Butterfly Gardens by Design
Designing Landscapes to Attract Butterflies
Bring the lovely dance of butterflies to your home garden by choosing plants that attract the delicate beauties. Butterflies rely on plant life for their nutrition through each stage of their life. To attract a variety of butterfly species and create a visually pleasing floral garden, plant more than one kind of flower in a sunny area as butterflies require the sun’s warmth.
Popular flowers to include consider when creating your butterfly garden:
- Ageratum
- Bougainvillea
- Coral Vine
- Daisy
- Lantana
- Milkweed
- Pincushion Flower
- Plumago
- Periwinkle
- Petunia
- Salvia
- Turk’s Cap
- Zinnia
For optimum results, it’s important to remember to carefully prepare the soil before planting. Break up the soil, dig a hole sized appropriately for each plant (see plant tag), and fertilize regularly.
Whether your butterfly garden is a few potted plants on your patio, or a large garden, enjoy the beautiful symphony of the butterfly dance all season long.