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http://www.wildflower.org/collections/
provides list of wildflowers by region. Click on your region below for more
information:
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Northeast
-- For Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
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Midwest --
For Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
Ohio, Wisconsin
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Pacific
Northwest --For No. California, Western Oregon and Washington.
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Southeast
-- For Alabama, Arizona, Washing DC, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, East Texas.
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Southwest
-- For Arizona, So. California, New Mexico, So. Nevada, West Texas, Oklahoma
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Western
Mountains -- For Colorado, Utah, Montana, Indiana, Wyoming, Nevada, North Dakota,
South Dakota ,Eastern Oregon & Washington
http://www.naba.org/pubs/bgh.html provides list of butterflies found in specific
regions.
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| If you don't want to
go the trouble of discovering exactly which plants attract specific butterflies in your
area, I have a "generic" list of "typical" plants that generally attract butterflies.
(What I am trying to say is: "Try these plants, they may or may not work for you but
at least you will have a beautiful garden to enjoy - with or without butterflies) |
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Generic List of Plants that Attract Butterflies |
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Aspen Tree |
Daisies |
Marigold |
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Aster |
Dianthus |
Nasturtium |
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Bee Balm |
Dill |
Parsley |
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Black-Eyed Susan |
Fennel |
Pentas |
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Blanket flower |
Flowering Dogwood |
Petunia |
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Butterfly Bush |
Garden phlox |
Purple coneflower |
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Cardinal Flower |
Goldenrod |
Queen Anne’s Lace |
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Carrots |
Great lobelia |
Salvia |
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Clover |
Hollyhock |
Shasta Daisy |
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Columbine |
Indian Paintbrush |
Snapdragon |
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Common Milkweed |
Joe-pye weed |
Tickseed |
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Coneflowers |
Lantana |
Verbena |
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Coontie |
Liatris (aka Gayfeather) |
Violet |
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Coreopsis |
Lobelia |
Yarrow |
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Cosmos |
Mallow |
Zinnia |
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The above list are common flowers that attract butterflies - list is not complete |
Herbs that attract butterflies
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| Regardless of whether you go with
"generic" butterfly garden or a "butterfly-specific" garden, follow the guideline
creating a butterfly garden. The plants
above are a listing of nectar and host plants. If you do any research, look up host
plants for butterflies in your area that meet the needs of these delicate-looking
creatures so they will be all a flutter in your yard. |
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