Plants that attract Bees and Butterflies
If you want to attract bees and butterflies into your garden, why not fill your garden with plants they will like?
Bees and butterflies are beneficial insects that help pollinate the plants in your garden. Fluttering butterflies and buzzing bees are colourful and indicate a healthy garden.
Below is a list of plants that will attract bees and butterflies into your garden.
Alpines
Ajuja commonly known as 'Bugle'
Anaphalis margaritaceae
Aubretia
Jasione perennes
Saponaria officinalis commonly known as
'Soapwort'
Bedding
Calendula commonly known as 'Marigolds'
Centaurea cyanus
commonly known as 'Cornflower'
Dianthus barbatus commonly know as 'Sweet
William'
Herbaceous
Achillea moonshine commonly known as 'Yarrow'
Allium
Anchusa
a. dropmore
Asclepias incarnata commonly known as 'Swamp Milkweed'
Aster novi-belgii commonly known as 'Michaelmas Daisy'
Calamintha n.
white cloud commonly known as 'Lesser Calamint'
Centaurea
Centranthus
ruber commonly known as 'Red Valerian'
Cephalaria giganteacommonly known
as 'Giant Scabious'
Doronicum commonly known as 'Leopards Bane'
Echinops ritro commonly known as 'Globe Thistle'
Erigeroncommonly known
as 'Fleabane'
Eryngium commonly known as 'Sea Holly'
Inula
Linaria
Lythrum commonly known as 'Loosestrife'
Monarda commonly known as
'Bergamot'
Polygonum
Salvia
Scabiosa commonly known as 'Pincushion
Flower'
Sedums commonly known as 'Ice Plant'
Solidago commonly known
as 'Golden Rod'
Verbena bonariensis
Shrubs
Amelanchier commonly known as 'Snowy Mespilus'
Buddleja commonly
known as 'Butterfly Bush'
Caryopteris
Clerodendron bungei
Cotoneaster conspicuus decorus lacteus
Daphne
Escallonia
Hebe
Lavendula
Salix c. pendula
Syringa commonly known as 'Lilac'
Viburnum
Trees
Acer
Alnus commonly known as 'Alder'
Betula commonly known as
'Birch'
Caragana commonly known as 'Pea Tree'
Castanea commonly known
as 'Sweet Chestnut'
Catalpa commonly known as 'Indian Bean Tree'
Crataegus commonly known as 'Hawthorn'
Fagus commonly known as 'Beech'
Fraxinus commonly known as 'Ash'
Koelreuteria commonly known as 'Pride of
India'
Liquidambar
Liriodendron commonly known as 'Tulip Tree'
Malus commonly known as 'Crab Apple'
Nothofagus commonly known as
'Southern Beech'
Populas commonly known as 'Poplar'
Prunus commonly
known as 'Cherry'
Quercus commonly known as 'Oak'
Robinia
Salix
commonly known as 'Willow'
Sorbus commonly known as 'Rowan'
Tilia
commonly known as 'Lime'