Very attractive to butterflies. Very colorful yellow to orange flowers mainly used in garden borders. Flower petals sprinkled on salads as colorful garnish. Yellow dye made from blossoms. Catnip, Nepeta cataria.
Entire plant produces a soft yellow-gold dye.
Chamomile, German, Matricaria recutita. The dried daisy-like flowers of this chamomile are more commonly used for herbal tea, having a sweeter, more pleasant flavor. Chicory, Wild, Cichorium intybus. The beautiful blue flowers provide color all summer. Echinacea purpurea, E. purpurea.