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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SANGUISORBA officinalis 'Martin's Mulberry'
An improvement on 'Arnhem' - more upright, with maroon flowers.
1.80m £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.
1.50m £7.50
PIMPINELLA major 'Rosea'
Feathery foliage topped with umbels of soft lacy pink flowers in summer. Sun or shade.
50cm £5.00
HELIANTHUS 'Happy Days'
Golden yellow flowers with single outer petals and a wide double centre.
1.50m £5.00
GERANIUM 'Brookside'
Vigorous plant, clumps of finely-cut leaves and large bowl-shaped flowers of a deep clear blue, paler at the centre.
AGM 45cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM laeve 'Les Moutiers'
Also known as A. 'Vasterival'. Mauve flowers September-November on wiry purple-black stems. Very delicate, much admired in the display garden.
1.50m £5.00
NEPETA 'Weinheim Big Blue'
Thick spikes of deep violet-blue flowers on robust stems, June-September. Deadhead to keep it flowering. Much requested in our garden!
75cm £5.00
CYNARA cardunculus
Cardoon. Forms an epic, architectural mound of silver-grey foliage up to 1 metre long. Large, purple, thistle-like flowerheads tower above in late summer and autumn. Loves the sun.
AGM 2.50m £5.00
LIGULARIA dentata 'Desdemona'
Dramatic brown-green leaves, deep red underneath. Clusters of orange daisies from midsummer. Needs moisture, even boggy conditions.
AGM 1.00m £5.00
ECHINACEA purpurea 'Virgin'
Clean white fragrant flowers with a green central cone, June-September. Flat petals. My favourite white echinacea.
PBR 60cm £5.00
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