SEEDS of Butterfly Friendly Plants Available from North Wales Branch,

Autumn 2004
                        

Perennial, biennial and some annual plants suitable for wild or formal gardens

Purging Buckthorn as hedging; larval food for Brimstone Bird's Foot Trefoil - favourite food for blue butterflies and bees.		Bird's Foot Trefoil, Greater (Lotus uglinosus)- favourite nectar plant for Blues and Skippers, larval food for a number of moths (Perennial) Buckthorn, Purging (Rhamnus catharticus) - one of only 2 foodplants of Brimstone Larvae (Local provenance) (Perennial)   Chives (Perennial) Cowslip - foodplant for the Duke of Burgundy's Fritillary (Perennial) Cranesbill, wild blue (hardy geranium) (Geranium pratense) (Perennial)   Evening Primrose (Oenothera sp.)- nectar for moths (and good for the bats that feed on the moths!) (Annual or Biennial)   Feverfew, golden leaved and double flowered (Perennial) Fleabane, similar to old-fashioned marigolds, but much greater attractant for butterflies and bees (provenance - Somerset)(Perennial)   Hemp Agrimony, wild (Eupatorium cannabium) (Local provenance) (Perennial) Honesty - (Lunaria annua)foodplant and favourite nectar for Orange Tip (Biennial) in early Spring. Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) (Local provenance) (Perennial) Favourite nectar for Skippers and Bees. Lucerne - foodplant for Clouded Yellow larvae, and favourite nectar for many other species.(Perennial)   Mullein, Great (local provenance) foodplant for the Mullein moth (Biennial) Red Campion (Silene dioica) (Local provenance) (perennial) Rosebay Willow Herb (Epilobium angustifolium) foodplant for Small Elephant Hawkmoth (Local prov.) Great nectar for a number of other moths.(Perennial) Scabious,Small (Perennial) Scabious, Field (Knautia arvensis) (Perennial) Spear Thistle (local provenance)(Annual) Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) (Biennial - or short-lived perennial) Teasel- (Dipsacus fullonum)good nectar for butterflies, then favourite seed heads for Goldfinches(Local prov.) (Biennial) Valerian, Red (perennial) Vetch, tufted (Local provenance) (perennial) Viper's Bugloss 'Blue Bedder' (Echium plantagineum)-excellent for Bees too (Annual) Yarrow, wild (Achillea)(local provenance)(perennial) Seeds 50p.per packet, plus native meadow grasses (local provenance) also available in late summer. Since we do not run a commercial nursery, some of these seeds may be unavailable at certain times of the year. Plants, seeds and enquiries ; contact ; info@northwalesbutterflies.org.uk or telephone; 01352 711198