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Nectar-producing plants for your butterfly garden
 
Here is a list presenting the best plants for attracting and feeding butterflies
 
Perennials
 
  *Achilea millefolium
  *Asclepias tuberosa
  *Asclepias incarnata
  *Asclepias syriaca
  Aster
  Astilbe
  Centaurea
  *Centranthus
  Cirisum (Thistles)
  Coreopsis
  Dahlia
  Dianthus (Dwarves, Spring dianthus)
  *Echinacea purpurea
  *Eupatorium
  Gaillardia
  Lavendula (Lavender)
  Liatris
  Lupinus
  Malva sylvestris
  Medicago sativa (Lucerne or alfalfa)
  Mentha (Mint)
  *Phlox
  Rudbeckia
  Salvia
  Scabiosa
  *Sedum spectabilis
 
 
Annuals
 
  Ageratum
  Alyssum
  *Asclepias currassavica
  Aster
  *Cosmos
  Chrysantemum (Single-flowered)
  Dianthus (Carnations)
  Helianthus (Sunflowers)
  *Heliotrope
  *Lantana camara
  Limonium
  Lobelia
  Nicotinia
  *Pentas lanceolata
  Tagettes (Single-flowered)
  Salvia
  *Verbena bonariensis
  *Verbena spp.
  *Zinnia
 
(NB: The asterisk is used for plants that can attract most butterfly species)
 
 
 
Orange & yellow A. Currassavica   A.Incarnata Milkmate
 
 
A. Incarnata Soulmate   Apocynum Androsaemifolium
 
 
Asclepias Tuberosa   Betula
 
 
White Buddleia   Buddleia Davidii
 
 
Flowering alfalfa   Pentas Lanceolata
 
 
Parsley   Phlox
 
 
Urtica   Verbena Bonariensis