A Selection of Plants that Attract Insects
These are usually sun-loving plants, which will provide food for butterflies, pollen for bees. Encourage natural predators such as ladybirds and hoverflies, who keep the numbers down of less welcome visitors to the garden.
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VERBASCUM 'Christo's Yellow Lightning'
From Great Dixter, this has densely-packed pale yellow flower spikes in summer above grey-green leaf rosettes. Very perennial!
AGM 2.00m £5.00
SESELI hippomarathrum
Pale pink and grey cow parsley flowers July-October, Feathery foliage. Sun.
45cm £5.00
EURYBIA radula
Lavender starry flowers in August on a neat bushy plant with upright stems. Early.
45cm £5.00
AGAPANTHUS 'Lydenburg'
Much admired in the Library Garden! Semi-pendulous, dark violet-blue flowers on tall, upright stems. Very striking and later-flowering. Sun.
NEW 1.50m £7.50
ASTER amellus 'Forncett Flourish'
Strong, upright grower with deep mauve daisies from early September.
60cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Colwall Constellation'
Later-flowering heather-purple daisies from late October.
1.50m £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novi-belgii 'Farncombe Lilac'
Double lilac-pink flowers August-October. HPS Conservation Scheme plant, well worth trying!
75cm £5.00
MOSLA dianthera
Autumn-flowering perennial collected in Russia. Six inch sprays of mauve-blue flowers over purple-tinted leaves. Sun or part shade.
1.20m £5.00
AGASTACHE 'Black Adder'
Long spires of smoky violet flowers July-October. Aromatic leaves. Perfect bee plant! Prefers sun.
90cm £5.00
SALVIA nemorosa 'Caradonna'
Deep violet-blue flower spikes on dark maroon stems, from June-August. Sunny spot, moist well-drained soil.
50cm £5.00
KNIPHOFIA 'Lord Roberts'
Much requested in our garden. Deep orange-red flowers August-October. Very floriferous!
1.80m £5.00
CYNARA scolymus 'Gros Camus de Bretagne'
Large silvery leaves, long stems carry edible buds in summer, then big purple thistle flowers which dry well. Good soil in sun.
1.00m £6.00
ASTER 'Moody Blue'
Discovered in our garden, this new aster has mildew-free, fine foliage, and lilac-blue daisies with closely-arranged petals, September-October, on dark stems. A laevis type but less vigorous.
90cm £6.50
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