Advice needed on flowers

dicky82

is there a gardening section on here? cant seem to find one. .
failing that, does anyone on here have a good knowledge of flowers? was looking to get some seeds of a flower that will grow rampantly with little looking after, need to plant them in a 'wild' section of my garden for the bees and butterflys etc. thanks:D

wazzoraybelle

Under the recreation tab in home and garden, Buddleia is a great plant for attracting butterflies and needs no attention

Dr Galen

click on the gardening link underneath my name there OP

djpbarry

Thread title edited and moved from Green Issues.

dicky82

thank you kindly;)

foxinsox

dicky82 wrote: »

is there a gardening section on here? cant seem to find one. .
failing that, does anyone on here have a good knowledge of flowers? was looking to get some seeds of a flower that will grow rampantly with little looking after, need to plant them in a 'wild' section of my garden for the bees and butterflys etc. thanks:D

I had to list the various plants to attract bees and butterflies in an exam I did last year, so kindly listed on the RHS website here you are.



For Butterflies

Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Aubretia (Aubrieta deltoidea)
Blackberry (Rubus fructicosus)
Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii and B.
globosa)
Candytuft (Iberis amara
Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale);
globe thistle (Echinops species)
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Hebe species
Ice plant (Sedum spectabile) – not
dark red cultivars
Knapweeds (Centaurea species)
Marigold (Calendula officinalis;
Mignonette (Reseda odorata
Thistle (Cirsium species and Carduus
species)
Verbena bonariensis

Verbena rigida

For Bees

Allium species
Bird’s foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Clovers (Trifolium species)
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

Cotoneaster species
Cranesbill (Geranium species)

Crocus species
Devil’s bit scabious (Succisa
pratensis)
Firethorn (Pyracantha cultivars)
Golden rod (Solidago species)
Heliotrope (Heliotropium cultivars)
Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium
cannabinum)
Honesty (Lunaria annua)
Lavender (Lavandula species)
Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena)
Marjoram (Origanum species)
Michaelmas daisies (Aster species)
Poached egg plant (Limnanthes
douglasii)
Types of single-flowered rose species
(Rosa species)
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Rosebay willowherb (Epilobium
augustifolium)
Scabious (Scabiosa species)
Snowdrops (Galanthus species)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
Thyme (Thymus species)

Viper’s bugloss (Echium vulgare).

dicky82

thank you kindly:D:p

flutered

lidil have a range of seeds at the moment, they include wild flower and cottage garden seeds, they come in containers which have openings like pepper shakers, also they are very user friendly.