{"id":4785,"date":"2016-03-08T08:40:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T15:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2016-03-03T14:13:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T21:13:45","slug":"flowers-attracting-insects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/flowers-attracting-insects\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowers Attracting Insects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Images to get your thoughts and garden buzzing.<\/p>\n

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The wasp has the right colouring\u00c2\u00a0 to act as camouflage on this Tagetee.\u00c2\u00a0 For a small flower, little bigger than a 5p piece, the tagetee is punching above it’s weight for insect pulling power. Caught late in the day when the shadows are beginning to lengthen there is always something to spot in a well planted garden.<\/p>\n

Tagetees are used in the green house to attract white fly away from Tomatoes or better still deter them in the first place.<\/p>\n

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My old favourite the Cystus is flowering again after its earlier summer performance. Not as much blossom but all the more welcome for this second flush and a chance for insects to stock up on more nectar.<\/p>\n

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Cardoons, thistles and centaurea are all good insect attractions and in Autumn the Michaelmas daisies also bring in the insects.<\/p>\n

Why with all the flowers to go at do flies and wasps want to come into the house?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Images to get your thoughts and garden buzzing. The wasp has the right colouring\u00c2\u00a0 to act as camouflage on this Tagetee.\u00c2\u00a0 For a small flower, little bigger than a 5p piece, the tagetee is punching above it’s weight for insect pulling power. Caught late in the day when the shadows are beginning to lengthen there is always something to spot in a well planted garden. Tagetees are used in the green house to attract white fly away from Tomatoes or…<\/p>\n

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