
Gardeners: Calling All Butterflies!
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Shasta Daisy – This perennial bloomer produces HUGE white flowers that are
irresistible to butterflies. They cannot stay away! The blossoms of this season-long bloomer have been exceptional this spring. A bonus characteristic of this popular plant is that rabbits, deer, and pack rats don’t care for this beautiful butterfly magnet.
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Coreopsis – The yellow flowers of this lush plant seem to glow in the garden even in the brightest light. This perennial never stops showing color all summer long. Hint: Shear the plant back with hedge clippers after each flush of blooms start to fade; it will spring into bloom all over again several times a year.
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Phlox - Throughout the summer
its large beautiful clusters of red, pink, and lavender flowers will enhance its surroundings. Delivering years of perennial enjoyment, the blooms bring their sweet fragrance to entrance butterflies and delight humans.
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Echinacea - If you have a sunny spot that needs planting, there are lots of reasons to grow a purple coneflower. Butterflies of many varieties love sipping its nectar, and it is very heat and drought tolerant. Also, because it blooms all summer long it’s the perfect addition to a cutting garden.
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Anise Hyssop – Besides drawing butterflies, there are other reasons to grow anise hyssop. Deer and rabbits leave it alone, it is heat and drought tolerant, and blooms for weeks in late summer. Also, it’s a good source of cut flowers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gicAHmtl3bI - Salvia - There's a salvia for every garden: some salvias are tall, others are short; some salvias have blue or purple blooms, and others have red, orange, or pink flowers. While you might have trouble choosing your favorite salvia, butterflies won't. Rest assured that whichever salvia you plant, masses of butterflies will flock to it every summer.
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Miss Huff Lantana - Colorful is the definition for the flowers of this lantana. It blooms all summer long in
glowing shades of lavender, pink, red, orange, yellow, cream, and white. A versatile plant, it looks perfect in containers, beds, and borders. This lantana is an outstanding butterfly lure for any garden.
- Pentas - All-around garden champions, pentas bear clusters of star-shaped blooms in bright shades of pink, red, and white. They love hot conditions, hold up pretty well to drought, and are a sure bet for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds looking for a snack.
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Zinnia - Just about everyone loves zinnias, which is why they’re favorites of butterfly gardeners, cottage gardeners, and beginning gardeners. They bloom in an almost endless range of heights and colors and, whether outdoors or in a vase, they look good all summer long.
- Black-eyed Susan - This tough perennial blooms in late summer. Its big, yellow, daisy-shaped flowers are as perfect for bouquets as they are tempting to butterflies.
- Fennel – This is the plant for adding texture to a garden. It's also a surefire way to attract swallowtail butterflies, as the caterpillars can’t resist the fennel's ferny foliage.
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Verbena - This plant is perfect for cut bouquets because its blossoms will not be depleted. The more you cut the more it blooms, guaranteeing a supply of lavender-purple blooms at the ready for “your” butterflies to enjoy.
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