Plants that attract garden allies

Dear Gardeners,

If you click on the above photo, you can see some lovely freedom fighters!! This information comes from yet another terrific item from Carolyn's blog!
Plants that attract garden allies

Plants that Lure Beneficials:

Achillea filipendulina fern-leaf yarrow attracts lacewings and ladybugs.

Agastache foeniculum anise hyssop has nectar-rich flowers that are very attractive to both butterflies and pest-eating beneficial insects.

Anthemis tinctoria golden marguerite, produces bright-yellow daisies very attractive to five key kinds of beneficials – ladybugs, lacewings, flower flies, tachinid flies and mini-wasps.

Borago officinalis borage with bright-blue clusters of edible, cucumber-flavoured flowers. Common green lacewings have a strong preference for laying their eggs on borage.

Centaurea cyanus cornflower or bachelor button has nectar highly attractive to ladybugs, lacewings and beneficial wasps.

Foeniculum vulgare fennel has flowers extremely attractive to nectar-feeding beneficial insects such as parasitic wasps, lacewings and hoverflies.

Lobularia maritima sweet alyssum is highly attractive to syrphid flies, the larva of which eat dozens of aphids daily.

Phacelia tanacetifolia bee frien has lovely purple-blue flowers irresistible to hoverflies and bees.

Salix spp. pussy willows are especially valuable because they produce pollen early in spring, when many beneficials are just emerging.

Thankyou Carolyn!
This is great news!

Best, Jen
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