Butterfly Garden Plants

In order to attract butterflies to your garden, plant selection is very important. You will want to plant both nectar sources and larval food plants. Nectar plants are common flowering plants. Butterflies obtain most of their food from these. When planting nectar sources it is important to consider when they will be flowering and to plan on having nectar sources available throughout the growing season. You may also want to minimize your use of hybrid garden plants such as roses, lilies and geraniums as they have almost no nectar. You can choose from both annual and perennial species, as well as shrubs and wildflowers.

The best way to ensure frequent butterfly visitors is to plant a diverse garden with a wide variety of nectar sources from herbs, grasses, wildflowers, annuals, perennials and shrubs. If you intend to attract a more permanent population of butterflies you will also want to include some larval food plants in your garden. Common larval foods are vegetables that you may already have growing in your garden.

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Achillea Moonshine Achillea Moonshine is still one of the most popular garden plants today, Achillea Moonshine is valuable in the landscape because it combines well with almost everything.	Achillea Paprika Yarrow: Achillea millefolium Paprika is renowned for its large clusters of bright red flowers. Each individual flower in the cluster of the Achillea Paprika also has a distinctive yellow eye.	Achillea Summer Berries Achillea Summer Berries - The Summer Berries is a first year flowering and easy to grow perennial favorite, a sumptuous mix of fruity colors. (salmon-apricot/yellow, cherry-red/apricot, white-pink/cream, two-tone pink, and many more.
Achillea Terra Cotta Achillea Terra Cotta, an Ernst Pagel introduction, and a clumping perennial reaching a mature height of thirty inches, upright, & spreading to near two feet before it needs to be divided.	Armeria Dusseldorf Pride Armeria Dusseldorf Pride - Dwarf Sea Thrift - Neat, evergreen tufts of grass-like foliage with globular bright pink flowers on 4 - 8 inch stems. Armeria Dusseldorf Pride is excellent for the front of a border. Armeria Dusseldorf Pride does well...	Aster English Country Aster English Country is counted among the great garden plants, because many of them hold off blooming until late summer and fall when most garden plants are spent. Aster English Country grows and flowers best in full sun and evenly moist soil.
Autumnalis Cherry Tree Autumnalis Cherry Tree, Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis Rosebud or Winter Cherry, is a gorgeous deciduous tree with a lovely spreading habit and dark green leaves which turn yellow in autumn.	Black Eyed Susan Black Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' is one of the most requested mid summer to fall bloomers. Black Eyed Susans are great for mass plantings and provide wonderful contrasting colors when paired with ornamental grasses, Shasta daisies...	Buddleia Bi-Color Buddleia Bi-Color- butterfly bush, You have got to get this one!!! The very first Butterfly bush to sport two different colors on the same bloomstalk; rich lavender combined with butterscotch yellow.
Buddleia Black Knight Buddleia Black Knight: Our Buddleia Black Knight butterfly bushes are shipped in 2-1/4" to 2-1/2" pots. Buddleia Black Knight butterfly bushes are well rooted, trimmed once or twice, and most will bloom this summer!	Buddleia Honeycomb Buddleia x_weyeriana 'Honeycomb' (Yellow Butterfly Bush) This plant is native to western Central China. The plant reaches 12 feet in height with gray-green foliage and is deciduous or semi-evergreen in warmer climates.	Buddleia Nanho Blue Buddleia Nanho Blue butterfly bush is vigorous, long lasting cut flower. Commonly known as the Buddleia Nanho Blue butterfly bush. Tiny individual flowers are produced in profusion in long, dense trusses.
Buddleia Pink Delight Buddleia Pink Delight davidii butterfly bush is a compact growing perennial shrub that will reach 5' tall and 6' wide. Buddleia Pink Delight has silvery green foliage that adds interest. Buddleia Pink Delight has beautiful deep pink flowers that at	Buddleia Royal Red Buddleia Royal Red Buddleia davidii butterfly bush: This 1928 hybrid butterfly bush from Good and Reese Nursery in Ohio is still one of the most sought-after of the Buddleia butterfly bushes.	Buddleia White Profusion Buddleia White Profusion is a steady reliable bloomer of pure white flowers with a yellow eye. Buddleia White Profusion is commonly known as the Butterfly Bush.
Butterfly House Butterfly House is a way to introduce butterfly watching and gathering to the children. Let them hang a Butterfly House in the garden and then check it weekly to see what transpires.	Cistena Plum Tree Form Cistena Plum Tree Form is just the thing for adding seasonal color to your landscape. The Cistena Plum Tree Form is small enough to use in foundation plantings, yet large enough for a dazzling impact of color and structure.	Crape Myrtle Catawba Crape Myrtle Catawba is one of the best purple flowering selections available. Crape Myrtle Catawba displays large, long lasting clusters actually masses of dark purple crepe-like flowers in summer.
Dianthus Zing Rose Dianthus Zing Rose, Dianthus deltoids, covers itself during June and July with rose red flowers. This Dianthus variety grows well in humid areas and once established requires little moisture making it an excellent plant for Xeric gardens.	Forsythia Show Off Forsythia Show Off, Forsythia Mindor, is another standout new Forsythia from France with large, bright yellow flowers that adorn the plant from head to foot. Forsythia Show Off has attractive dark green foliage unlike any other Forsythia adds...	Gaillardia Arizona Sun Gaillardia Arizona Sun produces up to 3-inch flowers that are variations of dark to lighter mahogany red with bright yellow edges. Arizona Sun Gaillardia requires little care to produce blooms from summer on into fall. Deadhead spent blooms.
Gaillardia Burgundy Gaillardia Burgundy (Blanket Flower) is one of the more striking Gaillardias producing burgundy wine red blooms that are almost 3 inches across.	Heuchera Lime Ricky Heuchera Lime Ricky - This is a heuchera with that makes a fantastic color contrast with Black Elephant ears, Black mondo grass, or any other dark foliage plant. Heuchera Lime Ricky's scalloped leaves are amazing glowing chartreuse in spring...	Heuchera Mystic Angel Heuchera Mystic Angel - This Heuchera is truly mystical in appearance; leaves are washed in silver and have nicely contrasting dark veins and a green border. Heuchera Mystic Angel is easy to plant and easy to grow and great for the low-maintenance...
Heuchera Plum Pudding Heuchera Plum Pudding is considered one of the finest heucheras, Heuchera Plum Pudding will win your heart. The plum-colored, evergreen foliage is outstanding; even in full shade Heuchera Plum Pudding holds its color well. This little plum pudding...	Hibiscus Aphrodite Shrub Form Hibiscus Aphrodite Shrub Form is grown especially for Greenwood Nursery. The Hibiscus Aphrodite is valued for large single dark pink flowers with dark red eye that bloom in mid-to late summer when few other shrubs bloom. Hibiscus Aphrodite grows...	Hibiscus Ardens Shrub Form Hibiscus Ardens Shrub Form is grown especially for Greenwood Nursery. The Hibiscus Ardens Shrub Form is valued for its large double, rose-purple flowers with a maroon blotch that bloom in mid-to late summer when few other shrubs bloom. Hibiscus...
Hibiscus Ardens Tree Form Hibiscus Ardens Tree Form, Tree form 'Rose of Sharon' Hibiscus Syriacus 'Ardens', one of the most beautiful and striking plants that has been introduced over the last several years in the nursery industry to the landscape gardener and homeowner.	Hibiscus Blue Chiffon Hibiscus Blue Chiffon, a new Proven Winner, with rich blue double flowers. Hibiscus Blue Chiffon is one of the strongest growing blue flowering hibiscus cultivars. Each stem of the Hibiscus Blue Chiffon is packed with numerous buds giving it sup...	Hibiscus Blue Satin Hibiscus Blue Satin, a new Proven Winner, is absolutely the best blue Hibiscus we've ever seen! Hibiscus Blue Satin's large, single, rich blue flowers are certain to draw attention.
Hibiscus Blush Satin Hibiscus Blush Satin, is a very showy variety with large, soft pink flowers accented with a deep red eye. Hibiscus Blush Satin is strong growing and long blooming. Hibiscus Blush Satin is hybridized by Rien Verweij of the Netherlands.	Hibiscus Diana Shrub Form Hibiscus Diana Shrub Form is grown especially for Greenwood Nursery. The Hibiscus Diana Shrub Form is valued for its large single white flowers that bloom in mid-to late summer when few other shrubs bloom. Hibiscus Diana Shrub Form grows in sun or...	Hibiscus Diana Tree Form Hibiscus Diana Tree Form, Tree form 'Rose of Sharon,' is one of the most beautiful and striking plants that has been introduced over the last several years in the nursery industry to the landscape gardener and homeowner. The Hibiscus Diana Tree...

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