Plant this mix and create a friendly, healthy environment that attracts these wonderful creatures.
| Botanical/Common Name |
Butterflies |
Hummingbirds |
Beneficial Insects |
| Achillea millefolium/Yarrow |
Nectar plant |
|
Ladybugs |
| Ammi majus/Bishop's Flower |
Larval food |
|
Minute Pirate Bugs
Bigeyed Bugs
Assassin Bugs
Lacewings |
| Anethum graveolens/Dill |
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Braconid/Sand Wasps
Syrphid/Tachinid Flies |
| Aquilegia vulgaris/Garden Columbine |
|
Nectar plant |
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| Aster novae-angliae/New England Aster |
Nectar/larval food |
|
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| Calliopsis/Coreopsis tinctoria |
Nectar plant |
|
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| Carum carvi/Caraway |
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Braconid/Sand Wasps
Syrphid/Tachinid Flies |
| Centaurea cyanus/Cornflower |
Nectar plant |
|
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| Cleome hasslerana/Cleome |
Nectar plant |
Nectar plant |
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| Cosmos bipinnatus/Cosmos |
Nectar plant |
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| Eschscholzia californica/California Poppy |
|
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| Foeniculum vulgare/Fennel |
Larval food |
|
Braconid/Sand Wasps
Syrphid/Tachinid Flies |
| Iberis umbellata/Globe Candytuft |
|
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Syrphid flies |
| Lobularia maritima/Sweet Alyssum |
Nectar plant |
|
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| Oenothera lamarckiana/Evening Primrose |
|
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Ground Beetles |
| Rudbeckia hirta/Black-eyed Susan |
Nectar plant |
|
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| Trifolium repens/White Dutch Clover |
Larval food |
|
Parasitic Wasps of Aphids
Scales/Whiteflies |
| Tropaeolum majus/Nasturtium |
|
Nectar plant |
|
| Zinnia elegans/Zinnia |
Nectar plant |
Nectar plant |
|
| Botanical/Common Name |
Small Mammals
Eat |
Songbirds Eat |
Deters
(Harmful Insects) |
| Achillea millefolium/Yarrow |
Leaves |
|
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| Ammi majus/Bishop's Flower |
Seeds
Roots |
|
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| Anethum graveolens/Dill |
|
|
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| Aquilegia vulgaris/Garden Columbine |
|
|
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| Aster novae-angliae/New England Aster |
Seeds
Leaves |
Seeds |
Most insects |
| Calliopsis/Coreopsis tinctoria |
|
|
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| Carum carvi/Caraway |
|
|
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| Centaurea cyanus/Cornflower |
|
|
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| Cleome hasslerana/Cleome |
Seeds |
|
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| Cosmos bipinnatus/Cosmos |
|
|
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| Eschscholzia californica/California Poppy |
Seeds |
Seeds |
|
| Foeniculum vulgare/Fennel |
|
|
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| Iberis umbellata/Globe Candytuft |
|
|
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| Lobularia maritima/Sweet Alyssum |
|
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| Oenothera lamarckiana/Evening Primrose |
|
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| Rudbeckia hirta/Black-eyed Susan |
|
|
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| Trifolium repens/White Dutch Clover |
Pods
Foliage |
Seeds |
|
| Tropaeolum majus/Nasturtium |
|
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Aphids
Squash Bugs
Striped Pumpkin Beetles |
| Zinnia elegans/Zinnia |
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