Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: My Butterfly/Cottage Garden, 1 by Early_Bloomer

Early_Bloomer wrote:
Thanks for the positive comments. You are all too kind.

Karen and junebug.........I went out and took a census since there was no way I would remember everything I've planted there the past 2 years.

In spring I have the usual daffodils, tulips and allium. The rest of the year in no particular order I have:

Daisies.........A couple of varieties
Speedwell
Cosmos
Cleome
Bee Balm
Coreopsis
Shirly Poppies
Timthonia Torch Sunflowers
Daylilys........8 or 10 varieties
Lillium
Yellow Coneflowers
Purple Coneflowers
Geraniums........a couple varieties
Butterfly Weed
Valerian
Coral Bells
Sweet Peas
Sea Holly
Larkspur
Red Hot Pokers
Hibiscus....... both the shrub and the big dinner plate sized ones
Butterfly Bush
Yarrow
Blazing Star
Climbing Rose
Globe Thistle
Husker Red
Spiderwort
Crocosmia
Mullein
Iris.......3 or 4 varieties
I also have a couple of shrubs with yellow flowers I can't recall the name of right now and a lot of lupine and foxglove plants that will bloom next year.

Tabasco.......Over the season I will have most of the butterflies native to this area in the garden at one time or another, depending on what is blooming. Right now the smaller butterflies, the skippers, pearl crescents and coppers love the Valerian. (the tall white flowers in the rear of the photo) In addition to attracting a lot of butterflies, it has a wonderful aroma. There are also a lot of Red Admiral and white cabbage butterflies visiting now along with a few sphinx moths.

early_bloomer