Butterfly-Attracting Plants
October 24, 2011
If you’re shopping for end-season bargains to attract butterflies next spring through fall, here are a few perennials to consider:
- Aster/Michaelmas Daisy (Aster spp.)
- Bee balm (Monarda didyma)
- Black-eye Susan (Rudbeckia spp.)
- Butterly bush (Buddleia spp.)
- Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Cape Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata)
- Catnip (Nepeta mussinii)
- Ceanothus (Ceanothus spp.)
- Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
- Coreposis (Coreopsis spp.)
- Gaillardia/Blanket flower (Gaillardia grandifola)
- Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Liatris (Liatris spp.)
- Phlox(Phlosx spp.)
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Scabiosa (Scabiosa atropurpurea)
- Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina)
Most of these nectar plants grow well in California. For more choices within your zone, check with a local nursery or master gardener office.
In and Around the Garden 
Good Monday Morning Dianne:
Kourtney and I will sure be planting some of these plants…We love butterflies…Everytime I see one fly by while I have guests I say there is Drexel….LOL
Kisses Kim
Once again than you for your beautiful site
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Good morning. Yes, butterflies don’t seem to be as prevelant as they once were. Glad to know where they can congregate. Thank you for the butterfly/plant connection.
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