| Plant Name | Butterfly |
|---|---|
|
Aristolochia fimbriata, White veined Pipevine |
Pipevine Swallowtail |
|
Aristolochia macrophylla, Dutchmen’s Pipevine |
Pipevine Swallowtail |
| Aristolochia serpentaria, Virginia snakeroot | Pipevine Swallowtail |
| Aristolochia tomentosa, Wooly Pipevine | Pipevine Swallowtail |
| Asclepias incarnata | Monarch |
| Asclepias syriaca | Monarch |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Monarch |
| Baptisia australis | Wild Indigo Duskywing, Silver Spotted Skipper |
| Boehmeria cylindrica, false nettle | Red Admiral, Eastern Comma, Question Mark |
| Cassia/senna hebecarpa, wild senna | Sleepy Orange, Cloudless Sulphur |
| Cleome | Checkered White |
| Gomphocarpus physocarpus | Monarch |
| Lindera benzoin, spicebush | Spicebush Swallowtail |
| Ruta graveolens, common rue | Black Swallowtail |
| Senna obtusifolia | Sleepy Orange |
| Wisteria frutescens, native wisteria | Silver Spotted Skipper |
| Zizia aurea, Golden Alexander | Black Swallowtail |
| Plant Name | Sun | Water | Bloom | Type | Attracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asclepias incarnata | Full | Low | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Assorted pollinators |
| Asclepias syriaca | Full | Low-Med | Summer | Annual | Preferred plant to lay eggs on in our garden |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Full | Low | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Great Spangled Fritillary, Monarchs, butterflies and bees |
| Baptisia australis | Full, Part | Low | Spring | Perennial | Bumble bees |
| Buddleia, butterfly bush | Full | Low | Summer-Fall | Perennial | Assorted pollinators |
| Dahlia, various cultivars | Full | Med | Spring-Fall | Perennial | Bees, Butterflies, assorted pollinators |
| Echinacea, various cultivars | Full | Low-Med | Summer | Perennial | Skipper butterflies, assorted pollinators |
| Eupatorium, Joe Pye Weed | Full | Low | Late Summer | Perennial | Tiger Swallowtail Magnet! Other butterflies, pollinators |
| Gillardia, Blanket flower | Full | Med | Spring-Fall | Annual | Bees, Skippers, Assorted Pollinators |
| Globe amaranth, Gomphrena globosa | Full | Med | Spring-Fall | Annual | Assorted Pollinators |
| Lantana, various cultivars | Full | Low | Summer-Fall | Perennial | Assorted butterflies, pollinators |
| Lavender, various cultivars | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Bees |
| Liatris, Blazing Star or Gayfeather | Full | Low | Summer | Perennial | Skipper butterflies, assorted butterflies, pollinators |
| Monarda, Beebalm | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Bee and Hummingbird magnet! Assorted butterflies |
| Pycanthemum, mountain mints | Full-Part | Low | Summer | Perennial | Pollinator magnet! |
| Silphium perfoliatum, cup plant | Full | Low | Summer | Perennial | Skippers, Swallowtails, Brushfoots |
| Skullcap | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Assorted pollinators |
| Stoke’s aster | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Skipper butterfly magnet! Assorted butterflies and pollinators |
| Strawflowers | Full | Low-Med | Spring-Fall | Annual | Assorted butterflies and pollinators |
| Tithonia | Full | Low | Sum-Fall | Annual | Swallowtail butterfly magnet! |
| Verbena bonariensis, Tall verbena | Full- Part | Low | Spring-Sum | Perennial | Skipper butterflies, assorted pollinators |
| Vernonia, Ironweed | Full | Low-Med | Summer | Perennial | Assorted Pollinators, Large Butterflies |
| Zinnia | Full | Low-Med | Summer | Annual | Assorted butterflies and pollinators |
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