N =Nectar, H =Host, A = Annual, P = Perennial
2012 New Plants
Asian Moon Butterfly Bush – Santa Rosa Gardens – two plants for $24.
Cut back by half in late July to encourage regrowth. Note – “grower says he shears bushes after blooming.”
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| 2012 New Plants – Red |
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| Patio tomato and husky cherry red | vegs for lg pots | |||||
| Scarlet Flame Zinnia | ||||||
| Shasta Daisy |
Shasta Daisy ‘White Breeze’ |
 51115-PK-P1 Parkseed.comClaims to bloom all summer – doubtful! |
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| Globe Amaranth All Around Purple |  Item # 00911-PK-P1 – I’ve grown this in the past – does well if you can get it to germinate. |
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| Ornamental Kale Crane Bicolor |  Item # 00877-PK-P1 parkseed – unusual colored kale. |
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| Zinnia Giant Cactus Mix |  Item # 02210-PK-P1 parkseed |
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| Zinnia Park’s Cutting Blend Full Mix |  Item # 04966-PK-P1 parkseed |
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| Buddleia davidii dwarf | Buzz – magenta Purple | |||||
| 2011 Below | ||||||
| Lantana camara ‘Star Landing’ | Hardy? plantdelights.comNice plant – vigorous – orange. | |||||
| Lantana ‘Chapel Hill Yellow’ | Looks great in 2011 – low grower - Hardy for my neighbor? plantdelights.com Try in front of the house | |||||
| Lantana camara ‘Miss Huff’ | Not as colorful as star landing.Supposed to be hardy to zone 7 plantdelights.com | |||||
| Nepeta x fassennii | Catnip Walkers Low | N | Very nice – in herb garden – much more rounded and manageable than traditional nepeta | |||
| Cleome hassleriana | Spider Flower – Sparkler Mix Hybrid | NH | Cab. White | 0571 Park Seed - | ||
| Dill-Fernleaf | Dill | H | Black ST | ParkSeed – unusual variety 0775- grows well from seed | ||
| Echinacea purpurea | Echinacea Pow wow Wild Berry | N | many | ParkSeed – 0769 – only ten seeds! Feb. 9 – Planted half inside and half outside.none appear to germinate |
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| Gomphrena | Globe amaranth-All Around Purple | N | GHS-ETB | ParkSeed – 0911 – try in pots/planters | ||
| Leucanthemum, Daisy May | Shasta Daisy | NP | smaller butterflies | Claims to rebloom with deadheading. Short-lived.Died out! | M | |
| Phlox drummondi | Drummond Phlox | N | wildseedfarms.com | |||
| Leucanthemum-White Breeze | Shasta daisy | N | smaller butterflies | ParkSeed – 51115 – only got one seed to germinate | ||
| Verbena speciosa, Imagination | A | Imagination is a hybrid cultivar of moss verbena (Verbena tenuisecta ) bought plants by gym – front walkIt’s nice at times, but didn’t do well on one side of walk. | ||||
| Veronica repens | Speedwell | NH | Doing nicely . 8 hours sun | |||
| Veronica spicata , Blue Carpet | Woolly Speedwell | NH | Doing great . 8 hours sun | |||
| Verbena obsession blue with eye | A | purple and white verbena – front walk – died out. | ||||
| Verbena ‘Snowflurry’ | Died out over the winter / plantdelights.com not vigorous, but still growing in August. | |||||
| Zinnia Candy Mix | ParkSeed – 51989 2.5′ tall | |||||
| Zinnia lilliput | Side of house | 4/17 | ||||
| Plants | Common Name/Variety | Code | Butterfly | Notes | M | |
| Agalinis tenuifolia – - buckeye | Slender Gerardia | HA | Buckeye | prairiemoon.com – No Egg Laying – Died out | M | |
| AGASTACHE | FRAGRANT MIXED-91572 | N | Cab Whites likes this | tmseeds.com -flops over. – not too good – most died out. | ||
| Agastache foeniculum | Anise Hyssop | PN | Four foot tall, but good nectar plant | M | ||
| Agastache Fortuna Azul - Blue Fortune |
Hyssop | PN | Died out. | |||
| Agastache rupeestris | Sunset Hyssop | NA | Nice display…expensive – from Jackson and Perkins Died 2007 | M | ||
| Allium schoenoprasum | Chives | NP | ||||
| Aloysia triphylla | Lemon Verbena | NP? | Test for 2005 – came back in 2006.It’s leggy with no blossoms July 27 Died 2008 | |||
| Alyssum | HNA | Cab White | I’m keping this in a pot as it reseeds too freely. | |||
| Ammi Majus | False Queen Anne’s Lace | HNA | Black Swallowtail | Also called BISHOP’S WEED, BULLWORT, LACE FLOWERDoesn’t last long. | M | |
| Amsonia illustris | Shining Blue Star | HNP | Snowberry Clearwing Moth -MO Native | M | ||
| Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | HP | Painted and American Lady | Excellent host plant in spring+ pretty flowers in the fall. | M | |
| Andropogon scoparius | Little Bluestem | H | Skippers | prairiemoon.com – did well - | ||
| Antennaria | Pussy Toes | HP | Painted Lady + American lady | Low growing – AM Lady arvae 2007 | M | |
| Apocynum cannabinum | Dogbane | NP | Invasive – looks like milkweed.I’m pulling out. | M | ||
| Aristolochia Durior | Pipevine | HP | Pipevine Swallowtail | 2010 – found 4 larvae – ironically I was killing all the Pipevine because it is so invasive. I’m going to grow it in a pot next year. | M | |
| Artemisia absinthium | Wormwood | H | American Lady | Gets Tall and wide. | M | |
| Artemisia Schmidtiana | Silver Mound | H | Painted Lady | Died out | M | |
| Asarum canadense | Wild Ginger | H? | Host Pipevine 3700 results google- it doesn’t like the heat and sun. It dies back during the summer. I hope it comes back. | M | ||
| Asclepias Cinderella | HP | Monarch | A new variety of Incarnata | M | ||
| Asclepias Curassavica | Tropical Milkweed | HNA | Monarchs + Spring Azure | Blooms all summer + easy to start. This is especially good for migrating fall Monarchs. The Spring Azure lays it’s eggs on the unopened flower buds. | M | |
| Asclepias-exaltata | Poke milkweed | HN | Monarch | Seneca Hill Perennials – Died out | ||
| Asclepias fruticosa | Swwan Plant | HNA | Monarchs | Unusual Pods | ||
| Asclepias Incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | HNP | Monarch | Will grow under most any condition. | M | |
| Asclepias purpurescensPurple milkweed | Slow Grower | M | ||||
| Asclepias Speciosa -Showy Milkweed | HNP | Monarch | Died out | M | ||
| Asclepias sullivantii | Prairie Milkweed | HN | Monarch | It supposedly is less aggressive than common milkweed – I hope! – DIED OUT | ||
| Asclepias syriaca - | Common Milkweed.. | HNP | Monarch | I’m taking this out. In the home garden with good soil, it is too invasive. I’m going to try and grow it in a pot. | M | |
| Asclepias Tuberosa - | Butterfly Weed | HNP | Monarch | Great plant ! | M | |
| Asimina triloba | Paw Paw Tree | HP | Zebra Swallowtail | The rabitts like this – protect with a fence. | M | |
| Asclepias verticillata | Whorled Milkweed | HN | Monarch | 2′-full sun – Butterflyencounters.com | ||
| Aster – Misc + New England | HNP | Pearl Crescent | The best fall nectar plant. There are different varieties. My butterflies prefer the purplish flower to others. | M | ||
| Aster cordifolius | Heat-leaved Aster | HNP | Pearl Crescent | M | ||
| Aster drummondii | Drummond Aster | HNP | Pearl Crescent | |||
| Aster dumosusWood’s Pink | 16″ tall – 2007 | |||||
| Aster laevis | Smooth Aster | HNP | Pearl Crescent | M | ||
| Aster oblongifolius | Aromastic Aster | HNP | Pearl Crescent | Fall bloomer | M | |
| Aster oolentangiensis | Sky Blue Aster | HNP | Pearl Crescent | M | ||
| Aster paludosus | Prarie Aster | HNP | Pearl Crescent | Fall bloomer – DIED | ||
| Aster patens | Purple Daisy | NP | Doing Great | M | ||
| Aster puniceus var firmus | Swamp Aster | HNP | Pearl Crescent | Fall bloomer | M | |
| Astrantia ‘Moulin Rouge’ | Red Masterwort | HN | Burpee – shade – Not sure wht happened to it. | M | ||
| Baptisia bracteata | Cream Wild Indigo | HP | Wild Indigo dusky Wing | Planted and died in 2005. My 2nd attempt. | M | |
| Baptisia – Twilight Prairie Blues | H | Wild Indigo Dusky Wing | This is my 3rd try | |||
| Bermuda Grass | Bermuda Grass | HP | Fiery skipper | I didn’t plant this, but it’s a battle not worth fighting. It does seem to bring in lots of skippers. | M | |
| Bidens alba | NA | t will reseed intself vigorously, so keep it in one area. | M | |||
| Black cherryPrunus serotina | HP | Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroy, Red-spotted Purple. | M | |||
| Blephilia ciliata | Ohio Horse Mint | NP | Died out 2007 | M | ||
| Blood Root - | NP | Early spring flower | M | |||
| Boehmeria cylindrica | False Nettle | HP | Red Admiral + Comma/Question Mark + Mourning cloak | I’ve only seen Red Admirals on this – prefers shade. | M | |
| Boltonia asteroides “Snowbank” | White Boltonia | NP | Fall color. 4′ wide and highPlant of Merit | M | ||
| Brassica oleracea | Kale | HA | Cabbage and checkered white | Great | M | |
| Brassica | Kale | KALE WALKING STICK – 91317 – tmseeds.com – did not get to walking stick size. | ||||
| Buddleia | Miss Ruby | Wayside Gardens 46470 – midsize – doing ok, but needs a sunnier location | ||||
| Buddleia davidii - | Butterfly Bush - | NP | The best overall nectar bush. | M | ||
| Buddleia davidii -White Ball | Dwarf | Test for 2005 – forestfarm.comCame back in 2006 – died 2007 | ||||
| Buddleia davidiiPink Delight | Butterfly Bush | NP | Died 2007 | |||
| Buddleia Lo & Behold™ ‘Blue Chip’ PPAF | Butterfly Bush | N | Minature – fair in the pot, but would probably have done better with dead heading. Butterflies did go to this. Overwintering in the garage. | M | ||
| Buddleia nanho purple | Dwarf | Test for 2007 – worked well. | ||||
| Carex muskingumensis | Palm Sedge | H | Dun Skipper, Dion Skipper | Great in 2008 | ||
| Carex stricta | Tussock Sedge | H | Dun Skipper, Dion Skipper | Great in 2008 – all of the grasses have done well, but take up too much space and I never saw in egg laying. | ||
| Caryopteris clandonensis – Dark Knight | Bluebeard | NP | Test for 2005 – Gets large.Not as attractive to butterflies as other plants are in the fall. | |||
| Ceanothus americanus | HNP | Spring Azure lays eggs on the unopened flower buds + the Mottled Dusky wing uses it as a host plant. | M | |||
| Celandine Poppy – Stylophorum diphyllum | M | |||||
| Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry Tree | HP | Hackberry, Question mark, Snout, Mourning Cloak | 2006-Snout laying eggs on this. | M | |
| Celtis tenuifolia | Hackberry dwarf - | HP | Hackberry, Question mark, Snout, Mourning Cloak | Shrub or small tree | M | |
| Centranthus ruber | Red Valerian | NP | Beautiful flowers – under river Birch | M | ||
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush | NP | M | |||
| Cercis canadensis | Redbud Tree | HNP | Henry’s Elfin | Nectar plant in early spring | M | |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge Pea | HA | Little Yellow + Cloudless Sulphur | It will reseed itself. | M | |
| Chasmanthium latifolium | Northern Sea Oats | H | Pepper & salt skipper butterfly, Road Side Skipper,Northern Pearly-Eye | Family: Poaceae May be invasive !Great in 2008 | M | |
| Chelone obliqua | Rose Turtlehead | HP | Baltimore Checkerspot | M | ||
| Cimicifuga simplex”Atropurpurea | Black Snakeroot or Bugbane | NP | 6′ high shrubDied out after 2 months | M | ||
| Cleome hassleriana | Spider flower | HNA | Cabbage White | M | ||
| Clethra alnifoliaRuby Spice | Summersweet Ruby Spice | NP | 5′ shrub – Planted 2005, died in 2005. | M | ||
| Clover…whiteTrifolium repens. | H | Orange Sulphur | In the yard, but I dont fight it. | M | ||
| Conoclinium coelestinum | Wild Ageratum comapct form | NP | Died out. | M | ||
| Coreopsis – Moonbeam | NP | Low grower | M | |||
| Coreopsis – PalmataPrairie Coreopsis | Too invasive – I took it out. | M | ||||
| Coreopsis | Redshift | N | Wayside Gardens 46313 – Died Out | |||
| Coreopsis – Rosea | NP | Low grower | M | |||
| Coreopsis aurculata – Nana | NP | 8″ tall | M | |||
| Coreopsis auriculata ‘Zamfir’ | Zamfir Eared Coreopsis | NP | Died out 2007 | M | ||
| Coreopsis grandiflora Early Sunrise | NP | |||||
| Coreopsis grandiflora Santa Fe | NP | Test for 2006Died 2007 | ||||
| Coreopsis grandiflora-Baby Sun | Coreopsis | NP | Test for 2005 – 20″ | |||
| Coreopsis grandifloraSunfire | 2007 – red center | |||||
| Coreopsis lancelata -Lanceleaf Coreopsis | NP | Good grower. Died out after 2 years, but I reseeded. | M | |||
| Coreopsis pubescens | Star Tickseed – Sunshine Superman | N | Local Nursery – Did well and bloomed all summer, but it never attracted any butterflies. Will it come back? We’ll see. | M | ||
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Cor. | NA | It reseeds vigorously. | M | ||
| Coreopsis verticillata ‘Grandiflora’ | NP | M | ||||
| CoreopsisCremeBrule | Coreopsis | NP | Test for 2005 – planted late in the seson Died 2007Hardy to -30F – also a new plant for 2006. It does not spread like Moonbeam. | M | ||
| Coreopsis….assorted | NPA | M | ||||
| Cosmos – psyche mix | NA | Fast grower, but dies early. | M | |||
| COSMOS BIPPINATUS RUBENZA | Cosmos-Red | COSMOS BIPPINATUS RUBENZA – 90050 – tmseeds.com- Died out after a couple of months | ||||
| Cosmos | Domino Mix | Dwarf | Died out after a couple of months | |||
| Cosmos sulphureus | Cosmos Red, yellow and orange | http://www.seedsandmore-store.com Died out after a couple of months | ||||
| Cynanchum laeve | Blue Sand Vine | HA | Milkweed vine. I don’t plant this, but it always seems to find a place in my garden. | |||
| Dahlia dwarf | NA | 2007 Test | ||||
| Daucus carota | Queen Anne’s Lace | HA | Black swallowtail | My butterflies seem to prefer other host plants. | M | |
| Dianthus – Neon Star | NP | 2007 | ||||
| Dianthus barbatus | Sweet William | NB | T’s flowers | |||
| Dianthus barbatus interspecific Amazon Neon Rose Magic | NP? | Showy – Park Seed 3 colors on one stalk.It is not hardy, so I’ve stopped growing this variety. |
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| Dianthus barbatusHeart Attack | Sweet William | NP? | 2007 – I’ve pulled it out – it blooms for a short period of time and then nothing. | M | ||
| DIANTHUS CHINENSIS BABY DOLL (0789) | Seeds – parkseed.com start 4/115 seeds | |||||
| Dianthus deltoides – Brilliant | NP | Wiethop 2007 | ||||
| Dianthus gratianopolitanus – Cheddar Pinks | ||||||
| Dianthus Pheasants Ear | NP | |||||
| DIANTHUS SUPRA PURPLE HYBRID (4099) | Seeds – parkseed.com start 4/115 seeds | |||||
| DianthusSpangled Star | NP? | Zone 5 – 7″ tall | ||||
| Dianthus… assorted | NP | It’s a good nectar plant for many butterflies. | M | |||
| Dictamnus-albus-var. purpureus | Dittany – Gas Plant | H | Giant ST | May cause skin irritation -Seneca Hill Perennials – Full sun to light shade – Died – July 1st | M | |
| Digitalis x mertonensis | Foxglove | NP | Died out | M | ||
| Dill…Mammoth | HA | Black Swallowtail. | Strong grower | M | ||
| Dogwood | HP | Spring Azure | M | |||
| Echinacea Bravado | Purple Coneflower | NP | The birds also like the seeds in the fall. | M | ||
| Echinacea Magnus | Purple Coneflower | NP | The birds also like the seeds in the fall. | M | ||
| Echinacea | Maui Sunshine | N | Wayside Gardens 48200- doing just fair. | |||
| Echinacea pallida | Pale Purple Coneflower | NP | Beautiful,delicate blossom. Died 2nd time – I give up | M | ||
| Echinacea paradoxa | Yellow Coneflower | NP | Test for 2004 – minimal growth from seed.Looks better in 2005. | M | ||
| Echinacea pupureaDouble Decker | Wiethop -2008- did not flower, 2009 – Died | |||||
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower | NP | The birds also like the seeds in the fall. | M | ||
| Echinacea purpurea Alba | Purple Coneflower | NP | New for 2006 | |||
| Echinacea simulata | Glade coneflower | NP | Same as terrificalis? 2007 | |||
| Echinacea Tennesseensis | Purple Coneflower | NP | Two new plants for 2006 | M | ||
| EchinaceaWhite Swan | White Coneflower | Beautiful2007 = Wiethop – $1.25 | M | |||
| Echinaceax Mango Meadowbrite | Mango Meadowbrite Coneflower | NP | New for 2005 – sunlightgardens.comDied 2007 | |||
| EchinaceaSunrise | Sunrise Coneflower | NP | New for 2005 – sunlightgardens – Died | |||
| Echinops ritro | Globe thistle | HNP | Painted Lady | Save seed and start inside. | M | |
| Echium vulgare | Blue-weed orViper’s bugloss | NA | M | |||
| Eupatorium coelestinum | Wild Ageratum | NA | Reseeds itself – with a little help. | M | ||
| Eupatorium purpureum | Joe Pye Weed | NP | Tall | |||
| Eupatorium serotinum | NP | Too tall and gangly for my garden.. | M | |||
| Fennel | HA | Black Swallowtail | M | |||
| Foeniculum vulgare | Bronze Fennel | HP | Black Swallowtail | M | ||
| Fuchsia garenmeister | Fair – used by a few hummers | |||||
| Gaillardia | 08777A Mesa Yellow Hybrid | Jungseed.com – started out good – it’s very dwarf, but is not as nice later in the sumer. not real vigorous | Died Out | |||
| Gaillardia grandiflora | Blanket Flower | NP | Test 2003 | M | ||
| Gaillardia grandiflora Arizona Sun | Blanket Flower | NP | Only 12″ tall – Walmart | |||
| Gaillardia pulchella | NA | Yellow Sun from Parks (nice plant) | M | |||
| Gaillardia…Misc | NA | M | ||||
| Gaura lindheimeriPink Lady | NP | Marketing materials say, “Butterfly Magnet.” Never did see a butterfly on it – Died 2008 | M | |||
| Geranium | Geranium | NA | Just this year I saw a Pipevine butterfly nectaring on our common annual Geranium – that was a first. | |||
| Glandularia canadensis | Rose Verbena | NP | A good nectar plant for smallbutterflies. but it keeps dying out over the winter. | M | ||
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Licorice | HP | Silver Spotted Skipper | Test for 2004 – Took out 2008Invasive and never showed any larvae. | M | |
| Gomphrena | Globe Amaranth | NA | Does well in wet and shady conditions. | M | ||
| Gomphrena | Globe AmaranthDwarf Buddy | NA | Small size but a great bloomer. Award Winner | M | ||
| Gomphrena QIS Series | N | burpee.com – poor germination – dead on Nov. 14 | ||||
| Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | Senegal Tea | NA | Pond Plant in MissouriMight be invasive in Southern climates if left to naturalize. | M | ||
| Helenium | Pretty flower, but few butterflies ever go to this. | M | ||||
| Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian sunflower | Very tall – cut back twice during the year. Invasive – I’m getting rid of mine. | M | |||
| Helianthus occidentalis | Western Sunflower | NP | Silvery and Gorgone Checkerspot | It was too invasive – dug it out | M | |
| Helichrysum – Strawflower | HA | Painted Lady | Colorful, but did not attract butterflies | M | ||
| HELICHRYSUM BRIGHT BIKINIS MIXTURE (0977) | HA | Seeds – parkseed.com start 4/1 – 2– seeds – don’t plant again – they die out early. | ||||
| HELICHRYSUM SILVER MIST (0965 | HA | Seeds – parkseed.com start 4/1 -10 seeds Not impressive | ||||
| Heliopsis helianthoides | Oxeye Sunflower | HP | Can easily get 5 foot tall.Trim as necessary. Goldfinch eat these flowers. | M | ||
| Heliotropium -purple | Heliotrope | NA | M | |||
| Heptacodium miconioides | Seven-Son flower | NP | Monarchs love this in the fall when it blooms | M | ||
| Hesperis matronalis | Dames’s Rocket | HNB | Cabbage White | It’s a great nectar plant in the spring. Can be invasive – don’t plant in country settings. | M | |
| Hibiscus lasiocarpos | Rose Mallow | HP | Gray Hairstreak | M | ||
| HIbiscus syriacus | Rose of Sharon | HP | Gray Hairstreak | |||
| Hollyhocks – dwarf (front garden) | HNB | Checkered Skipper + Gray Hairstreak | Painted Lady possibly | M | ||
| Humulus | Hop Vine | HP | Question Mark, Comma | M | ||
| Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora | PeeGee Hydrangea Tree | HNP | Spring Azure | Lays eggs on unopened flower buds. | M | |
| Hypericum | St. Johns Wort | NP | Variety unknown – new for 2005 Dennis B. | M | ||
| HyssopusNector Blue | Nector Blue Hyssop | NP | New for 2006 – 24″ tallDied in 2007 | |||
| HyssopusNector White | Nec tor White Hyssop | NP | New for 2006 – 24″ tallDied in 2007 | |||
| Ilex | Holly | NP | Duskywing | Not a traditional butterfly plant but it does attract bees and butterflies in early spring. | ||
| Itea virginicaLittle Henry | Virginia Sweetspire – dwarf | NP | 2005 – Sunlightgardens.com | M | ||
| Lamium maculatumWhite Nancy | Spotted Dead Nettle | Trailing plant – I never did see butterflies around it. Very hardy | M | |||
| Lantana irene | Wiethop – nice – low growing – no seeds | |||||
| Lantana Samson | NA | Ground | ||||
| LantanaLemon Cream | NA | Nice color. | ||||
| Lantana – pink and yellow | NA | nice color combo. | ||||
| LantanaNew Gold | NA | Low Growing. I’m trying in a large pot. | ||||
| Lavandula dentata | French Lavender | N | local nursery – zone 8-9 – put into pot – July – not doing well. It did ok, but did not attract butterflies. Over-winter in garage | |||
| Lavandula – Provence | Lanender | NP | Test for 2005 died 2007 | |||
| Lavandula stoechasChica Rose | Dwarf Spanish Lavender | NP | Test for 2005 – died during winter | |||
| Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’ | Shasta Daisy | HNP | American Lady | Execellent BloomerPlant of Merit | M | |
| Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Maximum’ | Shasta Daisy | HNP | American Lady | |||
| Liatris aspera | Rough Blazing Star | NP | A good fall bloomer. Birds may eat your seed. | M | ||
| Liatris ligulistylis | Meadow Blazingstar | NP | Slow Grower. | M | ||
| Liatris mucronata | Bottlebrush Blazing Star | NP | M | |||
| Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie Blazingstar | NP | Tall and needs support. Pretty good.DIED OUT | M | ||
| Liatris scariosa | Eastern Blazing Star | NP | Excellent September bloomer. Monarchs love it. | M | ||
| Liatris spicata | Blazing Star | NP | Not my favorite. | M | ||
| Liatris spicata alba | Blazing Star – White | NP | Died out | M | ||
| Liatris squarrosa | Scaly Blazing Star | M | ||||
| Ligustrum ovalifolium | Privet – Golden | NP | A good nectar source in the spring.Not recommended for country or natural areas. | M | ||
| Ligustrum vulgare | Privet – Common | NP | Not recommended for country or natural areas. It’s too invasive. | M | ||
| Linaria | Toadflax | AHN | 2007 | |||
| Lindera benzoin | Spicebush | HP | Spicebush Swallowtail | Look for folded over or cut leaves…the caterpillar is inside. | M | |
| Liriodendron tulipfera | Tulip Poplar Tree | HP | Tiger Swallowtail | M | ||
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal flower | NA | ||||
| Lobelia speciosa – Fan Scarlet | Cardinal flower | NA | Wiethop nursery 2007 | |||
| Lonicera sempervirens | Trumpet Honeysuckle | N, H | It’s in the garden more for hummingbirds than butterflies. Plant of Merit – Great in 2008 – host for Clearwing HB. | M | ||
| Ludwigia alternifolia | Seedbox | HP | Buckeye | x | M | |
| Ludwigia althernifolia - | Seedbox or False loosestrife | HP | Buckeye | M | ||
| Lychnis arkwrightiiVesuvius | Vesuvius | NP | Test for 2006 | |||
| Lychnis chalcedonica | Maltese Cross | NP | Excellent nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds | M | ||
| Lychnis chalcedonica – Alba | White Maltese Cross | NP | New for 2005 – Died ? | |||
| Lychnis coronaria – Rose Campion | NP | Has a beautiful blossom in early spring, but is not a good nectar source. | M | |||
| Lychnis flos-cuculi | Jenny Ragged Robin | NP | New for 20052007 – pulled out – poor looking | |||
| Lychnis vesuvius | NP | New for 2005 | ||||
| Magnolia virginiana | Sweet Bay Magnolia | HP | Tiger Swallowtail | New for 2007 | M | |
| Malva sylvestris | High Mallow or French hollyhock | HA | Checkered Skipper, Grey Hiarstreak + Painted Lady? | Reseeds itself generously – nice looking plant | M | |
| Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | HA | Sulphurs | Grew well, but loved by rabbits. I had to surround it with a fence. No | M | |
| Mentha | Mint | NP | Invasive – I grow this in a pot. | M | ||
| Mertensia virginica | Virginia bluebells | NP | Early spring flower | M | ||
| Ocimum ‘African Blue’ | AFRICAN BLUE BASIL | N | Bees liked this – few butterflies. www.companionplants.comI won’t replant this again. | |||
| Oenothera fruticosa | Sundrops | N? | Test for 2005 | M | ||
| Origanum vulgare | Oregano | NP | ||||
| Origanum vulgare hirtum | Greek Oregano | NP | ||||
| Panicum virgatum | Switch grass | H | Delaware Skiper | Great in 2008 | M | |
| Parsley | H | Black Swallowtail | M | |||
| PENSTEMON BARBATUS COCCINEUS (1546) | Seeds – parkseed.com start 4/1100 seeds | |||||
| Penstemon cobaea | Purple Beard Tongue | HNP | Buckeye | This is in the same family as Snapdragon. | M | |
| Penstemon digitalis - | Huskers Red | HNP | Buckeye | M | ||
| Penstemon….palmeri | HNP | Buckeye | M | |||
| Petalostemon/Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover - | HH | Orange Sulphur + Dogface | Slow grower. – Died Out | M | |
| Phlox divaricata | Wild Sweet William | NB | Early nectar source | M | ||
| Phlox paniculata | Garden phlox | NP | Costco | |||
| Phlox paniculata | Garden phlox | NP | 2007 – mo. wildflowers – EXCELLENTBlooms a long time. | |||
| Phlox paniculata hybrid | PNH | Brecks.com – bare root plants | ||||
| Physotegia virginiana | Obedient Plant | NP | Got this from a friend. It might be invasive. Blooms mid-aug. | M | ||
| Prarie coneflower | NA | M | ||||
| Prunus | Wild cherry | H | Planted in my neighbors yard. 2008TST, Viceroy, Red-Spotted Purple | M | ||
| Prunus glandulosa | Pink Flowering Almond | Tigerswallowtail, Viceroy, Red-spotted Purple, + many moths | Died out in 2007 – it never did well. | M | ||
| Ptelea trifoliata | Hop-Tree, Wafer Ash | HP | Giant Swallowtail | M | ||
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Slender Mountain Mint | NP | Blooms most of the summer. Good choice. | M | ||
| Robina pseudacacia | Black Locust | HP | Silver Spotted Skipper | M | ||
| Rudbeckia fulgidaGoldstrum | Coneflower | NP | Silvery and Gorgone Checkerspot | Spreads via underground runners. A bit invasive. | M | |
| Rudbeckia x hirta Cherry Brandy | N | Planted more for Goldfinch than butterflies. Not very colorful – http://www.tmseeds.com | ||||
| Rudbeckia hirta – Indian Summer | Black-eyed Susan | HP | Silvery and Gorgone Checkerspot | M | ||
| Rudbeckia laciniata | Tall Coneflower | HNP | Silvery and Gorgone Checkerspot | M | ||
| Rudbeckia missourensis | Missori Coneflower | HNP | Silvery and Gorgone Checkerspot | M | ||
| Rudbeckia subtomentosa- | Sweet Coneflower | HNP | Silvery and Gorgone Checkerspot | Pulled it out – it’s too tall and never draws a butterfly. | M | |
| Rudbeckia triloba | Brown-eyed Susan | HNP | Silvery and Gorgone Checkerspot | M | ||
| RudbeckiaIndian Summer | Wiethop | |||||
| Rumex acetosa | Sorrel | H | Bronze Copper | parkseed.com | ||
| Rumex crispus | YELLOW DOCK | H | Bronze Copper | www.companionplants.com | ||
| Rumex orbiculatus – - | Great Water Dock | H | Bronze Copper | prairiemoon.com | ||
| Rumex sanguineuss | Bloody Sorrel | H | Bronze Copper | local nursery 1′ x 1′ | ||
| Ruta graveolens | Rue | HP | Black Swallowtail and Giant Swallowtail | It may cause a rash with some people, but has never caused me any problems. | M | |
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | Mourning Cloak, Viceroy, Red-spotted Purple | Tallish. Roots easily in water from cuttings. Fast grower – it’s a bit too large for my small garden | M | ||
| Salix petiolaris | Meadow Willow | HP | Mourning Cloak, Viceroy, Red-spotted Purple | Shrublike. 10′ – not sure what happened to it. | M | |
| Salix purpurea nana | Dward Blue Leaf Arctic | HP | Mourning Cloak, Viceroy, Red-spotted Purple | Nice – smallish willow, but will grow to 6′ or more. I usually cut mine back in the spring. | ||
| Salvia – Friesland | Friesland Salvia | NP | It reseeds! Circle area. | M | ||
| SalviaSanta Barbara | Santa Barbara Salvia | Test for 2005 – full sun zone 3. | ||||
| Salvia azurea | Blue Sage | NP | MO Native | M | ||
| Salvia coccinea | Coral Nymph | HNA | Spring Azure | Test for 2005 | M | |
| Salvia coccinea | Lady in Red | HNA | Spring Azure | Lays it’s eggs in the unopened flower budsCloudless Sulphur prefers this as a nectar source. | M | |
| Salvia elegans | Pineapple Sage | NA | Test 20052006 – IDied 2007 | |||
| Salvia elegans (short) | Tangerine Sage | NA | Trial for 2007 – Wiethrops | |||
| Salvia greggi | NP | New for 2005 | ||||
| Salvia guaraniticaBlack and Blue | AN | Hummers like this – July – growing great! It may survive the winter!It send out underground runners! | ||||
| Salvia lyrata -Purple volcano | Purple volcano | NP | new for 20052006 – not blooming very well in mid-may – It’s coming out. | |||
| Salvia nemerosaCaradonna | PN | Doing fine – it bloomed a long time.Great in 2008 | ||||
| Salvia nemorosaBlue Queen | NP | new for 2005 | ||||
| Salvia nemorosa Resenwein | NP | Died 2007 | M | |||
| Salvia splendens Park’s Whopper Lighthouse | NA | Test for 2005It did not attract much at all. | ||||
| Salvia, superba | May Night | NP | Excellent | M | ||
| Salvia….misc | NPA | M | ||||
| Sanvitalia procumbens | Aztec Gold | NA | Test for 2005 – 12″ – doing poorly, not a butterfly attactor. DIED | M | ||
| Saponaria officinalis | Soapwort or Bouncing Bet | NP | A good nectar source , but too invasive. I took it out. | |||
| Scabiosa atropurpurea Beaujolais Bonnets Item No. 4269 | N | http://www.tmseeds.comBlooming in November. Only got one plant. | ||||
| Scabiosa columbariaButterfly Blue | Pincushion Flower | NP | Give it space and sun. It doesn’t compete well, but the butterflies love it. blooms all summer. Milkdew is a problem in St. Louis Dies Out. | M | ||
| Scabiosa columbariaPink Mist | Pincushion Flower | NP | Died Out | M | ||
| Scabiosa ochrolewca | Pincushion flower | NP | Grows well but few butterflies on it. Died 2007 | M | ||
| Sedum herbstfreudeAutumn Joy | Sedum | NP | New for 2006 | |||
| Sedum ternatum | Three Leaved Stonecrop | M | ||||
| SedumPurple Emperor | NP | Test for 2006 – Died out 2008 | ||||
| Sedum…..large | NP | Is a great fall nectar plant. Grey Hairstreak love this. | M | |||
| Sedum…small ground cover | NP | M | ||||
| Senecio cineraria – Diamond | Dusty Miller | P | M | |||
| Senecio obovatus | Golden Ragwort | NP | Duskywing | Early spring flower. Is invasive in good soil. | M | |
| Senna marilandica | Wild Senna | HP | Sulphurs + Silver Spotted Skipper | M | ||
| Sidlacea | Prairie Mallow | H | Painted Lady? | Front yard | M | |
| Silene – Deep Rose | NP | Trailing plant – Wiethop – local nursery 2007 | ||||
| SILENE COMPACTA (CATCHFLY) (1887) | Seeds – parkseed.com start 4/1 -100 seeds Great in 2008- but no flowers. | |||||
| SILENE hageanaLUMINA MIX (4618) | Seeds – parkseed.com start 4/1 -25 seeds Died out | |||||
| Silene regia | Royal Catchfly | NP | Hummingbirds like this. | M | ||
| Snapdragons…misc | HNA | Buckeye | M | |||
| Solidag speciosa | Showy goldenrod | NP | MOwildflowers.net | M | ||
| Solidago - | Goldenrod – Peter Pan | NP | Poor nectar source. | M | ||
| Solidago rugosaFireworks | Goldenrod | NP | Impressive fall display – But NO Butterflies.It’s a poor nectar producer – I’ve yanked it out. | M | ||
| Stachys officianalis | Betony | NP | Pretty, but never saw a butterfly on this plant. | M | ||
| Stokesia | Stokes Aster | NP | M | |||
| Tagetes | Marigold | NA | Reseeds itself and I give it a little help also. This is a small-sized variety. | M | ||
| Tanacetum parthenium | Feverfew | P | Lots of blooms – just a fair nectr source.It reseeds easily. | M | ||
| TESTS 2008 ABOVE | ||||||
| Thlaspi arvense | Field Penny Cress | HA | Cabbage White | Most people consider it a weed, but mine has Cabbage White larva on it so it gets to stay | M | |
| Tithonia | AN | AARCADIAN BLEND – 90496 – tmseeds.com – dont plant again – it’s too diseased | ||||
| Trifolium rubens | Red Feather Clover | NHP | Look good for just a short period and then it just sits there. took out in 2007 | M | ||
| Verbena Bonariensis | Verbena on a Stick | NA | Buckeye – maybe. | One of my best nectar plants although it has a tendency for mildew. Vigorous and tall grower. Roots from cuttings easily and will reseed itself. | M | |
| Verbena canadensis `Homestead Purple’ | NAP | Needs protection in winter and still may die back. I’ve never seen a butterfly on its flowers. | ||||
| Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | M | ||||
| Verbena lanai blush white – trailing | Large Pot – Great in 2008kirkwood farmers market | |||||
| Verbena rigida | Sandpaper Verbena | NP | Test for 2007Spreads by undergournd runners. It may be somewhat invasive. July 26 doing great in test area. hardy to Zone 7, so it might come back next year. Good for a dry area. | |||
| Verbena speciosa | Imagination | NA | Imagination is a hybrid cultivar of moss verbena (Verbena tenuisecta) | |||
| Verbena stricta | Hoary Vervain | NP | Short lived? Mine came back – nice looking flower and plant | M | ||
| Verbena tapienBlue Violet | Large Pot – Great in 2008kirkwood farmers market | |||||
| Verbena tenuisecta | Moss Verbena | NA | TERRIFIC AWARD- Llow-growing plant which self-seeds. Skippers like it. | |||
| Verbena TrailingAztec – Trailing Lavender | AN | Great in 2008 | ||||
| Verbena venosa | NA | Never did real well. | ||||
| Verbena…misc types | NAP | M | ||||
| Vernonia p. | Ironweed | HN | American Lady | Beautiful flower | M | |
| Veronia noveboracensis | NEW YORK IRONWEED | N | www.companionplants.comDid well. Seems smaller. | |||
| Veronica – Blue Bouquet | NP | Never grew well and flower wqs small – took it out in 2008 | ||||
| Veronica spicataIcicle | NP | Test for 2006 – 18″ tall | ||||
| VeronicaSunny Border Blue | NP | Nice looking small plant | ||||
| Veronica….misc from seed | NP | M | ||||
| Veronicastrum Virginicum | Culver’s Root - | NP | 6 foot and invasive. | M | ||
| Viburnum bush | HNP | Spring Azure + Hummingbird Clearwing Moth | 4/14/05 – Tiger ST, Monarch and Red Admiral using it for nectar source. Fragrant. | M | ||
| Viburnum prunifolium | Black haw | HP | Clear Wing Hummingbird Moth | It grows fine, but never did attract any larvae – took it our late 2008 | M | |
| Vinca minor | Common Periwinkle | NP | First flower of spring + a good ground cover . Invasive, but controllable. | M | ||
| Viola | HP | Great Spangled Fritillary and Variegated Fritillary | M | |||
| Viola pubescens | Yellow Violet | HP | Fritillaries | Woodland Plant | M | |
| Viola sororia priceana | Confederate Violet | HP | Test for 2005 | M | ||
| Zinnia angustifolia | Zinnia -Crystal White | NA | M | |||
| Zinnia elegans, Formula Mix franklinhillseeds.com | Zinnia | NA | Direct seed into the ground. GREAT COLOR | M | ||
| Zinnia Exquisite Pinkpink | Zinnia | NA | One of my prettiest zinnias…it takes over an area. Lake Valley Seed | M | ||
| Zinnia Profusion Orange | NA | Walmart | ||||
| Zizia aptera | Golden Alexander - | HP | Black Swallowtail | Pretty flower, but not a strong grower for me. I cannot get the seeds to germinate. | M |
| Asclepias verticillata | Whorled Milkweed | HN | Monarch | 2′-full sun – Butterflyencounters.com |
