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My Michaelmas daisies in the garden are very invasive and last year I replaced two clumps with the variety Monch. It has larger flowers and a very extended flowering period which I thought would benefit the bees and butterflies ( it started flowering about 3 wks earlier than my other unknown type which 1st opened in the 2nd week of sept)
I have not yet seen a bee on it, only rarely the odd hoverfly type fly. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem?
Fortunately plenty of my invasive type escaped my cull and is well visited by bees and butterflies. But does anyone know of an easy to grow, non-invasive type of Michaelmas daisy that is particularly attractive to insects ( and reasonably attractive to humans!)?
HI ratty,
Some varieties of flowers such as "Monch" can be sterile in that the male part of the plant will not produce pollen. This is why they are not visited by insects.
Not sure of any other varieties that can be planted but I am sure someone else could help you no that.
Michaelmas daisies however are very good at attracting insects like bees and butterflies
Regards
Craig
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. - Albert Einstein
Thanks Craig,
I am sure you are right, I wish such plant came with a warning!