Plants for a Butterfly Garden

The following list is a concise overview of plants that will attract butterflies to your garden. When planning a butterfly garden, you need to offer plants to feed butterfly larvae (also known as caterpillars) as well as the adult butterfly. Butterflies are attracted to brightly colored flowers that produce a rich nectar. They also rely on plants for shelter, and they will frequently come to rest amid the twigs and leaves of shrubs and flowers.

PLANTS:

Yarrow, Rockeress, Milkweed, Aster, Wallflower, Dahlia, Purple cornflower, Globe thistle, Gaillardia, Daylily, Candytuft, Primrose, Black-eyed-Susan, Showy Stonecrop, Goldenrod, Ageratum, Cornflower, Chrysanthemum, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Sunflower, Impatiens, Sweet alyssum, Lobelia, Petunia, Pincushion-flower, Marigold, Verbena, Zinnia