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Butterfly
Preference Plant List
Annuals:
Lantana
Marigolds
Melampodium
(Medallion Plant)
Pentas
Salvias
Sunflowers
Verbenas
Zinnias
Perennial
Plants:
Achillea
(Yarrow)
Alcea
(Hollyhock)
Asters
Autum
Joy Sedum
Butterfly
Bushes (Buddelia)
Centranthus
(Valerian)
Chelone
(Turtlehead)
Coneflowers
(Rudbecias & Echinaceas)
Coreopsis
Dianthus
Echinops
(Globe Thistle)
Joe
Pye Weed (Eupatorium)
Liatris
Lupines
Monarda
Origanum
(Oregano)
Philox,
Tall Garden
Saponaria
Scabiosa
(Pincushiohn Flower)
Solidago (Goldenrod)
Misc.
Plants :
Apple
Trees
Beans
(All Kinds)
Carrots
Cherry
Trees
Common
Milkweed
Parsley
Queen
Anne's Lace
Thistle
If you want BUTTERFLIES you need
to supply both nectar food source,
and food for the larva stages.
Larva stages will actually EAT
THE PLANT. So if you are seeing
leaves eaten YOU CAN NOT SPRAY.
Parsley, beans and hollyhocks
are among the favorites.
They
are cold-blooded, and need to
be warmed by the sun. Place some
nice flat rocks out in the sun
for them to warm themselves. Shallow
dishes of water in sunny spots
for them to drink from will make
them happy.
Butterflies like a 'WILD' Garden.
This means no mowing, and letting
the weeds grow. Just a small portion
in a corner would be great for
them. They love milkweed and thistle.
They also like the different heights
of plants to land on.
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