaniae Rio Bravo®, Heavenly Cloud, Leucophyllum X ‘Heavenly Cloud’
  • Tree Morning Glory (Ipomoea arborescens) Palo Santo, Tree Morningglory, Morning Glory Tree
  • Thornbush Wolfberry (Lyceum exsertum) Arizona Desert-thorn, Boxthorn, Littleleaf Wolfberry, Wolfberry, Frutilla, Lycium fremontii var. bigelovii
  • Triangle Leaf Bursage (Ambrosia deltoidea) Canyon Bursage, Rabbit Bush, Triangle Bursage, Triangleleaf Bursage, Triangle Bur Ragweed
  • Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arbors var. drummondii) Manzanilla, Little Apple, Texas Mallow, Mexican Apple, Red Mallow, May Apple, Scotchman’s Purse, Bleeding Heart, Drummond’s Wax Mallow
  • Turpentine Bush (Ericameria laricifolia) Ericameria, Turpentine Brush, Turpentinebush, Hierba De Conejo, Aplopappus laricifolius, Aster laricifolius, Aster laricifolia, Bigelowia nelsonii, Chrysocoma laricifolia, Chrysoma laricifolia, Ericameria nelsonii, Haplopappus laricifolius
  • Verbena (Verbena spp) Glandularia, Goodding’s Verbena, G. gooddingii, Moss Verbena, G. pulchella, Sandpaper Verbena, G. rigida
  • Western Goldenrod (Euthamia occidentalis) Western Goldentop, Aster baccharoides, Euthamia californica, E. linearifolia, Haplopppus baccaroides, Solidago lanceolata, S. occidentalis, western flat-topped goldenrod, grass-leaf goldenrod
  • White Sagebrush (Artemisia ludoviciana) Louisiana sage, Wormwood, Chamizo Cenizo, Estafiata de Castilla
  • White stemmed milkweed (Asclepias albicans) Wax milkweed, Whitestem Milkweed
  • Wild Petunia (Ruellia nudiflora) Violet Ruellia, Common Wild Petunia, Violet Wild Petunia, Wild Petunia, Hierba De La Calentura Ruellia ciliatiflora
  • Wildflower Area (see Specialty tags below)
  • Willow Ragwort (Barkleyanthus salicifolius) Willow Groundsel, Ruina, Cineraria salicifolia, Senecio salignus
  • Willows (Salix spp) Salix arizonica, Arizona Willow, Salix gooddingii,  Goodding’s Willow, Salix exigua, Sandbar or Coyote Willow, Salix amygdaloides, Peachleaf Willow, Salix lasiolepis, Arroyo Willow, Salix laevigata, Red Willow, Salix scouleriana, Scouler’s Willow
  • Wolfberries (Lycium spp) Lycium brevipes, Baja Desert Thorn, Fruitilla, Lycium andersonii, Anderson Wolfberry, Desert Wolfberry, Thornberry, Lycium berlandieri, Berlandier’s Wolfberry, Lycium californicum, California Box Thorn, Lycium exsertum, Arizona Desert Thorn, Thornbush, Lycium fremontii, Fremont’s Thornbush
  • Wooly Butterfly Bush (Buddleia marrubifolia) Buddleia marrubifolia, Buddleja
  • Wright’s Buckwheat (Eriogonum wrightii) Bastardsage, Shrubby Buckwheat, Wright’s Buckwheat, Eriogonum helianthemifolium, Eriogonum trachygonum, Eriogonum wrightii subsp. wrightii
  • Yellow Orchid Vine (Callaeum macropterum) Butterfly Vine, Yellow Butterfly Vine, Butterfly Pea Vine, gallinita
  • Yellow Rabbitbrush (Chrysothammus viscidiflorus) Sticky Rabbitbrush, Yellow Chamisa, Arizona Rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus molestus, Ericameria molesta
  • YourName Pollinator Garden (see Specialty tags below)
  • Yucca (Yucca spp) Banana Yucca, Yucca baccata, Mojave Yucca, Yucca schidigera, Spanish Bayonet, Yucca aloifolia, Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia, Soaptree Yucca, Yucca elata
  • Zinnia (Zinnia spp) Zinnia elegans, Common Zinnia, Zinnia acerosa, Desert Zinnia

Plants by Common Name (Midwest and Northeast)

This collection of tags was inspired by the wonderful folks of Franklin Township in Kemblesvill, PA who requested this selection for their new pollinator garden.

Want a tag that’s not on the list?

Complete the form below to request a new tag or tags. Note that new tags must support the pollinator ecosystem, be a useful low-water landscape plant in the low desert, or be a collector cactus or succulent of significant interest. Include the scientific name(s) if possible.

Let us know where your garden is located

Purchase garden tags and t-shirts at the PollinatorWeb Etsy store

Specialty Tags

In Maricopa County the average first frost date varies from Nov 21st to Dec 12th. In Tucson the average first frost date is Dec 3rd.

  • Keep plants well watered
  • Place plants in a protected microclimate
  • Protect by covering plants, adding heat or increasing air circulation
  • Do not prune frost damage until plants begin growing

For more info: Protecting Frost Sensitive Plants

New! I’ll post a photo of the actual tag soon 🙂

Gallery of Standard Garden Tag Photos

We haven’t taken photos of every tag we offer, or have engraved, but here’s a good illustration of how they appear.

Butterflies by Common Name

* – Coming Soon

*American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)