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Wildflower
Plug Plant Collection
'For attracting butterflies' |
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collection of wildflower plugs provides nectar and larval food
for butterflies and is made up of 13 varieties that will
arrive in a tray of 104 plants. This will cover an area of
approximately 21mē, planting 5 plants per 1mē. |
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Wildflower
Plug Plant Bumble Bee Collection
'For attracting bumble bees' |
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wonderful collection of 13 varieties of wild plug plants is
perfect for attracting bumble bees. By encouraging bumble bees
in to your garden they will return the favour by pollinating
your flowers, fruit and vegetables giving you an excellent set
on your blossom. They are natures most industrious and
harmless workers, never swarming and most don't have stings
either. |
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The
following list of plants will attract a variety of
wildlife into your garden, all of which are available to
buy online. Take a look at the right hand section of
this page for the animal icons that each plant will
attract. |
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Achillea
Filipendulina (Yarrow)
- Flat plate-like heads of deep
golden-yellow flowers from June to September and fern-like,
light green leaves. Bees and many other insects suck nectar or
collect pollen. |
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Alyssum
(Lobularia)
- A low carpet of diminutive,
cross-shaped summer flowers in delicate shades of apricot.
A butterflies favourite. |
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Aucuba
(Japanese
Laurel) - This resilient evergreen shrub
is perfect for inhospitable, shady areas of the garden where
little else will grow.
Birds are partial to the berries and the dense foliage is a
great nesting place for blackbirds. |
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Berberis
(Barberry)
- Clusters of striking, dark orange or
yellow flowers in mid- and late spring, followed by bluish-purple
autumn berries, and spiny, dark green, holly-like leaves.
Attracts a large range of wildlife. |
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Buddleia
(Butterfly
Bush) - Elegant white form of the
butterfly bush which produces huge clusters of fragrant,
yellow-eyed white flowers on arching stems from July to
September. Swarms of butterflies will attend this plant in
summer. Can become quite large but responds well to hard
pruning. |
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Callicarpa
(Beauty
Berry) - A lovely deciduous shrub with
small pink flowers in mid-summer and large packed clusters of
violet bead-like berries in autumn.
The berries are eaten by a variety of birds. |
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Ceanothus
(Californian
Lilac) - Dazzling, dark blue, late spring
flowers adored by bees borne on arching branches and glossy, dark green
leaves. |
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Centaurea
Cyanus (Cornflower)
- Piercing, bright blue flowers with
violet blue centres from early to late summer and
lance-shaped, mid-green leaves. A good bee and
butterfly plant the flowers are rich in nectar. |
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Cistus
(Rock
Rose) - Pretty, pale purplish-pink,
papery flowers set against soft, grey-green, downy leaves in
June and July. The flowers are very attractive
to bees. |
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Cotoneaster
- Large
clusters of flowers in June, followed by spherical, golden-yellow
autumn berries, and deeply veined, pale green leaves. Bees
feed on the summer nectar and birds enjoy the berries in
autumn. |
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Cystisus
(Broom)
- In late spring and early summer the
arching stems of this pretty shrub are covered with ruby-red,
pea-like flowers. The flowers are a source of
nectar for butterflies. |
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Daphne
- Clusters of fragrant, red-purple
flowers from December to March and lustrous, deep green leaves
with irregular yellow margins. Attracts birds, bees and other
insects. |
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Dipsacus
(Teasel)
- Often grown by gardeners to attract
Goldfinches. The teasel is also a popular plant for nectar
loving insects, especially honey bees |
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Erigeron
(Mexican
Fleabane) - Masses of yellow centred,
white daisy like flowers from June to October, fading to pink
and purple, above clumps of hairy, grey green leaves.
Attractive to a range of insects. |
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Escallonia
- Masses
of pale apple-blossom pink, tubular flowers from June to
September and glossy, dark green leaves. Nectar attracts bees
and butterflies. |
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Hebe
- Short,
lilac-blue summer flowers that butterflies adore and grey-green
leaves with slender, silver margins and veining when young,
turning vivid burgundy in autumn. |
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Hedera
(Ivy) -
Versatile and vigorous evergreen climber. Essential food
source for butterflies bees, and other insects as well as
offering a nesting opportunity for birds. |
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Helianthus
Annus (Sunflower)
- Magnificent large yellow flower heads.
Let the flowers turn to seed in the autumn. |
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Hesperis
Matronalis (Sweet
Rocket) - Deliciously scented, pale lilac
flowers held above rosetes of dark green leaves.
A good bee, butterfly and moth plant. |
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Hypericum
(St.
John's Wort) - Cheerful, yellow,
cup-shaped flowers from July to October and strikingly
variegated mid-green, cream and pink leaves. |
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Ilex
(Holly)
- Lustrous, spiny, dark green leaves and
long-lasting, bright red berries from autumn to winter.
Attracts holly
blue butterflies. Birds take advantage of its spiny
protection. |
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Lavendula
(Lavender) - Dense spikes of fragrant,
pale to deep purple summer flowers and grey-green foliage.
This English lavender is perfect for a sunny, well-drained
border. |
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Leycesteria
formosa
(Himalayan Honeysuckle) - Long,
pendent clusters of white flowers surrounded by wine-coloured
bracts, followed by spherical, red-purple berries. |
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Ligustrum
(Privet Hedge) - Dense clusters of white
flowers in July and August followed by shiny, spherical, black
fruit and oval, rich-green leaves. |
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Limnanthes
douglasii (Poached
Eggs) - Masses of fragrant, yellow-centred
white flowers from June to September and fleshy, fern-like,
bright yellow-green leaves. |
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Lonicera
Periclymenum (Honeysuckle)
- Between June and August this pretty
variegated honeysuckle is smothered with masses of fragrant,
tubular, rose-purple flowers with yellow lips. |
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Lunaria
Annua (Honesty)
- Rich purple, pink or white flowers in
May and June followed by pearl-like, translucent seed-pods. |
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Mahonia
- Erect
spikes of fragrant, pale yellow flowers, from December to
March, and whorls of blue-green, holly-like leaves. |
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Nepeta
(Catmint)
- Slender spikes of lavender blue summer
flowers and aromatic, silver grey green leaves. |
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Perovskia
(Russian
Sage) - Clusters of violet-blue, tubular
flowers on upright, grey-white shoots in August and September
and deeply-cut and lobed, grey-green leaves. |
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Potentilla
- Lovely,
long sprays of bright scarlet, saucer shaped flowers above
clumps of hairy, strawberry-like leaves. |
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Pyracantha
- Upright,
later spreading, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, spiny
branches and bunches of small white flowers in late spring. |
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Rhamnus
Frangula -
(Italian Buckthorn) A handsome, evergreen
shrub with wonderful, white-margined grey-green leaves and
yellowish green flowers, followed by red fruit ripening to
black. For brimstone butterflies and bees. |
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Ribes
Sanguineum -
(Flowering Currant) Upright
shrub with bright green leaves and hanging clusters of dark
red flowers with white centres, which smother the bush in
April. Easy to grow. |
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Scabiosa
- Dramatic,
pincushion-like flower heads in mid and late summer, above
clumps of lance shaped, grey green leaves. |
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Sedum
- Succulent,
grey-green leaves, topped with large, flat heads of bright
pinkish-mauve flowers in summer. Great
food source for butterflies and bees. |
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Skimmia
- A
spreading, evergreen shrub with white flowers in April and May
and slightly aromatic, lance-shaped, dark green leaves. |
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Syringa
- Dense
clusters of wonderfully scented, double, lavender blue flowers
from purple buds in May and June and heart shaped, mid green
leaves. |
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Thymus
(Garden Thyme)
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A small, bushy sub-shrub with bright purple to white flowers
in late spring and early summer. Garden thyme is ideal for a
sunny herb garden or a large, well-drained container. Great
food source for butterflies and bees. |
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Ulex
(Holly) -
Lustrous, spiny, dark green leaves and
long-lasting, bright red berries from autumn to winter. Bees
and bumblebees collect its nectar and pollen. Many birds, such as thrushes, robins, dunnocks, finches and goldcrests, use it for nesting as it provides excellent protection. |
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Viburnum
- Flattened
heads of tubular, white flowers in May, followed by metallic,
turquoise-blue fruit, and distinctively veined, dark green
leaves. Good for bees, butterflies and birds. |
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Weigela
- Masses of funnel-shaped, pale pink
flowers on graceful arching stems in May and June and
white-edged, grey-green leaves. Excellent for bees. |
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