These are pollinator plants, or plants that flowers are especially good at attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects and birds for pollination.
Part of your plan should include some plants that may not be consumed.  These are pollinator plants, or plants that flowers are especially good at attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects and birds for pollination. Any plant grown for its fruit or seed needs to have their flowers pollinated, and the easiest way to do that is to call in the professionals, mainly bees. You shouldn’t worry about attracting wasps with flowers:  most pollinating insects are much more interested in the flowers than they are in stinging you. But if the insects are undesirable inside your vegetable garden, you can site your pollinator area close to the garden but just outside the fence.