Posted by admin | Posted in Plants | Posted on 04-04-2010
I have just moved into a house with a very neglected garden and we are making plans for what to plant for next summer. I want to plant lavender, buddlia and lavateria (have already put the lavender plants in) but is there anything else that will attract lots of butterflies and bees?
Bees love herbs and cotoneaster.
I have cotoneaster horizontalis in my garden, most years it’s covered in bees, then thrushes have the berries in winter.
Good plants are Forget-me-not, Wallflower, Sweet Rocket, Primrose and Daisies, Budleia, French Marigold, Lavender, Ice Plant, Michaelmas Daisy, Scabious, Red Valerian and Ivy.
Some butterflies only go for one particular plant like nettles. If you can spare a patch of ground for those and other native wild flowers you’ll have other wildlife too.
the BBC Breathing Places may be of interest to you there’s a bit about ‘plant for butterflies’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces
honeysuckle
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Bees absolutely love wisteria, it takes while to get established but once it is they go mad for it.
Another plant that is a little quicker and easier for butterflies are ‘ice’ plants otherwise know as Sedum spectabile.
Try growing a few flowering vegetables as well, the website below is a good guide to tomato growing
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http://goodtomatogrowing.com/
I have Honeysuckle in my garden, and bees absolutely love it.
I’ve never seen to many! they are always there, even on the not so nice days.
So I would highly recommend a Honeysuckle plant.
It makes my garden so much nicer to see the busy bees
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Something called a milkweed plant supposedly attracts butterflies. It isnt very pretty, and may be more of a weed than a plant, but it is where butterflies lay their eggs.
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I find that the Honeysuckle, Lavender and the Buddleia in my garden attract the bees and some Butterflies…. Great….
But i find the Brocolli and Brussels attract most of the Butterflies…. Damn those caterpillars……
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why do you want bees
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honeysuckle, also Rose of Sharron, Lilac
Good Luck
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look for a butterfly bush lowes and home depot have them great time of year to buy them to
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Bees love phacelia tanacetifolia (californian bluebell) and butterflies like buddlea.
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As well as those you have mentioned common or garden catmint is a magnet for bees and butterflies.
Usually anything with brightly coloured and/or scented flowers will do the trick.
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Nettles are a big attraction for butterflies .
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Bees love herbs and cotoneaster.
I have cotoneaster horizontalis in my garden, most years it’s covered in bees, then thrushes have the berries in winter.
Good plants are Forget-me-not, Wallflower, Sweet Rocket, Primrose and Daisies, Budleia, French Marigold, Lavender, Ice Plant, Michaelmas Daisy, Scabious, Red Valerian and Ivy.
Some butterflies only go for one particular plant like nettles. If you can spare a patch of ground for those and other native wild flowers you’ll have other wildlife too.
the BBC Breathing Places may be of interest to you there’s a bit about ‘plant for butterflies’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces