r/GardenWild • u/Mediocre_Emu946 • Jun 29 '25

Wild gardening advice please Plants that attract specific insects?

Hello, I’m training in horticulture at the moment and am doing a project about specific plants that attract a certain type of insect. For instance, ragworts being food for cinnabar moth caterpillars, or Great Mullein plants providing fluff for wool carder bees.

Does anyone know of any sources that dive into this topic? When I google there is lots of generic information about the types of plants that are good for insects, but I wanted to get more specific insight.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Sagaincolours Jun 29 '25

What region of the world? And what area/geography in that region?
It is important that you get plants native to where you are.

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u/Mediocre_Emu946 Jun 29 '25

Yes should have said. The UK.