What are some plants that attrack butterflies?

Question

I live in a apartment. So it will have to be in a pot

Answer 1

This is my favorite store. I could easily max out my credit cards there! LOL! I've narrowed down the search for you towards plants butterflies love. There are several choices there, but just at first glance, I'll bet you could easily grow the blanket flowers in a pot. (See Gaillardia) I have them in my yard and they are hearty and abundant.

Another good choice would be the spike salvia. You'd have to have a large pot, but I bet you could keep them alive in there. The butterflies LOVE salvia.

It's too bad you're in an apartment. Butterfly bushes are absolutely amazing. I put one in my yard and last year it was easily holding 50 butterflies at a time. It was incredible. But they are large plants that require a lot of room.

Anyway.....enjoy!

http://highcountrygardens.com/catalog/search/products/attract+butterflies

Answer 2

Easiest cheapest plant to attract butterflies is Sedums. They multiply rapidly very hardy, come in many colors. Look good in pots. Sedums have very few requirements, if any. Tolerate most weather conditions. You can usually get a few starts from friends.

But any trumpet shaped flower will attract butterflies & hummingbirds. Draw backs are this: any plant that will attract these will also attract mosquitoes and other insects. Use sparingly in a small space.

Answer 3

Most obviously, a Butterfly Bush. You can keep a small one in a nice pot. Just keep cutting it back so it doesn't get too bushy.

Answer 4

Plants to Attract Butterflies
Nectar rich sources, with tubular flowers, or many florets on one flower are good to attract butterflies to your garden. Alternately, provide food sources for caterpillars which will metamorphose into chrysalis, then butterflies.


Greenthread

Indian Blanket

Mistflower


Passionflower

Fall Aster

Gayfeather


Copper Canyon Daisy

Purple Coneflower

Mexican Flame Vine


Mexican Butterfly Weed



ALPINIA PURPURATA, Pink ginger


ALPINIA PURPURATA, Red ginger


ARISTOLOCHIA LEUCONEURA.



BAUHINIA GALPINII, Red Orchid Tree


BRUNFELSIA PAUCIFLORA 'COMPACT'


BRUNFELSIA PAUCIFLORA 'COMPACT



CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA, Dwarf Poinciana


CALLIANDRA HAEMATOCEPHALA 'ALBA', White Powder Puff


CALLIANDRA HAEMATOCEPHALA, Red Powder Puff


CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA, Crown flower.

Answer 5

A fuscia, sometimes called a martha washington, they are only sold in pots. They drape down and have beautiful red and white blossoms, or purple and pink. They sell them especially around mother's day

Answer 6

Milkweed attracks monarch caterpillars

Answer 7

Any flowering plants attracts butterflies, especially those flowers with sweet nectar.

Answer 8

My mom has some shrubs in her yard called "butterfly bushes", too. When they are in bloom, they are constantly covered with butterflies. Beautiful!

Answer 9

Here are a few links. Butterflies and hummers love Dianthus also, easily grown in pots.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=butterfly+gardening&fr=ush-ans

Enjoy!

Answer 10

i have never seen butterflies go to anything like a LILAC BUSH, try it, you never know, also put some oranges cut in half during the butterfly season to help get them to your lilac.