Herbaceous Perennials for Attracting Butterflies
We love seeing butterflies here at the nursery. The Big butterfly count will run from Friday 12 July to Sunday 4 August 2024 . We have selected a few Butterfly Friendly Plants to help you get in the mood for this annual event!!
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AGERATINA altissima 'Chocolate'
This plant has wonderful purple foliage throughout the summer months and into autumn when it then starts to bloom. The flowers are creamy white and contrast well with the foliage. Bees and ....
ECHINACEA purpurea 'White Swan'
Shuttlecock-like flowerheads with white pointed gently reflex petals that surround a bold cone of toffee orange. Long lasting display. Available for Mail Order from April - September
ERIOPHYLLUM lanatum
Large bright yellow daisy flowers adorn the top of this beautiful silver foliage plant.
ERYNGIUM x zabelii 'Big Blue'
This plant really lives up to its name, 'Big Blue', the intensity of blue on the large flower heads is stunning. It forms good sized clumps in a reasonably fertile soil in full sun, and is great ...
RUDBECKIA fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
'Goldsturm' is a cultivar of Rudbeckia, commonly known as Coneflower, stunning, vibrant, yellow daisies with their dark brown centres appear during late summer to autumn. It is an upright perennial..
SCABIOSA 'Butterfly Blue'
Masses of lavender-blue flowers dance on slender stems above low mounds of grey-green finely cut, oval foliage. Available for Mail Order from April - August
VERBENA bonariensis
This native to South America is a tall perennial with branching stems that bear clusters of tiny violet flowers ..
ACHILLEA ptarmica 'The Pearl' (The Pearl Group)
In contrast to other Achillea varieties this plant produces individual single white button flowers, which contrast crisply with the dark green foliage.
ASTER amellus 'King George'
Beautiful large lilac daisy flowers are produced in profusion on this Aster in late summer.
ECHINACEA purpurea
These are strong plants from the Coneflower family used as the starting point for breeding a lot of the other varieties. Available for Mail Order from April - September
ECHINACEA purpurea 'Magnus'
A 'go-to' Echinacea for its looks and reliability. In late summer it puts on a successive display of large deep-pink single daisies each set off by a prominent copper orange centre.
EUTROCHIUM maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Red Dwarf'
Producing dark purple-pink flowers in late summer, this Eutrochium has the same flower size as the taller varieties but on a shorter plant.