Attracting Butterflies with Plants

Butterflies make welcome guests in nearly everyone's garden. Encourage them with nectar plants and watch them delight all.

Here's a list of plants well known to bring in the butterfly visitors.

Annuals and Perennials

• Beardtongue (Penstemon)
• Buttercup (Ranunculus)
• Cosmos
• Delphinium
• Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia)
• Jupiter's Beard (Centranthus)
• Sage (Salvia)
• Yarrow (Achillea)
• Zinnia

Shrubs

• Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
• Wild Lilac (Ceanothus)
• Lavender (Lavandula)

Trees

• Horse Chestnut (Aesculus)
• Madrone (Arbutus)
• Chaste Tree (Vitex)