Butterfly Garden - Nectar Sources - Horticulture Solutions

BUTTERFLY GARDENING--NECTAR SOURCES

Many of these plants are included in Descriptions of Plants for Butterfly Gardens

Cultivated Flowers:

1. White Alyssum
2. Blackberry Lily
3. Daisies
4. Lantana
5. Marigolds
6. Pink Live-Forever (Sedum alboroseum)
7. Pink Phlox
8. Purple Aster
9. Zinnias

Wildflowers:

1. Blazing Stars (Liatris)
2. Black-Eyed Susan
3. Boneset (Eupatorium)
4. Clover
5. Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
6. Coneflowers
7. Goat's beard
8. Goldenrods
9. Dogbane
10. Ironweed (Veronia)
11. Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium)
12. Milkweeds
13. Phlox
14. New England Aster
15. Spearmint
16. Thistles
17. Verbena
18. Wild Bergamot (Monarda)

Shrubs and Trees:

1. Buckeye (Aesculus)
2. Butterfly Bush (Buddelia)
3. Blueberries (Vaccinium)
4. Hawthorns (Crataegus)
5. Fruit Trees
6. New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus)
7. Privet (Ligustrum)
8. Lilac (Syringa)
9. Redbud (Cercis)
10. Spicebush (Lindera)
11. Spirea (Spirea)
12. Sumac (Rhus)

Remember that butterflies are attracted to the flowers. Look for plants that bloom in the late spring and summer. That may be difficult for most trees and shrubs but there are some forms that bloom later. Check with a nurseryman.

See: Butterfly Gardening--Larval Food

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