plants for adult butterflies

swallowtail
Originally uploaded by carabou.

annuals, biennials, perennials

• Achillea (Yarrow)
  
• Agapanthus (Lily-of-the-nile)
  
• Agastache (Giant Hyssop)
  
• Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon)
  
• Aquilegia (Columbine)
  
• Armeria (Thrift, Sea Pink)
  
• Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly weed)
  
• Aster
  
• Astilbe (False Spiraea)
  
• Borago officinalis (Borage)
  
• Bouvardia
  
• Catananche caerulea (Cupid's Dart)
  
• Centranthus ruber (red valerian)
  
• Ceratostigma plumbaginoldes (dwarf plumbago
  
• Chelone (turtlehead)
  
• Chrysanthemum maximum (shasta daisy)
  
• Coreopsis
  
• Cosmos
  
• cynoglossum amabile
  
• Delphinium
  
• Dianthus (pink)
  
• Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower)
  
• Echinops (globe thistle)
  
• Erigeron (fleabane)
  
• Eryngium amethystinum (sea holly)
  
• Erysimum cheiri (english wallflwoer)
  
• Eupatorium
  
• Gaillardia grandiflora (blanket flower)
  
• Heliotropium arborescens (common heleiotrope)
  
• Hesperis matronalis (dame's rocket)
  
• Iberis (candytuft)
  
• Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea)
  
• Liatris
• Lobelia
  
• Lobularia maritima (sweet alyssum)
  
• Monarda (bee balm)
  
• Nepeta
  
• Origanum vulgara (oregano)
  
• Penstemon (beard tongue)
  
• pentas lanceolata (star clusters)
  
• Phlox
  
• Primula vialii
  
• Prunelia vulgaris (self-heal)
  
• Ranunculus
  
• Rudbeckia hirta (gloriosa daisy)
  
• Salvia (sage)
  
• Scabiosa (pincushion flower)
  
• Sedum (tall) Stonecrop)
  
• Solidago (Goldenrod)
  
• Tagetes (Marigold)
  
• Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican sunflower)
  
• Verbena bonariensis
  
• Zauschneria (California Fuchsia)
  

Shrubs

• Abelia
  
• Aralia spinosa (Hercules' club)
  
• Buddleia
  
• Calluna vulgaris (Scotch Heather)
  
• Caryopteris (Bluebeard)
  
• Ceanothus
  
• Clethra alnifolia (summersweet)
  
• Eriogonum (some) (Wild Buckwheat)
  
• Hebe
  
• Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
  
• Lantana
  
• Lavandula
  
• Lonicera (Honeysuckle)
  
• Mahonia
  
• Philadelphus (single flowered mock orange)
  
• Potentilla (Cinquefoil)
  
• Rhododendron
  
• Rhus trilobata (squawbush)
  
• Ribes
  
• Rosmarinus officinails
  
• Sambucus (elderberry)
  
• Spiraea
  
• Syringa (Lilac)
  
• Vaccinium
  
• Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree)
  

Trees

• Acer (Maple)
  
• Aesculus (Horsechestnut)
  
• Apple
  
• Citrus
  
• Salix (Willow)
  
• Vitex (Chaste Tree)