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Continued: Creating a Haven for Butterflies

Now that we have covered the Top Six Tips for Attracting Butterflies, let's move on to some of the plants that you can add to your butterfly garden and/or landscape that will lure these lovely creatures to "your neck of the woods." Below you will find several plants, broken down by plant type (scientific name/common name), that will seal the deal!

Perennials for Attracting Butterflies

Abelia - Glossy Abelia
Achillea - Yarrow
Agastache - Giant Hyssop
Antirrhinum majus - Snapdragon
Aquilegia - Columbine
Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Weed
Aster - New England Aster
Calamintha - Calamint
Centranthus ruber - Red valerian
Centaurea - Centauera
Ceratosigma plumbaginoides - Plumbago
Chelone - Turtlehead
Chrysanthemum maximum - Shasta Daisy
Chrysanthemum frutescens - Argyranthemum
Coreopsis - Coreopsis
Dianthus - Pinks
Dicentra - Bleeding Heart
Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower
Echinops ritro - Globe Thistle
Eupatorium coelestinum - Hardy Ageratum
Eupatorium purpureum - Joe-Pye Weed
Gaillardia grandiflora - Blanket Flower
Gaura - Whirling Butterflies
Helenium - Common Sneezeweed
Helianthus simulans - Swamp Sunflower
Heliopsis - False Sunflower
Hemerocallis - Daylilies
Heuchera - Coral Bells
Hibiscus militaris - Swamp Hibiscus
Iberis - Candytuft
Lantana - Lantana
Lavandula - Lavender
Liatris - Gayfeather
Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal Flower
Lonicera - Honeysuckle
Lythrum - Wand Loosestrife
Monarda didyma - Bee Balm
Nepeta faassenii - Catmint
Nipponanthemum - Nippon Daisy
Parsley - Parsley
Penstemon - Beard Tongue
Phlox paniculata - Garden Phlox
Rhododendron - Azalea
Rosa - Rose
Rudbeckia hirta - Black-Eyed Susan
Salvia - Sages

Continued: Perennials for Attracting Butterflies

Scabiosa - Pincushion Flower
Sedum spectabile - Showy Sedum
Solidago - Goldenrod
Spiraea - Spiraea
* Verbena bonariensis - Verbena
Veronica - Speedwell
Viola odorata - Sweet Violet
Wisteria floribunda - Japanese Wisteria

Annuals for Attracting Butterflies

* Anethum graveolens - Dill
Clerodendron thomsoniae - Bleeding Heart Vine
* Foeniculum vulgare - Fennel
* Heliotropium arborescens - Heliotrope
Impatiens wallerana - Impatiens
Lantana - Lantana
Lavandula - Lavender
Nepeta spp. - Catmint
Origanum vulgare - Oregano
* Passiflora - Passion Flower
* Pentas lanceolata - Penta
Petroselinum crispum - Parsley
Plumbago auriculata - Plumbago
Rosa-sinesis - Hibiscus
Rosmarinum officinalis - Rosemary
* Ruta graveolens - Rue
Salvia officinalis - Sage
Tagetes erecta, T. patula - Marigold
* Verbena bonariensis - Verbena

Trees, Shrubs & Vines for Attracting Hummingbirds

Abelia - Glossy Ableia
Albizia julibrissin - Mimosa
Buddleia - Butterfly Bush
Caprifoliaceae - Weigela
Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle
Caryopteris - Caryopteris
Clethra - Pepperbush
Itea - Summersweet
Lonicera - Honeysuckle
Spiraea - Spiraea
Vitex - Chaste Tree

* Denotes a Host Plant for Butterflies

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