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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Apr 13, 2002

I have an internet friend (not in a gardeing site) that wants to know the names of some coomonly found plants that attract butterflies. Any suggestions? (please include the common name).

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Tim Palmyra, VA(Zone 7a) Apr 13, 2002

Many of the passion vines (Passiflora) are host plants for butterflies.

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Evert Helsinki, Finland(Zone 4b) Apr 13, 2002

Phacelia, Trifolium, Melissa, Hyssopus, & Borago + other herbs.

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louisa Troy, VA(Zone 7a) Apr 13, 2002

Asclepias, Lantana and Buddleia

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GrannyLois Elizabethton (Stoney, TN(Zone 6b) Apr 14, 2002

Butterfly bush and zinnias.

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poppysue Westbrook, ME(Zone 5a) Apr 14, 2002

This is a good link for butterfly gardening http://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/ There's a chart for nector plants and for host plants.

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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Apr 14, 2002

thanks for your help so far folks. Poppysue, I didn't see the chart you mentioned; where is it?
by the way, were you the other person that wanted some gourds and some ajuga? I had a major computer crash and had to have windows stripped out and reloaded and lots of software too, so I lost who wanted them.

This message was edited Saturday, Apr 13th 9:30 PM

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poppysue Westbrook, ME(Zone 5a) Apr 14, 2002

http://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/nectar.htm

http://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/bfly.htm

The links are on the left of the page. No ... it wasn't me that was after gourds or ajuga. Can't help you there. Hope you get your puter back on track.

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motts1 south central, WI(Zone 5a) Apr 14, 2002

For the larvae of swallowtail-plant parsley; for the monarch-butterfly weed or milkweed; for the butterflies-mine like the purple coneflower, butterfly bush, phlox, sedum. When I visited in Idaho, the yellow swallowtails were swarming around a bush they called "dogbane"

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dave Apr 14, 2002

There are 22 mail-order companies who sell plants specifically for butterflies.

http://gardenwatchdog.com/vbc/65/

Dave

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