butterfly gardening
host and nectar plants for various butterfly species|
Blues Brush Footed Coppers Grass Skippers |
Swallowtails Fritillaries True Brush-Foots Hummingbirds My Garden |
Sulphurs Hairstreaks & Elfins Spreadwing Skippers Metalmarks |
Ruby Throat Hummingbird nectar plants
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EARLY BLOOMING: bleeding heart blue phlox bugle COLUMBINE coral bells fire pink lyre-leaf sage scarlet lychnis virginia bluebell flame azalea lilac pink azalea rhododendrum catawba winter jasmine flowering crab horse chestnut RED BUCKEYE yellow poplar |
INTERMEDIATE BLOOMING beardtounge spotted jewelweed blazing star common jasmine mimosa butterfly weed foxglove TRUMPET HONEYSUCKLE canada lily shrimp plant canna apple scarlet sage common geranium daylily phlox wild four o' clock spigelia lantana indian paintbrush copper iris giant blue sage turk's cap lily kolkwitzia fuschia cigar plant weigela sweet azalea locust rose of sharon |
LATE BLOOMING pineapple sage CARDINAL FLOWER jewelweed milkweed cypress vine purple bergamot TRUMPET CREEPER mexican sunflower hosta red turtlehead BEE BALM single hollyhock smartweed zinnea spider flower red morning glory hibiscus wild bergamot butterfly bush rose of sharon |
| HUMMINGINGBIRD FEEDERS - place close to the house five feet high (coat hanger connected to the gutter) one part sugar / three parts boiled water - for hungry early arrivals make the ratio of sugar a little higher. place axel grease on coat hanger shaft to stop the ants. hanging the feeder from a tree limb will also work. | ||
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