Designed and Planted April 2005 by Jan Miller for Old Colwyn (East) Residents' Association in partnership with the Colwyn Parochial Church Council. Assistance was provided by Old Colwyn Environment Federation. Mr. David Curtis and his wife Christine put in a large amount of work to help plant and look after the garden.  More information on the whole project can be found at;www.oldcolwyneast.co.uk

A Large White butterfly about to settle on Verbena bonariensis photo David Curtis

General view of the Butterfly bed in early July 2005(left) (photo Jan Miller) and August (right) (photo David Curtis)

left in flower are; Red Campion,Bird's foot Trefoil, Dame's Violet, Sweet William, marigolds and lobelia, right in flower are;Buddleia "Golden Glow", Hebe "Midsummer Beauty", Teasel, Hemp agrimony, evening primrose, verbena bonariensis, scabious, fleabane, foxgloves

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"

Giant Purple Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium purpureum maculata atropurpureum)

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

Evening Primrose (Oenothera spp.)- nectar for moths

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

Hebe "Midsummer Beauty"

Hebe "Great Orme"

Buddleia weyeriana "Sungold",

Wild 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

Wild 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

Red valerian

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

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

Wild Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria)

Wild Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis )

Scabious "Blue diamond"

Wild 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,

Wild 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

Wild 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.

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

Verbena bonariensis

Wild 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

Candytuft

Wild Yarrow

Erigeron

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