Butterfly Plants
We constantly replant, and if you ever want to learn more about butterfly friendly plants, see here:
We have added a fairy garden throughout the conservatory that will excite children as well as adults. Fairies are shy so you will have fun finding them among the plants.
Botanical Name: Asclepias curassavica
Family: Asciepiadaceae
Botanical Name: Latana camara
Family: Verbenaceae
Botanical Name: Pentas Ianceolata
Family: Rubiaceae
Good Choices:
- Black-eyed Susan
- Butterfly Bush
- Egyptian star flower (penta)
- Lantana
- Vervain
- Purple coneflower
- French marigold
- Butterfly weed
Host plants and the specific butterflies they attract:
- Black cherry/ Tiger Swallowtail
- Milkweed/ Monarch
- Hop tree/ Giant swallowtail
- Cassias/ Orange Barred Sulphur
- Bacopa/ White peacock
- White Vine/ Soldier
- Passionvine/ Gulf fritilary
- Passionvine/ Zebra
We receive new plants every spring.
Butterflies are self propelled flowers. – Robert A. Heinlein