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Butterfly Gardens

monarch-on-asclepias-tuberosa.jpgButterfly gardens are a wonderful, especially in the urban garden where they flitter from plant to plant. What will attract butterflies to your garden is water, food and shelter. While there are books on the subject, the following tips will help you create your own butterfly sanctuary:
* Locate in a sunny area. Butterflies like direct sunlight and heat to warm up their bodies.
* Provide a wind shelter by planting beside a fence, hedge or building.
* Avoid using chemical pesticides.
* Provide warm resting places around the garden with boards or a few flat stones.
* A shallow saucer, mud puddle or wet sand can supply needed water.
* Caterpillars have to eat - place milkweed, marigolds, red salvia, zinnias, lantana, impatiens, cosmos, thistle, clover, or goldenrod where their eating of plants will not be a problem. Other favorites are carrots, dill, parsley and nasturtium.

Different species of butterflies prefer different nectars, in both colors and tastes. Providing a wide variety of food plants will attract the greatest diversity of varieties. Try to determine what butterfly varieties are native to your area and which plants they visit. Staggering of plants and varieties allows for additional blooming times of the day and year. Groups of the same plants are easier for butterflies to see than singly planted flowers.

Many blooming flowers may be visited by butterflies, but perennial favorites include:
Achillea | Ajuga | Aquileqia | Aster | Astilbe | Baptisia | Butterfly Bushes | Campanula | Coreopsis | Delosperma | Delphinium | Dianthus | Echinacea | Gaillardia | Heuchera and Heucherella | Hibiscus | Lamium | Lantana | Lavender | Leucanthemum | Lupinus | Papaver | Phlox | Rudeckia | Salvia | Sedum | Stokesia | Thymus | Tiarella | Veronica , and, of coarse, buddleia (butterfly bush).

Additional plants include the below, for more information "click" on the photo(s) below -

  • Achillea Coronation Gold 3.5 inch pot

    Achillea 'Coronation Gold' (3.5 inch pot)

    Achillea 'Coronation Gold' (3.5-inch pot) Common name: Yarrow Height: 24-36 Inches Spread: 18-24 Inches Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Full Sun Deciduous Golden Yellow blooms - Summer Tolerates drought, heat and humidity Gray-green, aromatic fern-like foliage...

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  • Achillea Oertels Rose 3.5 inch pot

    Achillea 'Oertel's Rose' (3.5 inch pot)

    Achillea millefolium 'Oertel's Rose' (3.5-inch pot)Common Yarrow Height: 12-15 Inches Spread: 18-24 Inches Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Full Sun Evergreen Rose-Pink blooms fading to white - Summer Soft fern-like foliage Tolerates drought, heat and humidity...

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  • Achillea millefolium Paprika 3.5 inch pot

    Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' (3.5 inch pot)

    Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' (3.5-inch pot) Common name: Yarrow. Height: 18-24 InchesSpread: 18-24 InchesHardiness Zone: 3-9Full SunEvergreenRusty red blooms fading to white - SummerSoft fern-like foliageTolerates drought, heat and humidityModerately...

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  • Agastache Blue Bayou PPAF 30ct Flat

    Agastache 'Blue Bayou' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Blue Bayou' PPAF (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop, Hummingbird Mint Growers who have enjoyed the likes of 'Rosie Posie' and 'Peachie Keen' will enjoy the addition of 'Blue Bayou'. This variety matches the performance and hardiness of its...

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  • Agastache Blue Fortune 25 BR Plants

    Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (25) BR Plants

    Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (25) Bare Root Plants Common name: Hyssop-Anise. A woody-based perennial of the mint family, this giant hyssop cultivar features tiny, tube-shaped, lavender-blue flowers tightly packed in rounded bottlebrush-like spikes atop...

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  • Agastache 'Guava Lava' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Guava Lava' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Guava Lava' PPAF (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop, Hummingbird Mint A brightly colored North American native hybrid and favorite of pollinators. 'Guava Lava' begins bloom in the heat of the summer and continues for many weeks. Coral orange...

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  • Agastache Mango Tango PPAF 30ct Flat

    Agastache 'Mango Tango' PP28747 (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Mango Tango' PP28747 (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop Selected for its shorter habit, ‘Mango Tango’ will also impress you with its vibrant flower color. Individual flowers have dusky rose calyxes and light peach to dusky orange...

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  • Agastache Peachie Keen PPAF 30ct Flat

    Agastache 'Peachie Keen' PP25886 (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Peachie Keen' PP25886 (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop ‘Peachie Keen’ bears loads of apricot peach flowers with complementary purplish pink calyxes just at the top of the foliage for a neatly proportional look. Because the...

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  • Agastache 'Rosie Posie' PP25857 (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Rosie Posie' PP25857 (30)ct Flat

    Agastache 'Rosie Posie' PP25857 (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Anise Hyssop ‘Rosie Posie’ bears loads of hot pink flowers with magenta purple calyxes just at the top of the foliage for a neatly proportional look. Because the calyxes are so colorful,...

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  • Ajuga r Catlins Giant 3.5 inch pot

    Ajuga r 'Catlin's Giant' (3.5 inch pot)

    Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' (3.5-inch pot)Common Name: 'Catlin's Giant' Bugleweed Height: 5-7 Inches Spread: 18-24 Inches Hardiness Zone: 4-8 Sun to Shade Part Shade is preferred in Hot Summer Zones Evergreen to Semi-evergreen Large, Bronze Purple...

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  • Ajuga r Burgundy Glow 3.5 inch pot

    Ajuga r. 'Burgundy Glow' (3.5 inch pot)

    Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' (3.5-inch pot)Common Name: Burgundy Glow Bugleweed Height: 3-4 Inches Spread: 18-24 Inches Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Sun to Shade Part Shade is preferred in Hot Summer Zones Evergreen to Semi-evergreen Tri-color foliage - green,...

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  • Ajuga Chocolate Chip 3.5 inch pot

    Ajuga r. 'Chocolate Chip' (3.5 inch pot)

    Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip' (3.5-inch pot)Common Name: 'Chocolate Chip' Bugleweed Height: 2 Inches Spread: 6-8 Inches Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Sun to Shade Part Shade is preferred in Hot Summer Zones Evergreen to Semi-evergreen Small and elongated,...

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  • Ajuga reptans Black Scallop PP15815 30ct Flat

    Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' PP15815 (30)ct Flat

    Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' PP15815 30ct FlatCommon Name: Bugleweed, Carpet Bugleweed This attractive small-scale groundcover has glossy, near-black, scalloped leaves and a dense habit. The deepest foliage color is achieved when plants are sited...

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  • Ajuga reptans Bronze Beauty 3.5 inch pot

    Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty' (3.5 inch pot)

    Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty' (3.5-inch pot)Common Name: Bronze Beauty Bugleweed Height: 3-4 Inches Spread: 12-36 Inches Hardiness Zone: 3-9 Sun to Shade Part Shade is preferred in Hot Summer Zones Evergreen - semi-evergreen Bronze purple leaves Blue...

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  • Ajuga reptans Burgundy Glow 30ct Flat

    Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' (30)ct Flat

    Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' Thirty (30)ct flatCommon Name: Bugleweed, Carpet Bugleweed Fantastic tricolored foliage in shades of creamy-white, rose-burgundy, and dark green make this ajuga different than all the others. In the fall, the mature...

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  • Alcea rosea 'Blacknight' (30)ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Blacknight' (30)ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Blacknight' (30)ct FlatSpotlight SeriesCommon Name: Hollyhock Deep black-purple, single flowers are produced on tall, sturdy stalks in midsummer. For over 18 years, Jelitto worked to develop a consistent strain of stable, straight color,...

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  • Alcea rosea Fiesta Time 30ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Fiesta Time' (30)ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Fiesta Time' (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Hollyhock This vibrant seed selection produces relatively short spikes of double, cerise pink, fringed blossoms beginning in midsummer. This is a first year flowering perennial. The shorter height of...

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  • Alcea rosea Mars Magic 30ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic' (30)ct Flat

    Alcea rosea 'Mars Magic' (30)ct FlatSpotlight SeriesCommon Name: Hollyhock Bright red, single flowers are produced on tall, sturdy stalks in midsummer. For over 18 years, Jelitto worked to develop a consistent strain of stable, straight color, single...

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  • Alchemilla mollis (30)ct Flat

    Alchemilla mollis (30)ct Flat

    Alchemilla mollis (30)ct Flat Common Name: Lady's Mantle Foliage is a soft grey-green and nearly round with deep lobes. Soft, velvety leaves are up to 6-inches across with serrated edges, giving a scalloped look. From late spring to early summer,...

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  • Allium Bubble Bath PPAF 25 BR Plants

    Allium 'Bubble Bath' PPAF (25) BR Plants

    Allium 'Pincushion' PPAF (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Ornamental Onion Soft lavender flower clusters are held on strong stems above a mound of glaucous blue green foliage. The wide, linear leaves have a slight twist. Compared to 'Millenium', 'Bubble...

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  • Allium Lavender Bubbles PPAF 25 BR Plants

    Allium 'Lavender Bubbles' PP31126 (25) BR Plants

    Allium 'Lavender Bubbles' PP31126 (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Ornamental Onion Nearing the end of summer, this beautiful perennial brings life to a garden with its beautiful bubble-shaped flowers. Dark dusty purple flower globes are produced above...

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  • Allium 'Millenium' (25) BR Plants

    Allium 'Millenium' (25) BR Plants

    Allium 'Millenium' (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Ornamental Onion This hybrid from Allium guru Mark McDonough was picture perfect in our trials. 'Millenium' forms a compact, upright clump of glossy green, thick and strappy leaves which emit a slight...

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  • Allium 'Pincushion' PPAF (25) BR Plants

    Allium 'Pincushion' PPAF (25) BR Plants

    Allium 'Pincushion' PPAF (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Ornamental Onion This small-scale Allium is perfect tucked along the front of the border. Narrow glaucous blue-green foliage forms a tidy habit until numerous clusters of lavender purple flowers...

    $212.06
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  • Allium Serendipity PPAF 25 BR Plants

    Allium 'Serendipity' PP32023 (25) BR Plants

    Allium senescens 'Blue Eddy' (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Ornamental Onion The word "serendipity" means an unexpected occurrence, and what a fitting name for this sport of the popular 'Millenium'! The sport shares all of the qualities that made...

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  • Allium s Blue Eddy 25 BR Plants

    Allium s. 'Blue Eddy' (25) BR Plants

    Allium senescens 'Blue Eddy' (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Ornamental Onion, Spiral Onion This selection was named for its attractive, pinwheel-like rosettes of blue-grey to grey-green foliage which resemble “small swirling eddies of...

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  • Aquilegia EARLYBIRD Purple Blue 30ct Flat

    Aquilegia EARLYBIRD Purple Blue (30)ct Flat

    Aquilegia EARLYBIRD™ Purple Blue ('PAS1258487') (30)ct FlatEARLYBIRD SeriesCommon Name: Columbine A series of early flowering Columbine from Kieft Seed. Wine purple flowers with indigo blue centers. Aquilegia is especially lovely when allowed to...

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  • Aquilegia EARLYBIRD Red White 30ct Flat

    Aquilegia EARLYBIRD Red White (30)ct Flat

    Aquilegia EARLYBIRD™ Red White ('PAS1258484') (30)ct FlatEARLYBIRD SeriesCommon Name: Columbine A series of early flowering Columbine from Kieft Seed. Rose red flowers with white centers. Aquilegia is especially lovely when allowed to naturalize in...

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  • Asclepias t Hello Yellow 30ct Flat

    Asclepias t. 'Hello Yellow' (30)ct Flat

    Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' (30)ct Flat Common Name: Butterfly Weed, pleurisy root. This hassle-free perennial will provide three months of golden yellow blooms from early through late summer. Deadheading the flowers will stimulate another bloom...

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  • Asclepias tuberosa 30ct Flat

    Asclepias tuberosa (30)ct Flat

    Asclepias tuberosa (30)ct Flat Common Name: Butterfly Weed, pleurisy root. A virtually hassle-free, very long lived perennial, offering three months of tangerine orange blooms (occasionally red or yellow) from early through late summer. Deadheading...

    $180.13
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  • Aster 'Grape Crush' PP33612 (25) BR Plants

    Aster 'Grape Crush' PP33612 (25) BR Plants

    Aster novae-angliae 'Grape Crush' PP33612 (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: New England Aster Bringing refinement to fall blooming Asters, 'Grape Crush' produces a large, very round mound with densely packed flowers. We have observed no lodging in our...

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  • Astilbe Amber Moon 20ct Flat

    Astilbe 'Amber Moon' PP26028 (20)ct Flat

    Astilbe 'Amber Moon' PP26028 (20)ct FlatHybrid Astilbe, False Spirea The foliage emerges bright chartreuse yellow in spring with a tinge of red pigment in the newest leaves. It provides a bright spot of color and lacy texture to the shade garden in...

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  • Astilbe Bressingham Beauty 25 BR Plants

    Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' (25) BR Plants

    Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' (25) Bare Root Plants Common Name: Hybrid Astilbe, False Spirea 'Bressingham Beauty' quickly forms a graceful, fern-like mound of dainty foliage topped by bunches of fragrant, dusty salmon-rose tiny flowers; densely...

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  • Astilbe Fanal 25 BR Plants

    Astilbe 'Fanal' (25) BR Plants

    Astilbe 'Fanal' (25) Bare Root Plants Common Name: Hybrid Astilbe, False Spirea 'Fanal' quickly forms a compact graceful, fern-like mound of dainty foliage topped by bunches of fragrant, bright red tiny flowers; densely packed into erect to...

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  • Astilbe Fanal bare root plant

    Astilbe 'Fanal' (bare root plant)

    Astilbe arendsii 'Fanal' Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Hybrid Astilbe, False Spirea 'Fanal' quickly forms a compact graceful, fern-like mound of dainty foliage topped by bunches of fragrant, bright red tiny flowers; densely packed into...

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  • Astilbe Peach Blossom 25 BR Plants

    Astilbe 'Peach Blossom' (25) BR Plants

    Astilbe 'Peach Blossom' Common Name: Astilbe-Japanese. Peach flowers with a hint of pink, triangular shaped plumes bloom in early summer. Glossy, green foliage. A member of Astilbe japonica (Japanese Astilbe) , a species characterized by an early bloom...

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  • Astilbe Rheinland 25 BR Plants

    Astilbe 'Rheinland' (25) BR Plants

    Astilbe 'Rheinland' (25) Bare Root Plants Common Name: Astilbe-Japanese. Rose-pink flowers are held in large, diamond shaped panicles, plumes bloom in early summer. Large, bold, and mid-green, 'Rheinland' is a vigorous, floriferous favorite. A...

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  • Astilbe arendsii Gladstone bare root plant

    Astilbe a. 'Gladstone' (bare root plant)

    Astilbe x arendsii 'Gladstone' Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: False Spirea Height: 18-24 Inches Spread: 18-24 Inches Hardiness Zone: 4-8 Part Shade to Shade Deciduous Blooms White - Early Summer Foliage emerges bronze fading to dark green in Summer...

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  • Astilbe Rheinland bare root plant

    Astilbe a. 'Rheinland' (bare root plant)

    Astilbe x arendsii 'Rheinland' Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: False Spirea Height: 18-24 Inches Spread: 18-24 Inches Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Part Shade to Shade Deciduous Blooms pink - Early Summer Foliage green Effective as a shade ground cover in large...

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  • Astilbe chinensis Pumila 25 BR Plants

    Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' (25) BR Plants

    Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' (25) Bare Root Plants Common Name: Astilbe- Dwarf Chinese Lilac-pink flowers on fuzzy, stiff plumes. Colorful blossoms are produced atop medium green foliage clump in late summer to early fall; one of the last Astilbes to...

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