When you plant a butterfly garden, you're helping to provide a bit of habitat for them. One of the key aspect to doing this is to grow native plant, such as butterfly weed, which can be found in almost all of North America. These plants are important because the insects evolved over time alongside the plants and rely on them for food, shelter and spot to lay their eggs. Check out our nursery Eden of Wings, in Deltona FL for our native plants.
Butterflies will be attracted to the plants in this garden design because they produce nectar, their main food source and host plants, food for their caterpillars. Annuals and tender perennials, such as lantana, bloom for many seasons, providing lots of colorful flowers for you and food for them. And the staggered bloom times ensure food longer through the season.
Build your own butterflies garden with the help of our design below. All plants below are available at our nursery!
A. Lantana Depressa "pineland lantana" (nectar plant)
B. Ruellia Caroliniensis "wild petunia" (host plant)
C. Biden Mitis "smalfruit Beggarsticks" (host plant)
D. Asclepias Tuberosa "butterfly weed" (host plant)
E. Calamintha spp. "calamint" (nectar plant)
F. Rudbeckia Laciniata "cutleaf coneflower" (host plant)
G. Ruta "rue" (host plant)
H. Pentas lanceolata "tall red pentas" (nectar plant)
I. Lindera Benzoin "spicebush" (host plant)
J. Eupatorium Perfoliatum "boneset" (nectar plant)
