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What plants attract butterflies?

What could be more enjoyable than standing in a garden with a young child and observing the flight of a colorful butterfly? I had that experience and the joy I witnessed in that child's expression made me want to repeat the experience time and time again. So I set out to create a place to attract...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by Bill-nhn on 04-18-2008
Bridal Veil Spireaea - Renaissance

If you have heard of a shrub called Bridal Veil or Bridal Wreath, this is the one you are looking for. The Spirea - Renaissance Sp. vanhouttei 'Renaissance' have arching branches with dark green leaves and delicate white cascading flowers. As a child growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, I remember...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-01-2008
Living Fences

Living fences are not only beautiful and a great choice for a greener environment (no chain link or plastic fabricated fences) they also create many other benefits. They are great nesting places for birds and, depending upon the plants selected to create your living fences, they can be butterfly attractants...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by jeff-nhn on 01-27-2008
Bushes, Shrubs and Hedges for Decoration

I am finding that there are more uses for bushes, shrubs and hedges and even more types to choose from than I ever would have thought. Most people think of them as a good way to hide something you don't want to see, like a fence, a wall, or a street. Many people use them instead of a fence. They...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-24-2008
Gardening With Vines!

Vines are a wonderful addition to a trellis, deck, fence, wall, mailbox posts and many other places where you want to add some privacy and/or color to your view. Apartment dwellers may have a balcony railing or trellis they would like to cover with Nature's beauty. Vines are easy to grow. They are...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-17-2008
To Attract Butterflies

Nectar flowers provide a source of food for adult butterflies. Butterflies are attracted to brightly colored, sweet-smelling flowers that allow them easy access. Composite daisylike flowers are favorites. Some of the preferred, easy-to-grow nectar plants are aster, black-eyed Susan, butterfly bush, butterfly...

Posted to Butterfly Gardening (Forum) by crystal on 09-14-2007
Re: Which ones would you like to attract?

My favorite color is blue so I like to attract Lycaenidae (gossamer-wings). I also like the Swallowtails because of thier beautiful shapes and markings. Although I like the Cabbage White Butterfly- I have to be careful because the caterpillar is fond of garden vegetables- and I would hate to see my garden...

Posted to Butterfly Gardening (Forum) by crystal on 09-11-2007
Which ones would you like to attract?

Different types of butterflies like different types of nectar. I figured out which flowers bring the most butterflies. I started with the aster. I think it's the color that mostly attracts them first. Because they are bright blue. Beautiful in their own right. You can also try the Black-eyed susan...

Posted to Butterfly Gardening (Forum) by gilipsie on 09-01-2007

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