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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SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Septemberrubin'
Large rich purple-red flowers September-October.
1.30m £5.00
ACHILLEA 'Forncett Ivory'
Lovely ivory flowers, grey-green foliage. The best Achillea I've seen for a while!
60cm £5.00
PIMPINELLA major 'Rosea'
Feathery foliage topped with umbels of soft lacy pink flowers in summer. Sun or shade.
50cm £5.00
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Potschke'
Deep rose-pink daisies with slightly curling petals from September.
AGM 90cm £5.00
SOLIDAGO rugosa 'Loysder Crown'
Always wows visitors to our garden! Lime in bud, large arching sprays of sherbert-lemon flowers. Drought-resistant too!
1.20m £6.50
SYMPHYOTRICHUM novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'
Clusters of bright pink flowers. Popular at the nursery.
AGM 1.50m £5.00
GERANIUM himalayense 'Plenum'
Also known as 'Birch Double'. Pretty double violet-blue flowers from mid-summer.
30cm £5.00
GERANIUM 'Mavis Simpson'
Low spreading carpet of silky green leaves, covered with shell-pink flowers all summer. Sunny spot.
AGM 30cm £5.00
CAMPANULA 'Crystal'
Our introduction. Palest icy amethyst bells, almost white, and shaped like pixie hats. Same parents as C. x burghalti, but in our opinion is stronger and taller.
75cm £5.00
PHLOX paniculata 'Wendy House'
Spectacular deep magenta flower clusters, sweetly-scented, over contrasting dark leaves.
60cm £5.00
SEDUM spectabile 'Brilliant'
Grey-green leaves topped with large heads of cool pink-mauve flowers in summer. Sun.
AGM 45cm £5.00
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