Favorite Butterfly Nectar Plants

Below are photos and general information for the favorite butterfly nectar plants in my garden. Many of these are native plants which the butterflies love and also are care free and easy to grow.
If you would like more detailed information and to purchase seeds for these flowers, just click on the name.

Best Butterfly Flowers

	Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Perennial, H 3-4', Blooms June-August, Plant seeds in Fall or refrigerate for 1 month
	Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) Annual (except in South), H 2-3', Easy to grow from seed
	Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum) Perennial, H 4-8' (very large plant), Blooms July - September, Seeds are tiny, Sow seeds anytime
	New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae), H 4-5', Blooms August-October, Seeds are tiny and slow to germinate, Sow seeds anytime
	Zinnia elegans Annual, H 3-4', Easy and fast to grow from seed, Favorite butterfly nectar flower, Beautiful in the garden
	Zinnia lilliput Annual, H 18-24", Easy and fast to grow from seed
	Butterflyl Bushes Zones 5-11, H 6-8', Dies down to the ground in colder climates, can be invasive, nectar-rich beautiful fragrant flowers that butterflies love
	Bee Balm(Monarda) Perennial, H 4', Blooms June-August, Plant seeds in Fall or refrigerate for 1 month, Seeds are tiny and different color than photo Native Monarda fistulosa (purple-pink) Number of seeds? 30 seeds $1.50 50 seeds $2.50

Would you like to grow these favorite butterfly flowers inexpensively from seed? Here are some seed butterfly garden kits for purchase which include what I have found to be the best flowers for butterflies.

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