This mixture attracts beneficial bugs to the garden. Beneficial bugs include lacewings, lady bugs, hover flies, and parasitic wasps, which help to destroy harmful pests such as aphids, thrips and mites.

Scientific Name	Common Name	Type
Agastache foeniculum	Lavender Hyssop	P
Aster ptarmicoides	White Upland Aster	P
Cassia fasciculata	Partridge Pea	A
Coreopsis lanceolata	Lance-Leaved Coreopsis	P
Coreopsis tinctoria	Plains Coreopsis	A
Echinacea pallida	Pale Purple Coneflower	P
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower	P
Gaillardia puchella	Annual Gaillardia	A
Lupinus perennis	Perennial Lupine	P
Oenothera missouriensis	Dwarf Evening Primrose	P
Petalostemon purpureum	Purple Prairie Clover	P
Ratibida columnifera	Prairie Coneflower	P
Rudbeckia amplexcaulis	Clasping Coneflower	A
Salvia Coccinea	Scarlet Sage	A/P

*P = Perennial A = Annual B= Biennial TP= Tender perennial, grown as an annual in colder climates
** These rates are calculated for 120 seeds per square foot, and soil preparation and weed control are possible.

(A) annuals, bloom the first year, and reproduce by seed, individual plants die each year.
(P) perennials bloom the second year, individual plants live for years, and reproduce by seeds.