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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LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'Elworthy Sparkler'
Buttercream buds open to single white daisies. It really does sparkle!
75cm £5.00
SELINUM wallichianum
Architectural cow-parsley, with erect purplish branching stems bearing umbels of tiny white flowers mid-summer to autumn. Full sun to part shade.
AGM 1.20m £5.00
SANGUISORBA tenuifolia 'Strawberry Frost'
Our introduction! Distinct, elegant foliage only to 60cm, then tall upright stems bear clean white catkin flowers dusted with strawberry-pink.
1.20m £7.50
SEDUM 'Jose Aubergine'
Early-flowering upright variety with deep aubergine oval leaves and deep dusky-pink flowers from July.
PBR 60cm £5.00
SEDUM cauticola 'Lidakense'
Trailing stems bear reddish-pink star-shaped flowers summer and autumn. Full sun.
AGM 10cm £5.00
LAMIUM orvala
Strongly-veined dead-nettle leaves with rich strawberry-pink lipped flowers.
60cm £5.00
ASTER 'Fingers and Thumbs'
A seedling found over the path from our 'Chilly Fingers', this has slightly wider fingers, and flowers are a deeper lilac, not so chilly! They look great together.
90cm £6.50
SANGUISORBA 'Autumn Red'
Latest to flower, with deep red short fingers on erect fine stems from September-November. Sun.
1.80m £5.00
GALEGA orientalis
Small, rich blue pea-like flowers on a spreading plant. Best in a large sunny border or between shrubs.
1.20m £5.00
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