On May 20, 8:48*am, Sacha wrote:
On 2011-05-20 07:52:54 +0100, "Bob Hobden" said:





"Sacha" *wrote

*Mike stone said:

I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I'm looking forward to
looking through the older posts to see what discussions have been going
on.

I've been working on creating a wildlife garden to attract birds and
animals to my urban back garden.

What flowers to people recommend to attract butterlfies?
*Many thanks in advance.

Kind regards,

Buddleias are probably the best known. *They like Sedums and Eupatorium
atropurpurea drives them mad.

Also good are Marjoram and Origano, herbs that are good for the kitchen
and will be covered in Butterflies and Bees of all descriptions. Trim
them with garden shears in the early spring. *Even Thyme and Rosemary
will attract lots of Bees especially Bumbles and best to just let them
grow.

And I noticed yesterday afternoon that the Alliums 'Globemaster' were
covered in bumble bees and honey bees. *It's worth planting them for
that reason alone, even if they weren't so gorgeous!
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Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
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I always think that Budleija is very over rated, I'd plant open
centred flowers like Single and collerette Dahlias, they will keep the
insects and butterflys feeding from end of July till the frosts come,
much longer than budleija, also the everlasting flowers Helichrysums
and Statice will be covered in feeding insects and butterflys, they
will be fighting to get at the flowers, easy to grow from seed sown
direct, and you still have time.
David Hill