[John3]

Originally Posted by Tracydr

The bees. And alliums also attract hummingbirds. Hummingbird eat lots of nasty bugs, especially mosquitoes, plus they're just cool to watch.
I think there were butterflies on my leeks last year, too.
My Spanish lavender is always covered with honey bees while in bloom.
Nastaturiums are a great trap crap for aphids, which allows the good bugs to get a foothold, like lacewings and ladybugs. I seed them in the fall because they take their sweet time coming up, here anyway. They're sort of a cool season flower but AZ has upside down seasons for flowers. They seem to take a long time getting established, then bloom in early spring, die back when it gets really hot.
They don like to be transplanted, either, so stick the seeds where you want them.
Parsley, attracts hover flies and tachnid wasps, it's a really great crop when it flowers. Also good for butterflies. Same with dill and fennel.

Thanks for all the tips Tracydr - hummingbirds and alliums > like this one