There are two categories of plants to incorporate into a butterfly garden; host plants and nectar plants.
Host plants serve as food for the caterpillars before they form their chrysalis. Nectar plants provide food for the butterflies.
It’s important to understand host plants will be munched on.
Host Plants
Asclepias
Centaurea
Dill
Fennel
Parsley
Prunus Americana
Centaurea
Sassafras
Spicebush
Nectar Plants
Perennials
Astilbe
Aster
Agastache
Black-eyed Susan
Blanket Flower
Dianthus
Catmint
Heuchera
Columbine
Coreopsis
Daylily
Beebalm
Echinacea
Lavender
Penstemon
Pincushion Flower
Sedum
Salvia
Shrubs
Azalea
Aster
Caryopteris
Clethra
Crotoneaster
Honeysuckle
Itea
Lilac
Flowering Quince
Rhododendron
Viburnum
