Half hardy annuals
- African marigold (Tagetes erecta) butterfly nectar plant, bee plant
- French marigold (Tagetes petula) butterfly nectar plant, bee plant
- Heliotrope (Heliotropium) butterfly nectar plant
- Petunia butterfly nectar plant
- Tobacco plant (Nicotiana) butterfly nectar plant
Hardy annuals
- Candytuft (Iberis umbellata) butterfly nectar plant
- Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) bee plant, attractive to hoverflies, native
- Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) butterfly nectar plant, poisonous, native
- Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) butterfly nectar plant, native
- Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) butterfly nectar plant, bee plant, native
- Larkspur (Delphinium consolida) bee plant, poisonous, native
- Love in a mist (Negella damascena) butterfly nectar plant
- Mignonette (Reseda odorata) butterfly nectar plant, caterpillar food plant
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) attractive to hoverflies.caterpillar food plant
- Night scented stock (Matthiola bicornis) butterfly nectar plant, moth plant
- Poached egg plant (Limanthes douglasii) bee plant, attractive to hoverflies
- Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) bee plant, attractive to hoverflies
- Sunflower (Helianthus annus) butterfly nectar plant, bee plant, seeds for birds
- Virginia stock (Malcolmia maritima) butterfly nectar plant, bee plant
Biennials
- Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) bee plant, attractive to hoverflies, moth plant
- Forget me not (Myosotis sylvatica) butterfly nectar plant, bee plant, native
- Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) bee plant, poisonous, native
- Great Mullein (Verbascum tapsus) bee plant, native
- Sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis) butterfly nectar plant, native
- Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) butterfly nectar plant
- Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) butterfly nectar plant, bee plant, seeds for birds, native
- Wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri) butterfly nectar plant, native
Reproduced with permission of North West Parks Friends Forum
