Common Butterfly Plants |
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Purple passionvine (Passiflora spp.):
This is the larval food for the Gulf fritillary butterfly A "must
have" if you want to attract this butterfly.
Photo
by Jan Allyn |
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Scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica):
Monarch butterflies are attracted to the red and yellow flowers and
the caterpillars eat the leaves.
Photo
by Jan Allyn |
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Pentas (Pentas
lanceolata):
This is one of the best non-native nectar plants to include in a butterfly
garden. It is easy to grow and butterflies love it.
Photo
by Jan Allyn |
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Firebush (Hamelia
patens):
A stunning evergreen native shrub that sports tubular, nectar-filled
red flowers nearly year-round.
Photo
by Riverview Flower Farm |
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Butterfly bush (Buddleja
spp.):
Sometimes called the "lilac of the south," butterfly bush
will attract a wide variety of butterflies in search of nectar.
Photo by Jan Allyn |
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Stokes aster (Stokesia
laevis):
The flowers of this native plant range from white to pink to purple.
Photo by Riverview Flower Farm |
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Blue plumbago (Plumbago
auriculata):
This mounding shrub from South Africa attracts many types of butterflies.
Photo by Riverview Flower Farm |
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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta):
Easy to grow in well drained soil and full to partial shade. They
bloom profusely during the summer and fall.
Photo by Jan Allyn |
