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hobbies and interests beekeepingDo Porterweeds attract butterflies?
Blue porterweed is a low growing perennial which blooms year round. While both plants will attract butterflies, the non-native blue porterweed can spread more rapidly and there is the chance that it will become aggressive. To differentiate between the native and non-native blue porterweed, look at the plant shape.
Consequently, do butterflies like Porterweed?
An evergreen perennial that blooms nearly year-round in many places, its blue flowers attract bees and butterflies. A host plant for the tropical buckeye, blue porterweed also attracts large orange sulphurs, clouded skippers, gulf fritillaries, red admirals, and julias.
- Zinnia Flowers. These beautiful flowers, when in bloom, deposit bursts of color throughout the garden while attracting monarch butterflies.
- Miss Molly Bush.
- Ava Flower.
- The Mexican Sunflower.
- May Night Salvia.
- Milkweed.
- Cosmos Sulphureus.
- Brazilian Verbena.
One may also ask, what color butterfly bush attracts the most butterflies?
Most people know about lavender being purple as there is even a color called “lavender,” however, the plant also has a “rose” variety that is pink. So you can pink up your garden or purple it out, and still attract many butterflies to it.
Plants That Attract Butterflies
- For caterpillars, consider plants like violets, milkweed, and asters. Learn more about milkweed, the only host plant for monarchs.
- For butterflies, Joe-Pye weed, ironweed, yellow coneflowers, goldenrod, and brightly-hued asters are nectar-filled favorites.
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