project help what plants attract bugs?

Hi

I need some help, I am looking for ethier a plant seed that, when grown encourages bug life of any sort.

Or something I can use to spray onto paper, that when decomposed would be good for bug life?

Thank you for your help, I know this one is a little strange but it is for a project.

 

Whitefly love my Fuchsias ...

Dave

 

hi sorry

I am looking to attract good bugs outdoors.

I am trying to inbed seeds or spray paper, that when planted or decomposed would, attract good bugs into the garden.



thank you

 

How do you define 'good bugs'? To me that would be bumble bees, butterflies, hoverflies, ladybirds etc.

For the first three of those, I'd say Buddleja if you have enough room for one (they grow quite large), and Goldenrod. Both very popular with nectar feeding insects. There'll be many many more but I don't know them.

Common Sage is a definite winner for the bumble bees, and it has a long flowering period and of course you can use the leaves in the kitchen. Nasturtium ticks those same boxes.

Foxglove is another winner with bees but you definitely can not use that one in the kitchen, being very poisonous to us human sorts.

Ladybirds are a 'good bug', but other than stinging nettles which generally we don't want, I'm not sure what attracts them.

 

Hi Justinelittlebug,

Welcome to Gardeners Corner. Another good one for butterflies are sedums, but they don't bloom until later in the summer. Have fun with your bugs!

 

The Poached Egg plant (Limnanthes douglasii) is quite good at attracting various pollinating insects. Hoverflies are especially fond of them and many types of hoverfly larvae are useful themselves as they eat aphids.
The seeds come up quite readily and quickly (in fact it self seeds rather too well if you dacide you don't want it anymore) and can be dug into the soil as a green mulch once you're finished with it.