Create Your Own Butterfly Garden!

Volume 8, Issue 8      February, 2008

Butterfly Gardens

The Butterfly Garden: Have you ever wanted to create a butterfly garden?  The biggest mistake a gardener makes is scattering a number of plants, which attract butterflies, throughout their garden. We do this because we think we will have butterflies throughout the whole garden. It is much better to group flowers which attract butterflies in one area of the garden.  This will tend to attract more butterflies because they do not have to travel as far from plant to plant.  A butterfly garden should be planted in full sun, even if the plant can tolerate partial shade, because butterflies need warm body temperatures in order to fly.  Placing objects where butterflies can rest and absorb the heat can also be beneficial.  Below you will find a number of plants that will help you create that butterfly paradise!

Plants for Creating a Butterfly Paradise!

Agastache 'Summer Love' PPAF	Alyssum montanum 'River of Gold'	Aquilegia 'Double Winky Blue & White'
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'	Buddleia 'Purple Emperor™'	Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull' PPAF
Echinacea 'Pink Double Delight' PPAF	Hemerocallis 'Going Bananas' PP#17,164	Monarda 'Grand Parade' PPAF
Petunia 'Supertunia® Bordeaux'	Phlox paniculata 'Junior Dance'	Scabiosa 'Ultra Violet' PP#14,038

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We look forward to supplying all your gardening needs in 2008!

Rod & Heidi

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