Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Melanie's Spring Butterfly Thread, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
The Spanish Needles are coming up beneath my porterweed which, if you remember, was extremely popular last year. The porterweed just started blooming so I'm expecting some kind of butterfly bonanza! Plus, the Spanish Needles bring in bees by the truckload. My dad said he never saw so many honey bees before and was glad to know we're supporting them. I also like that you get a lot of the smaller butterflies like this Hairstreak.

And let me stress again that this is right outside my front door. The bricks in the picture are the pavers at the entrance to my house. So you can attract lots of different kinds of butterflies to your yard - even if you're on a half acre in the suburbs like me!