2006-09-11 05:11:30 · 14 answers · asked by sexy sadie 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
MASTER GARDENER TO THE RESCUE
There are two parts to a butterfly garden. Plants for butterfly larvae and plants for adult butterflys....
here are a few examples...
annuals and perennials for butterfly larvae...
common yarrow
veronica
penstemon
mallow
lupinus
broccoli, cabbage and mustard
wild buckwheat
for adult butterflys..............
yarrow
dianthus
aster
lobelia
sweet pea
phlox
verbena
candy tuft
cosmos
shrubs for larvae......
cape plumbago
hibiscus
ceanothus
rose
cassia
for adult butterflys............
honeysuckle
lavender
syringa
rosemary
rhus
lantana
scotch heather
manzanita
trees for adult butterflys.........
acer
willow
citrus
apple
horsechestnut
These are just a few examples. plants vary with area so i suggest you contact your local univ extension and speak with a local master gardener for the best plants for your own neighborhood.
2006-09-11 13:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 10⤊ 1⤋
Lantana is excellent, plus the fact they can grow rather large, have thousands of blooms, and are easy on the eye. Butterfly bush, Hummingbird vine, sunflower plants, Brugmansia, Datura Angel Trumpet, Peony or anything with bright red and yellow blooms. All of these plants would be lovely for a butterfly garden.
2006-09-11 14:33:54 · answer #2 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Annuals: Alyssum, Cleome, Cosmos, Fuschia, Geranium, Impatiens, Morning Glory, Nasturtiums, Nicotiana, Petunia, Salvia, Snapdragons.
Zone 4 hardy Perennials: Alcea, Aquilegia, Asclepius, Campanulas, Delphinium, Digitalis, Heuchera, Lilium, Lobelia, Monarda, Penstemon, Salvia.
Also: fennel, milkweed.
2006-09-11 16:57:11 · answer #3 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One good way to determine this for your area is to look at what attracts butterflies naturally in your area and work from there. You have lots of good suggestions here already, although I do disagree with the one fellow that says butterfly bush (Buddleia) isn't that great at attracting butterflies. I've got a dozen Buddleia right now and the perennial bed is alive with butterflies. Lantana (which is a tender perennial. It won't winter much north of zone 6), Salvias (sage and perennial blooming salvias), verbenas of perennial and annual varieties, and lots of prairie wildflowers (Gaillardia, daisies, Coreopsis, Liatris spicata, Achillea {yarrow} for example) all work beautifully here in zone 5. Milkweed, fennel, dill and parsley are all attractive to reproducing butterflies, so I let the milkweed grow where it show up and cultivate the herbs for caterpillars.
2006-09-11 15:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by bellgoebel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, butterfly bush is not that good at attracting butterflies.
It depends on where you live. But generally, native sages and honeysuckles are great at attracting butterflies. Some more specific choices include butterfly weed, milkweed and flame acanthus (for the southern climate). Butterflies are attracted to the nectar of those plants. Some trees are good host plants for butterfly larvae, such as hackberry, wafer ash, and mexican plum (also for southern climates)
2006-09-11 13:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Butterfly bush, Bee Balm
2006-09-11 12:16:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a butterfly bush
2006-09-11 12:14:43 · answer #7 · answered by Swordsman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butterflies like bright colors like red and orange. They also like a tubular shaped flower.
2006-09-11 12:17:33 · answer #8 · answered by ASHESLYNN812 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yarrow, butterfly bush almost ant flower that has multiple flowers that form a big flower. Try this site.
www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/attractbutterflies.cfm .
2006-09-11 12:20:36 · answer #9 · answered by need2knw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butterfly bush and duranta repens.
2006-09-11 21:43:31 · answer #10 · answered by jrgaither1008 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋