need to know also what plants are best for full sunlight for attracting butterflies.
2007-07-27 23:31:42 · 9 answers · asked by cloeismycat 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Mexican Sunflowers actually attract butterflies even moreso than Butterfly Bushes! I would also recommend Butterfly Bushes, though. Other flowers great for attracting butterflies are Zinnia, Blue Lobelia, Milkweed (this attracts Monarchs, among others!), Aster, Lantana, Verbena, and Joe Pye Weed.
2007-07-28 16:06:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally, butterflies are attracted to any flowers in the field because of its nectar. since your question looks what sort of flower. I suggest that you plant Mandarin Santan, American Roses, Daffodils and Sunflower. These flowers love sunlight.
2007-07-28 00:20:44 · answer #2 · answered by Third P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best would be the butterfly bush (buddliea Davidii) It comes in a variety of colors - grows to 4-6 ft., comes back bigger and better each year if you cut it back in the late fall.
2007-07-28 00:01:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Butterflies are attracted by blue flowers, birds by red flowers.
2007-07-28 01:57:55 · answer #4 · answered by Vivagaribaldi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is possibly no suitable answer, yet bees tend to no longer be attracted by potential of blue flowers. yet do no longer anticipate that, by using fact it particularly is a generality and not continuously the case. additionally, I hardly see bees on my black-eyed susans (coneflower var.). I do see butterflys even nevertheless, so perhaps i'm in simple terms lacking the bees. i do no longer basically like the vegetables suggestion. maximum vegetables (different than the leafy ones) flower in the previous they sort fruit.
2016-10-09 11:56:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a butterfly bush.. they are real pretty and attract many butterflies.. can be bought at home depot.. flowers come in white, pink or purple..
2007-07-28 00:00:25 · answer #6 · answered by Ell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a shrimp plant is always nice and they are pretty too . a bottle brush attracts butterflies and they are pretty as well . good luck .
2007-07-27 23:39:53 · answer #7 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
probably ones with bright colours and ones that smell nice too. try to vairy the types and colours . your garden will look pretty ,be full of butterflys , and smell nice : )
2007-07-27 23:39:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
zinnias, altheas, lantana, verbena
2007-07-28 08:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by Penny76 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋