Re: Butterfly Garden
- Subject: Re: Butterfly Garden
- From: j*
- Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:42:38 -0600
Hi Hazel,
You don't say where you are, geographically speaking. That will
make a difference. I have a rather extensive list of butterfly-attracting
plants that I'd be happy to share with you; backchannel would most
likely be best due to it's size.
You will get far more species if you provide the larval (host) plants as
well as the nectar-producing plants that feed the adults. Adults will
find your garden by happenstance rather than considering it their
"home" ground.
There is one point you may want to consider as you design this:
flowers that attract butterflies also attract many, many other
pollinators ~ e.g., bees, wasps, et al. It's one of those things where
you can't have one without the other.
In addition to plants, a mud flat of mineral-rich material (like clay)
attracts numerous species, as does an offering of rotting fruit. (They
seem to be especially fond of bananas.)
best,
jaime
On 4 Apr 2002, at 14:31, Hazel Bartlett-Griffiths wrote:
> Hi all,
> I wonder if you can give me some suggestioons - nice ones now!!
> I am in the throws of making a garden for Disabled children - supposidely a
> Sensory Garden.
> But while thinking about it have decided it would be really great to
> attract as many butterfly's into the garden as possible. As one border can
> be as wide as I like - up to 10 feet and it is about 120 metres long my
> options can be wide and varied.
> So suggestions please - have already started another disabled unit potting
> up buddlea's or butterfly bushes.
> thanks in anticipation
> Hazel
>
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