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Here's a link on plants that attract beneficial insects:
Beneficial Insects
At least one of the recommended plants is highly invasive however, and exotic, so I ask you to not go there. The plant is Daucus carota, Queen Anne's Lace. Also, note that Maximilian's, or Prairie Sunflower, is native to Minnesota, so plant away ! Some references show this species as needing cold moist stratification to break dormancy on the seeds. However, I found the seeds sprouting in the bag in my refrigerator after just over a week or so of this treatment, so it doesn't need as long as may be recommended. And it may not need any stratification at all, though I haven't tried that. It could also be considered invasive, though native.
Birding the Slopes of Turrialba Volcano
17 hours ago
Hiya Scott,
ReplyDeleteA good project with the wild flower garden you have here. I don't do a lot of gardening but, probably for that reason, my 0.0101239 acre (that's 49 sq yds) patch on the Isle of Wight is a haven for native plants amidst the concrete patios and garden centre exotics.
What you call Queen Anne's Lace I know as Wild Carrot, which grows on the clifftops near here and is indeed a great favourite with the insects. Our Queen Anne's Lace is Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) which looks beautiful lining the country lanes just now.