I observed the insect life in our perennial bed for you from spring to autumn. It was hard to believe how the number of butterflies increased from week to week. I never saw so many butterflies in one garden, even when I was a child!
But other insects were also almost magically attracted to the flowers.
The most important plants:
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Mock coneflower 'Baby Swan White' (Echinacea purpurea 'Baby Swan White')
Mock coneflower 'Hot Lava' (Echinacea purpurea 'Hot Lava')
Willow loosestrife 'Swirl' (Lythrum virgatum 'Swirl')
Candleweed 'Speciosa' (Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Speciosa')
real lavender (Lavendula angustifolia)
Early flowering thyme 'Red Carpet' (Thymus praecox 'Red Carpet')
Smooth leaf aster 'Harrison's Blue' (Aster novi belgii 'Harrison's Blue')
Grand Speedwell 'Knallblau' (Veronica teucrium 'Knallblau')
Speedwell 'First Lady' (Veronica spicata 'First Lady')
Cranesbill 'Gravetye' (Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye')
Tall Bacopa 'Autumn Friends' (Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy')
4 окт 2024