Who doesn’t want butterflies in their garden? Turns out, there are certain flowers you can plant that attract butterflies. On top of the flowers you can plant to increase butterfly activity, there are also many tips you can use to get them to eat, mate, and lay eggs in your garden.

Ensure a garden full of butterflies with these simple tips!

Here are some flowers that will have your garden full of butterflies

Flowers are beautiful, but flowers and butterflies together make for incredibly gorgeous gardens! Make your garden irresistible to butterflies by planting these flowers and using these tips.

Purple Coneflowers

Purple coneflowers are great flowers for attracting butterflies. Many flowers only attract certain species butterflies, but purple coneflowers attract Fritillaries, Monarchs, Painted Ladies, and Swallowtails who all love to eat their nectar.

Brazilian verbena

Brazilian verbena is part of the Verbena Bonariensis family, their light purple color makes them a beautiful addition to your garden, and they also attract various types of butterflies. They attract Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, Fritillaries, Giant Swallowtails, Hairstreaks, Painted Ladies, Red Admirals, Skippers, and Sulphur butterflies.

Milkweeds

Milkweeds are the best plants for attracting Monarch butterflies. When the classic black and orange butterflies begin migrating up north from Mexico, they actually search for milkweed plants.

Zinnias

Zinnias are another great addition to add to your garden to attract butterflies. Monarchs and Swallowtails favor zinnias, so you’ll be sure to have loads of those two types if you plant them. Just make sure you don’t plant double-bloom varieties, it takes difficult for butterflies to get to the nectar so they won’t go for them.

You can also plant many common herbs to bring butterflies to your garden. Herbs like fennel, dills, and parsley will most definitely attract Black Swallowtails to your garden.

Don’t forget about trees and shrubs, they also can attract tons of butterflies

Many people often forget about trees and shrubs when it comes to butterfly hosts, but they are just as important as flowers. Oak trees, willows, chokecherries, and elms are all great hosts for butterfly larvae.

Adding a water source is also important for attracting butterflies to your garden

Anything from adding little puddles to filling birdbaths with water will help the butterflies in your garden thrive, You can also leave fruit scraps in your garden for the butterflies, they’ll love that!

One huge rule for flooding your garden with butterflies is not using the main chemical pesticides

Instead of using pesticides, you can use safer remedies like horticultural oils and soaps. You can also just put on some gloves and remove pests like beetles and slugs yourself. Also, be sure you’re not spraying any caterpillars. For pests like aphids, you can easily get rid of them by clipping the stem they’re on and throwing it away.

The best way to get a wide variety of butterflies is to plant all these flowers together, including some trees and shrubs. If you do, you’ll have a garden full of butterflies and caterpillars all over the place

If you love butterflies as much as we do, make sure to plants these flowers and herbs. On top of that, be to also use these tips. To see more about attracting butterflies to your garden, watch the video below!

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Source: Treehugger, Monarch Butterfly Garden, YouTube