What Does It Take To Have A Great Georgia Butterfly Garden This Summer?
April 3rd, 2010 categories: Deborah's Scrapbook, Month to Month, The Garden Shed
A Summer Filled With Butterflies In GA
It all begins with the desire. By doing a little planning in the design, location and selection of the right plants to attract first the caterpillars, and then the butterfly, you will receive your reward in the spectacular show of color in the air, as well as the garden.
The Top 12 perennials And Annuals For Attracting Butterflies
Perennials
- Butterfly Bush
Butterfly Weed
Coreopsis
Hollyhock
Lantana
Loosetrife
New England Aster
Phlow
Purple Cornflower
Verbena
Violet
Yarrow
Butterfly Loving Lantana
- Cosmos
Heliotrope
Impatiens
Marigolds
Mexican Sunflower
Nasturtium
Phlox
Pin-Cushion
Shasta daisy
Sweet William
Verbena
Zinnia
While there may be a lot of different butterfly nectar plants available, there are few of these nectar-bearing plants that are at the top of the list.
The top seven nectar bearing food plants that butterflies love are butterfly weed, purple coneflowers, the New England Aster, Milkweed, Marigolds, Oregano and Butterfly Bush. If you plant all 7 of these plants, you will definitely be seeing a lot more butterflies in your yard!
Visit The Websites Below For Alot More Information
Butterfly Host Plants
Plants That Caterpillars Love
Herbs Butterflies Are Attracted To
- Anise
Borage
Burdock
Caraway
Clover
Dill
Dock
Fennel
Ginger (wild)
Hop Vine
Hyssop (water)
Lavender
Marjoram
Mallow
Mints
Mustards
Nasturtium
Nettle
Parsley
Plantain
Rue
Sassafras
Vervain
Violet
Yarrow
Butterfly Nectar Plants
Plants that produce abundant nectar to attract butterflies
What Butterfies Are Most Abundant To The Area Of GA
List Of Butterflies Of Georgia
A Bit About The Monarch Butterfly-King of The Butterflies
Wildflower Center For Native Plant Info.
If you would like to consider Native Plants to the area, check out this website:
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