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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RUDBECKIA submentosa 'Henry Eilers'
Lovely, quirky coneflower, has finely quilled yellow petals around an orange-brown cone, August-October. Sun to part shade.
1.20m £5.00
ACTAEA simplex 'James Compton'
Dark bronze leaves and very fragrant white flowers. Elegant and well-behaved.
1.20m £5.00
SANGUISORBA tenuifolia var. alba
Narrow white drooping bottlebrush flowers more like catkins!
1.80m £5.00
ASTER peduncularis
Syn. Aster asperulus. Unusual foliage for an aster. Attractive, large violet-blue daisies from August. Everyone loves it on sight in our garden!
30cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Saint Michaels'
Large blue-purple flowers September-October.
1.20m £5.00
SANGUISORBA officinalis 'Martin's Mulberry'
An improvement on 'Arnhem' - more upright, with maroon flowers.
1.80m £5.00
AGASTACHE 'Black Adder'
Long spires of smoky violet flowers July-October. Aromatic leaves. Perfect bee plant! Prefers sun.
90cm £5.00
SEDUM 'Karfunkelstein'
A good compact variety with smoky-blue foliage flushed with pink, masses of rosy-pink flowers late summer.
AGM 50cm £5.00
LIGULARIA dentata 'Osiris Fantasie'
Serrated purple-backed bronze foliage, yellow flowers July-August. Moist soil in part shade.
50cm £5.00
HELENIUM 'Marion Nickig'
Smaller orange-red flowers, yellow at the tips, over a long season.
1.20m £5.00
HELIANTHUS 'Dorian Roxburgh'
Much requested in our garden. Two rows of creamy-yellow petals with a yellow and black centre, flowers August-October. Doesn't run. Sunny position.
1.80m £5.00
SANGUISORBA officinalis 'Red Buttons'
Introduced by Dove Cottage Nursery. Selected for its compact habit and long flowering time. Plum-coloured thimble flowers.
60cm £5.00
AGASTACHE 'Blue Boa'
New form, with chunky, deep violet-blue flower spikes July-October. Seems to be long-lived! Sun.
PBR 60cm £5.00
KNIPHOFIA 'Tawny King'
Vigorous form. Dark bronze stems produce apricot buds opening cream, from July-October.
1.20m £5.00
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