A butterfly garden will make an interesting addition to your yard. Listed below are some plants that are useful for attracting butterflies. Some of the plants are nectar plants that the butterflies feed on, and others are host plants that the butterflies need for laying their eggs and feeding the caterpillars that will become butterflies.
Some of the specialty plants we do for monarch butterflies are: Verbena bonariensis, Liatris ligulistylus, Ruta (rue), Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias tuberosa, Lupinus annua, Tithonia (mexican sunflower), Eupatorium (joe pye weed).
GAL_SIZE | BOT_NAME | COM_NAME | TYPE | EXPOSURE |
1801 | Anaphalis m. | Pearly Everlasting | perennial | Full sun |
1801 | Asclepias Incarnata | Swamp Milkweed 'pink | Zone 5 | Full sun |
5.5"pot | Asclepias Incarnata | Swamp Milkweed pink | perennial | Full sun |
1801 | Asclepias speciosa | Showy Milkweed | perennial | Full sun |
1801 | Asclepias syriaca | Common milkweed | perennial | Full sun |
1801 | Boemneria Cylindrica | False Nettle | Zone 5 | Full sun |
1801 | Tithonia "Orange" | Mexican sunflower | annual | Full sun |
400 | Asimina triloba | Paw Paw | Native | Sun/part shade |
5.5"pot gr | Echinaca p. | Purple Coneflower | Native | Full sun |
300 | Lilium michiganense | Michigan Lily | native | Full sun |
300 | Pontederia cordata | Pickerel Weed | native | Sun/part shade |
400 | Ptelea trifolata | Hops Tree | Native | Full sun |
5.5"pot gr | Ratibida pinnata | Yellow Coneflower | native | Sun/part shade |
600 | Ribes americanum | Wild Black Currant | Native/Fruit | Full sun |
300 | Tiarella cordifolia | Foamflower | Native | part sun/shade |
4.5"pot | GOMPHRENA | TRUFFULA | ANNUAL | FULL SUN |
4.5"pot | SALVIA | BODACIOUS SERIES | ANNUAL | FULL SUN |
4.5"pot | SALVIA | HOT LIPS | ANNUAL | FULL SUN |
4.5"pot | SALVIA | ROCKIN SERIES | ANNUAL | FULL SUN |
4.5"pot | VERBENA | METEOR SHOWERS | ANNUAL | FULL SUN |