Sorry just read you were asking specifically about plants for butterflies not bees - choisya may still attract them because there are a lot in the garden at the moment and the blossom has so far been from a prunus, a malus, several choisya and my apple tree - apart from the usual spring bulbs. I'm not sure which plants are bringing them in but there are lots fluttering around - I love the little white ones that flit around like fairies, of which there are lots, but there are also reddish brown ones and red and brown ones - you can see I mug up on the real species names before coming on.
Asclepias tuberosa - as we were saying on another thread always learning! I have never heard of this plant before and it seems to have a lot going for it - easy to grow, long flowering season, hardy, great for butterflies....anyone with experience of growing it, easy from seed or better to buy as a plant? Availability, any good supplier - I definitely want some of these
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Don't forget the caterpillar plants too. So leave a patch of nettles.
What is butterfly weed please.
Asclepias tuberosa.
English Lavender (Vera)
Zinnias
The bees are fairly buzzing around my choisya sundance which is in full bloom at the moment
Sorry just read you were asking specifically about plants for butterflies not bees - choisya may still attract them because there are a lot in the garden at the moment and the blossom has so far been from a prunus, a malus, several choisya and my apple tree - apart from the usual spring bulbs. I'm not sure which plants are bringing them in but there are lots fluttering around - I love the little white ones that flit around like fairies, of which there are lots, but there are also reddish brown ones and red and brown ones - you can see I mug up on the real species names before coming on.
Asclepias tuberosa - as we were saying on another thread always learning! I have never heard of this plant before and it seems to have a lot going for it - easy to grow, long flowering season, hardy, great for butterflies....anyone with experience of growing it, easy from seed or better to buy as a plant? Availability, any good supplier - I definitely want some of these