Joy Blooms in the Garden
Butterflies all a Flutter

Planning a Butterfly Garden for my Thornton, Colorado backyard
What could bring more joy than watching a beautiful butterfly fluttering around?

Last Edited:  04/10/2008 04:51 PM


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Great Plants for Colorado Butterfly Gardens
This is a partial of lists that I found on the web - still looking for more.

Trees and Shrubs

Buddleia davidii

Chrysothamnus nauseosus

Syringa spp.

Caryopteris spp.

Philadelphus sp.

Viburnum spp.

 

Potentilla fruticosa

 
     

Perennials

   

Achillea spp.

Echinacea pupurea

Monarda didyma

Agastache cana

Erigeron spp.

Nepeta spp.

Agastache rupestris

Eupatorium purpureum

Penstemon spp.

Arabis spp.

Filipendula vulgaris

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Asclepias spp.

Gaillardia spp.

Phlox paniculata

Aster spp.

Helenium autumnale

Rudbeckia spp.

Aurinia saxatilis

Helianthus maximilianii

Salvia spp.

Boltonia asteroides

Hemerocallis spp.

Scabiosa spp.

Centranthus ruber

Lavandula angustifolia

Sedum spp.

Chrysanthemum spp.

Liatris spp.

Solidago spp.

Coreopsis spp.

Lychnis chalcedonica

Thymus spp.

Dianthus spp.

Mentha spp.

Veronica spicata

     

Annuals

   

Ageratum houstonianum

Helianthus anuus

Pentas lanceolata

Borago officinalis

Heliotropium arborescens

Salvia spp.

Cosmos bipinnatus

Lantana camara

Tithonia rotundifolia

Gomphrena spp.

Lobularia maritime

Verbena bonariensis

 

Nicotiana alata

Zinnia elegans
     

 
 

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