What plants and flowers will attract butterflies and insects to my garden?

I bought a bag of seeds that's "Butterfly %26amp; Hummingbird Attracting." Here's what's in it:



Baby's Breath

Zinnia

Chinese Forget Me Not

Bachelor Button

Cosmos Sensation

Candytuft

Shasta Daisy

Black-Eyed Susat

Alyssum

Scarlet Sage

Foxglove



I haven't tried it yet, so I can't speak from experience. I'm hoping to have some butterflies around this summer as well. Hope that helped some. Good luck.

What plants and flowers will attract butterflies and insects to my garden?
One of the best especially for butterlies is Buddleja

http://www.pbase.com/hjsteed/butterflies...



Can come in a number of colours (Buddleja davidii)

Empire Blue, Royal Red, White Profusion, Black Night , see following UK site

http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/Index_...



This US site has some good info on plants to attract butterflies

http://www.nwf.org/backyard/butterflies....
Reply:Buddleia davidii is the botanical name for Butterfly Bush. I have several in my yard. They are alive with butterflies, moths and bumble bees all season.



I think they smell great, too. It's a spicy scent sort of like carnations. My whole yard smells good.
Reply:A butterfly bush. Don't know the technical name for it..they always work well and are so pretty.
Reply:this will definitely help u out!: http://springhillnursery.com/search.asp?...



http://www.brecks.com/search.asp?t=xx%26amp;ss...



http://www.naturehills.com/search.aspx?q...



http://michiganbulb.com/search.asp?ss=bu...



alyssum-carpet of snow also attracts butterflies
Reply:the butterfly plant it is

a bush that gets larger every year. my butterfly

plant is purple.

they need room to grow.



best wishes

laney

www.michiganbulb.com

this is a magizine i bought my plants here.
Reply:lantanas, butterfly plants also, the home depot or lowes or walmart have info on each of their plants, as to which ones attract butterflies.
Reply:One i know off the top of my head is the budlea- butterflies LOVE This!! It also comes in a variety of colours.You will notice all types of butterflies, and place it close to the window so you can look at them from inside- a great talking point!! xx



Somebody mentioned foxgloves- be careful if you have small children as they are poisonous.
Reply:Honeysuckle and Jasmine.
Reply:to attract butterflies,



Annual and biennial garden flowers

African marigold (Tagetes erecta)

Ageratum (Ageratum houstonianum)

Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)

Candytuft (Iberis amara)

China aster (Callistephus chinensis)

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

French marigold (Tagetes patula)

Heliotrope/cherry pie (Heliotropium cultivars)

Honesty (Lunaria annua)

Marigold (Calendula officinalis)

Mignonette (Reseda odorata)

Stocks (Matthiola incana and hybrids)

Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)

Verbena (Verbena rigida)

Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)

Zinnia (Zinnia elegans)



Herbaceous perennials

Alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis)

Agastache foeniculum

Arabis (Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica)

Asperula hexaphylla

Astrantia major

Aubrieta (Aubrieta deltoidea)

Blanket flower (Gaillardia cultivars)

Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii)

Centaurea species e.g. C. dealbata, C. montana, C. macrocephala

Dahlias - single-flowered types

Elephant's ears (Bergenia species)

Eryngium species

Garden mint (Mentha spicata)

Globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus)

Globe thistles (Echinops species)

Golden rod (Solidago species)

Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

Ice plant (Sedum spectabile - dark red cultivars are less attractive)

Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)

Liatris spicata

Michaelmas daisies (Aster novae-angliae, A. amellus)

Perennial candytuft (Iberis sempervirens)

Phlox (Phlox paniculata)

Red valerian (Centranthus ruber)

Scabious (Scabiosa species)

Soapwort (Saponaria species, especially S. ocymoides)

Sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis)

Thrift (Armeria species)

Verbena bonariensis



Shrubs

Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)

Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii, also B. globosa, B. alternifolia)

Caryopteris (Caryopteris x clandonensis)

Cherry laurel * (Prunus laurocerasus)

Escallonia hybrids

Firethorn (Pyracantha cultivars)

Hawthorn * (Crataegus monogyna)

Heather (Calluna vulgaris)

Heaths (Erica species, Daboecia species)

Hebe species

Ivy * (Hedera helix)

Lavender (Lavandula species)

Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium)

Privet * (Ligustrum species)

Sallows (Salix species, especially male forms of Salix caprea)

Thyme (Thymus species)



* These will not flower as young plants and severe pruning, such as clipping to make a formal hedge, inhibits flowering.



for plants that attract beneficial insects try http://www.farmerfred.com/plants_that_at...



didnt want to make my answer any longer!!
Reply:as many flowers you can put in the garden; ie; daisy,pansy, crivellias,snap dragons,allysiums
Reply:Simple. Buy packets of wild flower mix from your garden centre and sow them.