Which plants in your garden do butterflies like best?
We have a long running thread for bees, so I thought we should have one for butterflies! I've been pleased with the amount I've had hanging around this year.
My Small scabiouses (Scabiosa columbaria) are probably the best performer. I also have some pincushion and field scabiouses but they've been completely outshone by the smalls (the poor performance of the Field with both bees and butterflies has surprised me). For much of the summer my Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton has also been really popular. The White swan echinacea that have recently started flowering are now taking over. Other mentions must go to verbena bonariensis, annual cornflower and birds foot trefoil.
On the other hand, they've totally ignored the buddleja I brought for them!
My Small scabiouses (Scabiosa columbaria) are probably the best performer. I also have some pincushion and field scabiouses but they've been completely outshone by the smalls (the poor performance of the Field with both bees and butterflies has surprised me). For much of the summer my Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton has also been really popular. The White swan echinacea that have recently started flowering are now taking over. Other mentions must go to verbena bonariensis, annual cornflower and birds foot trefoil.
On the other hand, they've totally ignored the buddleja I brought for them!
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Buddleia for the painted ladies and torties, but they also like the verbena bonariensis, ligularia and sweet peas, along with all the bees and hoverflies.