Plants to Attract Butterflies
Butterflies will use these plants for food and shelter. They feed on the nectar and help to pollinate the plants. These plants are also food sources or host plants to the caterpillars which will eventually turn into butterflies and moths.
Herbaceous, Grasses and Vines
Yarrow – Achillea millefolium
Milkweed – Asclepias spp.
Asters – Aster spp.
Blue False Indigo – Baptisia australis
Sedges – Carex spp.
Northern Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium
Turtlehead – Chelone glabra
Black Cohosh – Cimicifuga racemosa
Tickseed – Coreopsis spp.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea
Joe Pye Weed – Eupatorium spp.
Wild Geranium – Geranium maculatum
Sunflowers – Helianthus spp.
Smooth Oxeye – Heliopsis helianthoides
Rose Mallow – Hibiscus spp.
Blue Flag – Iris versicolor
Blazing Star – Liatris spp.
Cardinal Flower – Lobelia spp.
Honeysuckle – Lonicera sempervirens
Bee Balm – Monarda didyma
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum
Prairie Phlox – Phlox pilosa
Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis
Mountain Mint – Pycnanthemum spp.
Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata
Black Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia spp.
Woodland Stonecrop – Sedum ternatum
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium
Hoary Skullcap – Scutellaria ovata
Upland Ironweed – Vernonia glauca
Violets – Viola spp.
Golden Alexanders – Zizea aurea
Trees and Shrubs
Maple – Acer spp.
False Indigo – Amorpha fruticosa
Paw Paw – Asimina triloba
Birch – Betula spp.
Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana
New Jersey Tea – Ceonanthus americanus
Buttonbush – Cephalanthus occidentalis
Redbud – Cercis canadensis
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia
Dogwood – Cornus spp.
Hazelnut – Corylus Americana
Spicebush – Lindera benzoin
Red Cedar – Juniperus virginiana
Magnolia – Magnolia spp.
Bayberry – Morella pensylvanica
Black Cherry – Prunus spp.
Hop Tree – Ptelea trifoliata
Oak – Quercus spp.
Sumac – Rhus spp.
Rose – Rosa spp.
Willow – Salix spp.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum
Azalea – Rhododendron spp.
Meadowsweet – Spirea spp.
Blueberry – Vaccinium spp.
Viburnum – Viburnum spp
Plants to Attract Birds
Birds are attracted to plants for a number of reasons. They rely on the seeds and berries for sustenance. They also depend on certain plants for shelter and nesting. Birds are attracted to the insects that feed and take shelter on these plants.
Plants to Attract Pollinators
Bees, butterflies, moths, wasps and flies are necessary in the pollination of most plants. They are an absolute integral part of a balanced, healthy ecosystem. Pollination is one of the most important factors in a functioning community.
Plants to Attract Butterflies
Butterflies will use these plants for food and shelter. They feed on the nectar and help to pollinate the plants. These plants are also food sources or host plants to the caterpillars which will eventually turn into butterflies and moths.
Tips for Planting Around Black Walnut Trees
Black Walnut trees affect the plants around them through a process known as allelopathy. Plants which use allelopathy secrete biochemical substances which inhibit the growth of plants nearby.
Proper Planting Procedure
Choose the Right plant for the Right place. Make sure the size and culture requirements of the plant matches it’s home in your yard.
Establishing your New Plant
After following proper planting procedures it is important to maintain adequate moisture in the soil while the plant establishes new roots.
April through November.