Echium plantanigium "Dwarf Blue Bedder" - the cultivated variety of the wild E. vulgare or Vipers Bugloss - very popular with the bees as unlike most flowering plants it gives off nectar all day long. Like phacelia the stems uncurl producing more and more flowers.
Madia elegans "Tropical Fruits" - another one popular with the bees and smells like pineapple. Fruity.
Cosmos "Pied Piper". Cosmos are a useful plant for the bees as they'll go on flowering right up to the first frosts if dead-headed regularly. This new one has these rather funky fluted petals.
Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop) - another useful addition, this tender perennial smells of liquorice.
Nicotiana alata "Lime Green" - I couldn't resist the unusual colour of this one. Good for moths and smells lush too.
Achillea "Summer Pastels" - the shape of achillea flowers make the perfect landing pad for butterflies.
Salvia farinacia "Victoria". Another tender perennial for the bees.
Heliotrope "Marine". So many bedding plants are hopeless for bees and butterflies (think geraniums and begonias) but not so this Victorian favorite. Excellent in the ground or pots.
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