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Plants for Butterflies
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Ashes Fraxinus
spp. Aster,
panicled Aster
lanceolatus Aster, New
England Aster
novae-angliae Aster,
Purple-stemmed Aster
puniceus Aster,
Ciliolate Aster
ciliolatus Aster,
Large-leafed Aster
macrophyllus Aster,
Heart-leaved Aster
cordifolius Basswood,
American Linden Tilia
americana Bee-balm Monarda
didyma Bindweed,
Hedge Convolvulus
sepium Black-eyed
Susan Rudbeckia
hirta Blazing-star Liatris
ligulistylis Bergamots,
wild Monarda
spp. Buckeye,
Ohio Aesculus
glabra Butterflyweed Asclepias
tuberosa Cinquefoil,
Shrubby Potentilla
paradoxa Chokecherry Prunus
maackii Coneflower,
Purple Echinacea
purpurea Coreopsis,
Lance-leaf Coreopsis
lanceolata Elderberries Sambucus
spp. Dogbane,
Spreading Apocynum
androsaemifolium Dogwoods Cornus
spp. Fleabane Erigeron
spp. Field
Pussytoes Antennaria
neglecta Fireweed Epilobium
angustifolium Gayfeathers Latris
spp. Geranium,
wild Geranium
spp. Giant
Hyssops Agastache
spp. Goldenrods Solidago
spp. Hawkweeds Hieracium
spp. Honeysuckles Lonicera
spp. Indian
blanket Gaillardia
pulchella Knapweed,
American Centaurea
americana Knotweeds Polygonum
spp. Lead
Plant Amorpha
canescens Meadowsweet Spiraea
latifolia Milk-vetch Astragalus
canadensis Milkweed,
common Asclepias
syriaca Mints Mentha
spp. Nannyberry Viburnum
lentago New Jersey
Tea Ceanothus
americanus Ninebark Physocarpus
opulifolius Pearly
Everlasting Anaphalis
margaritacea Phlox Phlox
spp. Pinks Dianthus
spp. Puccoon,
hoary Lithospermum
canescens Poplars Populus
spp. Pussy
Willow Salix
discolor (male plants) Ragworts Senecio
spp. Sumac,
fragrant Rhus
aromatica Sumac,
smooth Rhus
glabra Sumac,
staghorn Rhus
typhina Strawberry,
common Fragaria
virginiana Sunflowers Helianthus
spp. Touch-me-not Impatiens
capensis Vervain,
blue Verbena
hastata Vetch,
purple Vicia
americana Vetchling Lathyrus
palustris Violets Viola
spp. White
snakeroot Eupatorium
rugosum Wolfberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis Yarrow,
common Achillea
millefolium
Native and Cultivated Plants for
Butterflies
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Elderberries Sambucus
spp. Giant
Hyssops Agastache
spp. Honeysuckles Lonicera
spp. Mints Mentha
spp. Phlox Phlox
spp. Pinks Dianthus
spp. Vetch,
purple Vicia
americana Violets Viola
spp.
Introduced Plants for Butterflies
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Alyssum,
Hoary Berteroa
incana Bindweed,
Field Convolvulus
arvensis Catnip Nepeta
cataria Chicory Cichorium
intybus Clover,
White Sweet Melilotus
alba Clover,
Red Trifolium
pratense Clover,
White Trifolium
repens Heal-all Prunella
vulgaris Hollyhock Althaea
rosea Knapweed Centaurea
spp Morning
Glory, common Ipomoea
purpurea Ox-eye
daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Queen Anne's
Lace Daucus
carota
Cultivated Plants
for Butterflies
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Alfalfa,
Lucerne Medicago
sativa Alyssum Alyssum
maritimum Bachelor's Buttons, Centaurea
cyanus Butterfly
Bush Buddleia
davidii Cosmos Cosmos
bipinnatus Day-lily Hemerocallis
fulva Dill Anethum
graveolans Hollyhock Althaea
rosea Forget-me-not Myosotis
scorpioides Garlic
Chives Allium
tuberosum Lavender,
English Lavendula vera Lilac,
common Syringa
vulgaris Lupine Lupinus
perennis Marigold,
French Tagetes
patula Mock-oranges Philadelphus
spp. Nasturtium Tropaeolum
majus Nasturtium,
Trailing Tropaeolum
lobbianum Parsley Petroselinum
crispum Pea,
Everlasting Lathyrus
latifolius Pea,
Sweet Lathyrus
odoratus Sages Salvia
spp. Sweet
William Dianthus
barbatus Vetch,
crown Coronilla
varia Zinnias Zinnia
spp.
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Cornflower
(L. Angustifolia)
