Archive for August, 2010

Aug 31 2010

Cosmos For The Butterfly Garden

Published by under Butterfly Food Sources

Cosmos is a common butterfly garden plant. It is native to South and Central America. It is an annual flower, which means that the Cosmos only lasts for one summer. It is really easy to grow and will bloom all summer long. It is a fast growing plant that can get up to 4 or [...]

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Aug 26 2010

Butterfly Weed in Your Butterfly Garden

One of the best butterfly plants that I know of is the Butterfly Weed;  whose formal name is (Asclepias tuberosa). It is a perennial wildflower that is native to the eastern United States. You can usually find the Butterfly Weed growing in sunny, dry open fields, its range stretches from New England south to Florida [...]

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Aug 22 2010

Lantana for Your Butterfly Garden

Published by under Butterfly Food Sources

  Lantana is commonly used in butterfly gardens, because it attracts so many butterflies and hummingbirds. it is a beautiful plant that blooms continuously all summer and fall.   Lantana is native to the tropics. It has many forms, some are shrubby and others are trailing. It has become naturalized in Florida and in some [...]

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