Butterfly attracting perennials
- Echinacea purpurea Crimson Star x 3Echinacea purpurea 'Crimson Star'£5.25 As low as £4.50Stock 33Echinacea also known as Rudbeckia purpurea or Cone Flower is a lovely perennial for the summer border. They flower from late summer onwards. Learn More
- Asclepia incarnata Cinderella x 3Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'£4.50 As low as £3.75Stock 27A lovely border plant with a semi compact growth. Likes a sunny border and blooms with spectacular pink flowers heads laced with hundreds of tiny... Learn More
- Rudbeckia Goldsturm x 3Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm£5.50 As low as £4.75Stock 100+Rudbeckia 'Gold Sturm' is also known as Black Eyed Susan it blooms with bright golden flowers on tall stems Learn More
- Echinops ritro Veitch's BlueEchinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue'£4.25 As low as £3.50Stock 100+Commonly known as the 'Globe Thistle' Learn More
- Dianthus caryophyllusDianthus caryophyllus£3.75 As low as £3.25Stock 44A very colourful, fragrant mixture of Dianthus caryophyllus for your border. They flower abundantly from July until late summer. Learn More
- Echinacea purpurea PallidaEchinacea pallida£4.25 As low as £3.50Stock 8Echinacea Pallida has large, daisy-like flowers with pale pinkish-purple petals and prominent spiky, coppery-orange centre cones, which appear on... Learn More
- Salvia St Johns FireSalvia Splendens£4.50 As low as £3.75Stock 19St. John’s Fire is one of the earliest and most dwarf and compact of all the Salvias. This easy to grow plant will attract many bees and... Learn More
- Echinacea purpurea AlbaEchinacea purpurea alba£4.95 As low as £4.25Stock 8Sturdy stems of daisy-like flowers with white petals and a central cone that’s green turning to yellow which attracts many bees and... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Frans HalsHemerocallis 'Frans Hals'£4.75 As low as £3.95Stock 32Day Lily Frans Hals produces striking combination of orange-red and yellow two tone flowers which bloom continuously in masses throughout summer.... Learn More
- Salvia nemorosa CaradonaSalvia nemorosa Caradona£4.75 As low as £3.95Stock 28This is a hardy herbaceous clump forming Sage, grown for their decorative and aromatic foliage and beautiful upright spikes of flowers. The deep... Learn More
- Salvia Nemorosa Mainacht May NightSalvia nemorosa Mainacht£4.95 As low as £4.25Stock 18Salvia nemorosa mainacht May Night is famous for the beautiful purple flowers and dark buds on the tall flowering spikes. This drought-tolerant... Learn More
- Salvia Nemorosa Snow HillSalvia nemorosa Schneehugel£4.50 As low as £3.75Stock 19Salvia nemorosa schneehugel Snow Hill is a clump forming perennial grown for their beautiful spikes of soft white accented by fragrant, gray- green... Learn More
- Aster ageratoides AsranAster ageratoides AsranStock 38Aster ageratoides Asran is a hardy, easy and reliable, spreading perennial producing clusters of lavender-blue daisies with yellow eyes with... Learn More
- Hemerocallis BonanzaHemerocallis BonanzaStock 38Hemerocallis Bonanza has a striking combination of deep yellow and red eye two tone flowers which bloom continuously in masses throughout summer.... Learn More
- Asclepias tuberosaAsclepias tuberosa£4.25 As low as £3.50Stock 27A hardy and very rewarding clump forming perennial. Asclepia tuberosa is also known as Silkweed or Butterfly weed because of butterflies that are... Learn More
- Aster ageratoides StardustAster ageratoides Stardust£4.95 As low as £4.25Only 1 leftAster ageratoides Strardust is a hardy, low maintenance and reliable, spreading perennial. In late summer it produces clusters of dark green... Learn More
- Aster divaricatusAster divaricatus£5.25 As low as £4.50Stock 14Asters are in every sense the stars of the border. Aster divaricatus is a pretty white wood aster plant with dainty narrow black wiry stems loaded... Learn More
- Echinacea purpurea MagnusEchinacea purpurea Magnus£4.25 As low as £3.50Stock 45Magnus is an upright clump perennial with narrowly oval leaves and large flower heads with drooping mauve pink rays and prominent orange-brown... Learn More
- Echinops bannaticus Taplow BlueEchinops bannaticus Taplow BlueSpecial Price £4.25 Regular Price £4.95Stock 31Add great contrast, extended interest and bright colours to your summer garden with echinops Taplow Blue. This undemanding robust, upright... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Stella d'OroHemerocallis Stella d'Oro£4.95 As low as £4.25Stock 20Hemerocallis Stella de'Oro is a lovely intense blooming day lily with bright fragrant sulpherous golden flowers. It's a re-blooming variety,... Learn More
- Salvia nemorosa OstfrieslandSalvia nemorosa Ostfriesland£4.95 As low as £4.25Only 12 leftSalvia nemorosa Ostfriesland is a hardy herbaceous clump forming Sage, grown for its decorative aromatic foliage and beautiful slender spires of... Learn More
- Monarda Beauty of CobhamMonarda Beauty of Cobhan£6.50 As low as £5.50Stock 33Monarda is a hardy herbaceous perennial, also known as Bergamot. It is grown for their aromatic foliage and fascinating flowers. Monarda Beauty of... Learn More
- Monarda Beauty of Cobhan 9 cm potMonarda Beauty of Cobhan£4.25 As low as £3.50Stock 28Monarda is a hardy herbaceous perennial, also known as Bergamot. It is grown for their aromatic foliage and fascinating flowers. Monarda Beauty of... Learn More
- Liatris spicata Kobold Purple 9 cm potLiatris spicata Kobold PurpleSpecial Price £4.50 Regular Price £5.50Stock 57Spike Gay Feather Liatris have large bottlebrush like spikes of tiny clustered purple florets and unlike other flowers they open from the top... Learn More
- Salvia nemorosa Rose QueenSalvia nemorosa Rose Queent£4.25 As low as £3.50Stock 23Salvia nemorosa "Rose Queen" is a popular perennial that grows up to 60 cm high. The first 25 cm of this is occupied by the green-gray leaves and... Learn More
- Monarda PrairienachtMonarda PrairienachtSpecial Price £3.50 Regular Price £4.25Stock 23Monarda is a hardy herbaceous perennial, also known as Bergamot. They are grown for their aromatic foliage and fascinating flowers.... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Always LibertyHemerocallis Always Liberty£3.95 As low as £3.25Stock 13Hemerocallis Always Liberty has attractive pink flowers with a golden yellow centre surrounded by a pink-red halo. ... Learn More
- Hemerocallis BacabanaHemerocallis Bacabana£3.50 As low as £2.95Only 10 leftHemerocallis Bacabana blooms with beautiful bright yellow flowers with lightly ruffled edges. ... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Bela LugosiHemerocallis Bela Lugosi£4.95 As low as £4.25Only 2 leftHemerocallis Bela Lugosi is a beautiful variety, its deep purple flowers have a lime green throat. ... Learn More
- Hemerocallis BettylenHemerocallis Bettylen£7.95 As low as £6.75Stock 20Bettylen’ has beautiful burgundy/purple blooms with a serrated yellow edge and a green throat. ... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Black ArrowheadHemerocallis Black Arrowhead£3.25 As low as £2.75Stock 11Black Arrowhead is an unusually coloured, spider form Hemerocallis.... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Black Eyed SusanHemerocallis Black Eyed Susan£4.75 As low as £3.95Stock 13Hemerocallis Black Eyed Susan Learn More
- Hemerocallis Booby RubyHemerocallis Booby Ruby£6.50 As low as £5.50Stock 19Hemerocallis Booby Ruby is a wonderful double variety that blooms with red petals and a bright yellow-lime centre. ... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Celebration Of Angels BareHemerocallis Celebration Of Angels£5.75 As low as £4.95Stock 16Hemerocallis Celebration Of Angels has creamy-yellow, round ruffled blooms with a dark purple throat that creates a striking contrast. Learn More
- Hemerocallis Colonel MustardHemerocallis Colonel Mustard£5.75 As low as £4.95Only 6 leftThe Colonel Mustard Daylily is a magnificent plant with beautiful flowers of a sensational dark yellow-orange color. Daylily flowers only bloom for... Learn More
- Hemerocallis DariaHemerocallis Daria£6.95 As low as £5.95Stock 28Hemerocallis Daria is a wonderful plant with sensational maroon-red petals and a broad, ruffly golden-yellow edge. Each beautiful bloom lasts for... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Desert IcicleHemerocallis Desert Icicle£6.50 As low as £5.50Stock 19Hemerocallis Desert Icicle is a fascinating diploid spider vairiety. Its colour is soft green-pink blend with a green throat. Each beautiful bloom... Learn More
- Hemerocallis DoubleliciousHemerocallis Doublelicious£6.50 As low as £5.50Stock 21Hemerocallis Doubleicious is an easy and reliable plant. Its double petalled flowers will light up your garden in Summer with its big,... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Dress PinkHemerocallis Dress Pink£4.95 As low as £4.25Only 3 leftHemerocallis Dress Pink is a beautiful plant for your garden border or containers. Its pink fragrant flowers have gently ruffled petals and a... Learn More
- Hemerocallis ExcellentHemerocallis Excellent£6.95 As low as £5.95Stock 17Hemerocallis Excellent has wonderfully coloured deep red blooms. The ruffled petals are framed with a soft gold line. It is a wonderful repeat... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Fire and FogHemerocallis Fire and Fog£6.50 As low as £5.50Only 5 leftHemerocallis Fire and Fog is perfect for your garden border or containers. It has arching dark green leaves and in Summer bears large... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Forever YoungHemerocallis Forever Young£5.75 As low as £4.95Stock 12Hemerocallis Forever Young Learn More
- Hemerocallis Fruity KissHemerocallis Fruity Kiss£5.50 As low as £4.75Only 10 leftHemerocallis Fruity Kiss is a great addition to your garden border. Its bright blooms are apricot-orange in colour with a dark orange halo and a... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Grape SherbertHemerocallis Grape Sherbert£7.50 As low as £6.50Stock 17Hemerocallis Grape Sherbert has large, light pink tipped flowers. Surrounding the yellow-orange throat is a wide dark burgundy zone. The edges are... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Heavenly Pink Butterfly BarHemerocallis Heavenly Pink Butterfly£7.50 As low as £6.50Stock 24Hemerocallis Heavenly Pink Butterfly is a striking daylily with flowers of unusal form that bend backwards. It has pink blooms with a darker eye... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Lacy DoilyHemerocallis Lacy Doily£4.95 As low as £4.25Only 2 leftHemerocallis Lacy Doily is a highly floriferous day lily with a charming double petal form. Its coral-pink blooms have a wonderful fragrance. They... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Lemon MadelineHemerocallis Lemon Madeline£5.75 As low as £4.95Stock 14Hemerocallis Lemon Madeline has big lemon yellow spider-form blooms. They look fabulous when planted in your herbaceous Summer borders or... Learn More
- Hemerocallis Mildred MitchellHemerocallis Mildred Mitchell£4.95 As low as £4.25Only 6 leftHemerocallis Mildred Mitchell is a beautiful day lily. It has large fragrant pink to mauve flowers with lavender eyes, yellow-green throats and... Learn More
All the art of attracting butterflies in his garden
For many people, watching butterflies twirling in the spring and summer in the garden can be an interesting or very relaxing time, for others to garden with butterflies to increase pollination has become a favorite game in view of the positive results that butterflies provide on the garden. Nowadays, gardening with butterflies has become one of the most popular hobbies. Here are a handful of easy-to-grow plants that will attract these majestic insects into your garden and some tips to make your particular garden a piece of biodiversity.
Create an environment for butterflies
Tip, plant your flowers or butterfly shrubs in a sunny place (5-6 hours each day), but also sheltered from the winds. Butterflies need the sun to warm up, but they do not want to feed in an area where they are constantly beaten by the wind that prevents them from quietly foraging the plants. It's also a good idea to place some flat stones in your sunny spot so that butterflies can pause from time to time.
Butterflies need water like everyone else. Keep a puddle of wet mud in a sunny spot, or fill a bucket of sand with enough water to make the sand wet.