My Favorite Flower for Attracting Beneficial Insects

It even attracts beneficial kitties into the garden...

Queen Anne’s Lace! Also known as Daucus carota, or Wild Carrot. Beneficial insects are an easy method of organic pest control, and the beneficials absolutely LOVE these white, lacy, umbrella-shaped flowers! None of the other flowers I grow get quite as much attention as the Queen Anne’s Lace. (Click below to continue reading…)

In the springtime, the bees love the Chive blossoms, but Queen Anne’s Lace is definitely my overall favorite beneficial bug attractor. Once you plant it, you’ve got a friend for life. (It’s so friendly, actually, that the USDA considers it a noxious weed.) It comes up each year in my garden paths, and I am forever pulling it out of the raised beds. It grows probably anywhere you plant the seeds, and if you don’t want it to take over, clip off the seed heads before they dry and turn brown. But I’m thankful for it! The airspace around my garden is always busy thanks to this flower!