Using plants that attract beneficial insects helps control garden pests without the use of pesticides.
Annuals
- Candytuft
- Bachelor's Buttons
- Black-Eye Susan
- Blanket Flower
- Calendula
- Calliopsis
- Cosmos (for bees too)
- Dwarf Morning Glory
- Gazania
- Marigolds
- Mexican Sunflower
- Common Sunflower
- Swan River Daisy
- Sweet Alyssum
- Zinnia
Cover Crops
- Alfalfa
- Buckwheat (for bees too)
- Clovers (for bees too)
- Winter Rye
Perennials
- Bee Balm
- Gayfeathers
- Golden Asters
- Goldenrod
- Hardy Marguerite
- Lavender
- Painted Daisy
- Pincushion
- Purple Coneflower
- Rock Cress (for bees too)
- Sea Hollies
- Coreopsis
Wildflower or Weeds
- Wild Asters
- Buttercups
- Corn Spurry
- Dandelion
- Lamb's Quarters
- Wild Mustards
- Oxeye Daisy
- Queen Anne's Lace
- Red Sorrel
Herbs
- Angelica
- Anise
- Caraway
- Catnip (for bees too)
- German Chamomile
- Roman Chamomile
- Chervil
- Curry
- Dill (for bees too)
- Fennel
- Lovage
- Nasturtium
- Parsley (when allowed to flower)
- Rue
- Sweet Annie
- Spearmint
- Sweet Cicely
- Tansy
- Borage (for bees too)
- Lavender (for bees too)
*All materials referenced from “Great Garden Companions,” written by: Sally Jean Cunningham