Custom Landscaping

Butterfly Garden
Butterflies dancing on bright-colored sails bring joy into the garden that flowers alone cannot. To attract butterflies to your garden, you need the flowers that produce the nectar that butterflies drink. To raise butterflies in your garden you need to grow the plants that caterpillars (baby butterflies) eat, and they're often not the same plants!

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Scientific Names Common Names   Annual Plants and Flowers   Anethum graveolens dill Bidens alba shepherd's needles Coreopsis tinctoria calliopsis Coriandrum sativum coriander Cosmos bipinnatus cosmos Cosmos sulphureus orange cosmos Foeniculum vulgare Florence fennel Gomphrena globosa globe amaranth Helianthus annuus common sunflower Petroselinum crispum parsley Phaseolus vulgaris common bean Tithonia rotundiflora Mexican sunflower Zinnia elegans zinnia Zinnia haageana Mexican zinnia   Perennial Plants   Achillea millefolium common yarrow Allium tuberosum garlic chives Asclepias curassavica scarlet milkweed Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed Aster tataricus Tatarian aster Clerodendrum indicum tubeflower Conoclinium coelestinum mistflower Coreopsis verticillata whorled coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora coreopsis Cuphea hyssopifolia Mexican false heather Cuphea ignea cigar plant Cuphea micropetala tall cigar plant Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower Echinops ritro small globe thistle Erythrina herbacea coral bean Eupatorium fistulosum Joe Pye weed Gaillardia pulchella blanket flower Gamolepis chrysanthemoides African bush-daisy Glandularia puchella moss verbena Hedychium coronarium ginger lily Helianthus angustifolius narrow-leaved sunflower Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke Heliopsis helianthoides oxeye sunflower Lycoris squamigera surprise lily Melissa officinalis lemon balm Monarda didyma beebalm Monarda punctata spotted horsemint Narcissus spp. daffodil Pentas lanceolata pentas Phlox paniculata garden phlox Pycnanthemum floridanum Florida mountainmint Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii orange coneflower Rudbeckia hirta black-eyed Susan Ruellia brittoniana Mexican petunia Russelia equisetiformis firecracker plant Salvia lyrata lyreleaf sage Salvia coccinea scarlet sage Salvia guaranitica blue anise sage Salvia 'Indigo Spires' Indigo Spires sage Salvia leucantha Mexican bush sage Scabiosa columbaria butterfly blue Sedum spectabile showy sedum Tagetes lemmonii mountain marigold Verbena bonariensis purpletop verbena   Shrubs   Buddleja davidii butterfly bush Caesalpinia pulcherrima peacock flower Cephalanthus occidentalis buttonbush Cestrum nocturnum night blooming jasmine Choisya ternata Mexican orange Clethra alnifolia sweet pepperbush Duranta erecta golden dewdrop Hamelia patens firebush Heliotropium arborsecens common heliotrope Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus Hypericum frondosum golden St. John's wort Justicia brandegeana shrimp plant Lantana camara lantana Lantana montevidensis trailing lantana Leonotus leonurus lion's ear Malvaviscus penduliflorus Turk's cap Odontonema strictum firespike Pittosporum tobira Japanese mockorange Plumbago auriculata leadwort Rhododendron austrinum Florida flame azalea Rhododendron canescens pinxter azalea Rosa laevigata Cherokee rose Salvia elegans pineapple sage Salvia greggii Autumn Sage Salvia mexicana Mexican sage Senna pendula Cassia bicapsularis (syn.)   Trees   Cassia roxburghii Ceylon senna Citrus meyeri Meyers lemon Citrus sinensis sweet orange Coccoloba uvifera sea grape Fortunella spp kumquat Jatropha integerrima peregrina Sassafras albidum sassafras Vitex agnus-castus hemp tree X Citrofortunella microcarpa calamondin   Vines   Antigonon leptopus Mexican creeper Aristolochia elegans Calico flower Campsis radicans trumpet creeper Clerodendrum splendens flaming glorybower Cuscuta spp dodder Dolichos lablab hyacinth bean Helianthus debilis beach sunflower Ipomoea quamoclit cypress vine Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens coral honeysuckle Passiflora caerulea blue passionflower Passiflora incarnata maypop Passiflora racemosa red passionflower Phaseolus coccineus runner bean Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides Mexican Flame Vine