Designed and Planted June 2004 by Jan Miller for Old Colwyn Environment Federation, Mr.Cliff Prout, the funding secretary of the Federation organised the project and involved the assistance of local volunteers..

Photos taken June 2nd.2005;  in the close-up in flower are; chives, Bowles' Mauve wallflower, Walberton's Fragrant Sunshine (also a perennial wallflower), Red Valerian at the back and Bird's foot Trefoil at the front. Sweet Williams on right just coming into flower.

All the following plants are good nectar sources for Butterflies, Moths, Bumble bees, Honey bees, Hover flies and other insects. Many of these insects in turn provide food for birds, bats and some small mammals, as well as pollinating fruit trees and other crops. Some, like Hoverflies, eat garden pests like greenfly. Also indicated are plants that are specific butterfly larval foodplants.

Ice plant (Sedum spectabile)

Eupatorium Ligustrinum (White scented Mexican Hemp Agrimony)

Sweet William

Perennial Wallflower (Erysimum) "Bowles' Mauve"

Perennial Wallflower (Erysimum) "Wallberton's Fragrant Sunshine"

Mullein – larval foodplant of the Mullein Moth

Giant Purple Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium purpureum maculata atropurpureum)

Michaelmas Daisy, "Barr's Pink" and "Frikartii Monch"

Evening Primrose (Oenothera spp.)- nectar for moths

Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) – good nectar for butterflies, then favourite seed heads for Goldfinches

Hebe "Midsummer Beauty"

Hebe "Great Orme"

Buddleia weyeriana "Sungold",

Purging Buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus) – one of only 2 foodplants for the Brimstone butterfly larvae

Wild Rock Rose( Helianthemum nummularium )–foodplant for Brown Argus,Silver-studded Blue larvae.

Aubretia

Red campion (Silene dioica)

Golden feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium aurea)

Bugloss ‘Blue Bedder’ (Echium plantagineum)– a favourite nectar plant for Bumble Bees

Honesty – foodplant for Orange Tip butterfly larvae

Wild blue Cranesbill (Geranium pratense)

Lavender ‘Munstead’

Red valerian

Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)– foodplant for Small Blue butterfly larvae

Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) especially attractive nectar for Skipper butterflies and Bees.

Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria)

Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis )

Devil’s bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)– larval foodplant of the rare Marsh Fritillary, also good autumn nectar for many other species.

Lucerne (Medicago sativa)– foodplant for Clouded Yellow larvae, also great  nectar for many other species.

Lobelia

French marigold

Dame’s Violet/Sweet Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)-foodplant for Orange Tip larvae

Wild marjoram, Golden marjoram,

Dog violet (Viola riviniana) – food plant for several rare Fritillaries

Bugle, (Ajuga reptans atropurpurea)- great early spring nectar, for bees too

Chives

Forget-me-not

Bird’s Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)– larval foodplant of the Common Blue butterfly larvae, plus several moths and an important source of high-protein pollen for Bumble Bees.

Sheep’s Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)– larval foodplant for the Small Copper butterfly.

Verbena bonariensis

Barren strawberry (Potentilla sterilis) – larval foodplant of the rare Grizzled Skipper butterfly.

Wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)- larval foodplant of the rare Grizzled Skipper butterfly.

Primula denticulata, deep pink drumstick primrose

Lady’s Smock (Cardamine pratensis)– larval foodplant of the Orange Tip and Green-veined White butterflies.

Candytuft

Wild Yarrow

Phlox

Erigeron

Wild Thyme – a favourite nectar plant for bees as well as butterflies.

You can buy these plants and part of the profits will go to the North Wales branch, from;

Jan Miller ;Tel; 01352 711198

or e-mail info@northwalesbutterflies.org.uk

Saith Ffynnon Farm, Whitford, Holywell CH8 9EQ