Attracting bees and butterflies may not be a good word to use in people, but it is still good to use in plants, I don't know if you like it or not, anyway, Xiaobian raises plants at home, and likes flowers that can attract butterflies and bees. Then today Xiaobian will introduce you to several 5 kinds of very beautiful flowers, and raising butterflies and bees at home can also attract butterflies and bees.
1. Drunken fish grass
Drunken fish grass is a particularly easy to grow shrub flowers, flowers like a towering flower pillar, ornamental is particularly good, the flower color is very rich, there are common white, pink, orange, purple, flowers will also release a fragrance like honey, it is said that butterflies can not resist, so it is easy to attract butterflies and other insects.
Drunken fish grass is suitable for raising in places with more sunshine, more than 6 hours of direct light per day to flower brilliantly, more drought-tolerant, do not need frequent watering, suitable for choosing some loose and well-drained sandy soil cultivation.
2. Echinacea
Echinacea is a very common perennial flowering plant, very easy to plant, planted in the yard, can also continue to spread, generally in summer and autumn flowering, its flower top flower ball is very special, looks like a pine cone. Echinacea's flower bulbs will hide a lot of nectar, and it is easy to attract insects such as butterflies and bees to pollinate, which will also add color to the yard.
Echinacea is a plant that particularly likes light, with at least 6 to 8 hours of direct light per day, it does not require much water, only need to replenish water in long-term drought, and grow best in some fertile loose and well-drained sandy soils.
3. Drunken butterfly flower
Sometimes called a "spider flower", the drunken butterfly flower looks like a butterfly flying on a branch, which is more vivid when fluttering with the wind, and its petals have particularly long stamens that look like spider's feet. The flowers of the drunken butterfly flower are particularly fragrant and are particularly easy to attract insects to pollinate it.
Drunken butterfly flowers especially like the sun, at least 6 to 8 hours of direct light every day, maintenance of drunken butterfly flowers do not need excessive frequent watering, only need to maintain the potting soil in the early stage of planting, the later only need to rely on rainwater to maintain a good growth state, suitable for humus-rich and well-drained humus soil.
4. Hollyhock
Hollyhocks are also known as a zhanghong, I believe that everyone should be familiar with it, when I was a child, this kind of flower is very common in the countryside, every household has it in front of the door, and in the summer, it can grow one or two meters high, the blossom is huge, and the red is like a firecracker, straight to the sky! The flowers of the hollyhock are also easier to attract bees and butterflies, and its young leaves are edible.
Hollyhock is a sun-loving plant, it is best to raise in a sunny place, it is best to have more than 8 hours of light a day, but in the summer to avoid hot sun exposure, watering to see dry and wet, can not accumulate water, it does not have high requirements for soil, of course, loose and fertile, nutrient-rich soil is the best.
5, six times the profit
This flower, as long as it is seen by people who have seen it blossom, is irresistible, because its flowers are small and cute, very similar to small butterflies, if properly farmed, the whole plant will take the shape of a flower ball when flowering, romantic and cute, and very, very easy to attract bees, butterfly flowers and other beneficial insects.
Six times the li like light, when maintaining it, we must put it in a place where the sun is more abundant, but it cannot be exposed to the sun in the summer, it likes to grow in humus-rich soil, the cold tolerance is not strong, and the daily can wait for two or three centimeters under the soil surface to dry, that is, to water it in time to avoid long-term drought of the soil.