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.