
Butterflies are always looking for nectar, so if you can provide the tastiest meal, you can keep them around!
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Bronze fennel - the Black Swallowtails lay eggs on mine every year and it's a very easy plant to grow.
I have a lot of native pollinators in my GA yard. I would like to add Anise Hyssop to the list. It is a pollinator magnet for bees and butterflies. It is a beautiful flower with a beautiful scent!
Butterflies love verbena, although my husband does not. I have it in only one place as it spreads quickly. But butterflies and bees all come to it.
Tithonia (aka "Mexican sunflower") draws butterflies like a magnet. It comes in several heights and a variety of shades of orange.
I would not advise people to plant butterfly bush for pollinator value. It easily spreads by seed, invading riparian areas and displacing native flowering plants that pollinators rely on. It's considered a noxious weed in multiple states.
There are many sterile butterfly bushes on the market right now. They don't spread seeds and aren't invasive. The ones I planted are all sterile; they include Butterfly Bush Pink Cascade, Miss Violet, Miss Molly, and Prince Charming. The Prince Charming is a beautiful red butterfly bush! My neighbor has Butterfly Bush Pugster in a planter - it's a miniature butterfly bush and also sterile.
Where can I get a butterfly bush for a planter, please?
My Lantana bushes attract many butterflies in spring, summer, and into fall. Easy to care for and look pretty.
Yes, all butterflies seem to love lantana.
When the monarch butterflies arrive in my area (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) they are most attracted to the verbena bonariensis. They feed there and move to the milkweed to lay eggs. These are a self-sowing annual and occasional perennial in my zone 6B garden and bloom from early summer until winter...a beautiful and beneficial addition to any garden!
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