Hi gardenwebers, The other post was misleading. It gave the impression I wanted plants. I am looking for seeds of your best nectar and host plants in your gardens. Thank-you, Danny

I have seeds for pipevine - the kind that grows best as a groundcover. It is easy to grow from seed and I am overloaded with the pipevine swallowtail caterpillars at the moment. I have lots of pipevine swallowtails in my garden laying eggs. When I see a leaf that has been chewed, I'll turn it over gently and there will be as many as five little cats chewing away at the same leaf! The butterflies are so pretty! If you want to send me an e-mail at allengardenclub@yahoo.com, I will give you an address where you can send a SASE and will be happy to send you a couple packets of seeds.

This listing of plants with flowers that attract butterflies was submitted by forum members from throughout the U.S., and from many plant hardiness zones. They grew or personally observed these plants and their butterfly visitors. You should observe what nectar plants perform well in your area when deciding what to plant. Plant zones only indicate the lowest cold temperature in winter, which is just one small part of growing plants. Other factors - heat, exposure to sunlight, rainfall, drainage, humidity, soil type, soil PH, and how well or poorly a person takes care of their plants - have a lot more to do with whether or not a plant succeeds or fails than just the zone. Anise-scented sage - Salvia guaranitica Autumn sage - Salvia greggii Aster - Asteraceae Spp. Bee balm - Monarda spp. Black-eyed susan - Rudbeckia spp. Blue Porterweed - Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Bottlebrush tree - Callistemon spp. Brazilian verbena - Verbena bonariensis Butterfly bush - Buddleia davidii (and various hybrids) Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis Butterfly weed - Asclepias tuberosa Carolina jessamine - Gelsemium sempervirens Carpetweed - Phyla nodiflora Citrus blossoms - Citrus Spp. Common thistle - Cirsium spp. Copper Canyon daisy - Tagetes lemmonii Coral plant - Jatropha multifida Cosmos - Cosmos sulphurus Dutchman's pipevine - Aristolochia Spp. Elephant foot - Elephantopus spp. Firebush - Hamelia patens Giant hyssop - Agastache (A. foeniculum x rugosa) var. 'Blue Fortune' Golden dewdrop (or skyflower) - Duranta repens Gregg's mist flower - Eupatorium greggii Ironweed - Vernonia spp. Joepye weed - Eupatorium fistulosum Lantana - Lantana camara Licorice plant - Helichrysum petiolare Marigolds - Tagetes spp. Mexican bush sage - Salvia leucantha Mexican flamevine - Senecio confusus Mexican heather - Cuphea hyssopifolia Mexican petunia - Ruellia brittoniana Mexican sunflower - Tithonia diversifolia Morning glory - Ipomeae spp. Night blooming jessamine - Cestrum nocturnum Pentas - Pentas lanceolata Periwinkles - Vinca spp. Pineapple sage - Salvia elegans Pineland lantana - Lantana depressa Phlox - Phlox spp. Purple coneflower - Echinacea purpurea Scarlet (or tropical) milkweed - Asclepias currasavica Shrimp plant - Justicia spp. Spanish needles - Bidens alba Stokes aster - Stokesia laevis Sweet pepperbush - Clethra spp. Tropical red sage - Salvia coccinea Turk's cap - Malvaviscus drommondii White snakeroot - Eupatorium rugosum Wild sage - Lantana involucrata Zinnia - Zinnia elegans, Z. haageana, and Z. linearis

Daniel, I'm going to put a link to your post on the main forum where there is more traffic. Hopefully, you'll get more replies. And congratulations on getting your butterfly garden going again ... :-)