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Yarrow and others as Butterfly Nectar Plants?

fairfieldcircle
14 years ago

Hi, all,

I am about to redesign my Butterfly nectar garden (which is a bit limited space-wise) to only include top nectar plants for our butterflies. (I have many host plants elsewhere.)

One in question is Yarrow. I have 'Moonbeam' variety and I rarely see a butterfly on it. Perhaps there are better yarrows to plant. Any suggestions on that?

Also nepeta. I have a gangly kind of nepeta and I rarely see a butterfly. Is there a premium BF species of that?

Zinnias: Your best suggestion for that one? I generally use Benary's Giants or Cut and Come Agains.

I have about 5 kinds of Coneflowers and I'm undecided on which to keep. Any thoughts?

And finally, do butterflies have any interest in Clematis? It seems like a No in my garden, but what do you think?

Thanks for all your advice and ideas. f.

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