Comments on: What plants are best to attract butterflies and bees?

By: Foxglove

Foxglove — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:50:59 +0000

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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By: Leon

Leon — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:05:59 +0000

Nettles are a big attraction for butterflies .
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By: Harry H

Harry H — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:43:59 +0000

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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By: Citizenz

Citizenz — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:23:59 +0000

Bees love phacelia tanacetifolia (californian bluebell) and butterflies like buddlea.
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By: hollifieldrobert

hollifieldrobert — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:43:59 +0000

look for a butterfly bush lowes and home depot have them great time of year to buy them to
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By: cwgrl_up35

cwgrl_up35 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:10:59 +0000

honeysuckle, also Rose of Sharron, Lilac Good Luck
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By: i am a devoted Christian <SOC

i am a devoted Christian <SOC — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:35:59 +0000

why do you want bees
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By: DAVID929

DAVID929 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:29:59 +0000

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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By: handymanmike

handymanmike — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:56:59 +0000

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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By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:25:59 +0000

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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