Wild Flowers & Garden Flowers Aster Astilbe Beebalm Black-eyed Susan K. L. Siletti Black Knapweed Butterfly Weed K. L. Siletti Carnations Catmint Common Milkweed K. L. Siletti Common Zinnia Coreopsis Cosmos Creeping Phlox Daylily Dogbane English Lavender Four-o'clock French Marigold Goldenrod Globe Amaranth Hibiscus Hollyhock Honeysuckle Vine Jacob's Ladder Joe Pye Weed Jupiter's Beard Lantana Lupin Nasturtium Nicotina Orpine Periwinkle Purple Coneflower K. L. Siletti Queen Anne's Lace Red Clover Rose Mallow Sedum Spiraea Swamp Milkweed Thistles Tickseed Sunflowers Tithonia Thyme Verbena Violets Wild Geranium Yarrow K. L. Siletti Zinnias	Trees Birch Dogwood Eastern Redbud Elm Hackberry Hawthorn Locust Magnolia Mimosa Oak Red Cedar Sassafras Tulip Tree Wild Cherry Willow All Fruit Trees Shrubs Beauty Bush Butterfly Bush K. L. Siletti Buttonbush Highbush Blueberry Holly K. L. Siletti Lilac Mockorange Rose of Sharon Spicebush Spiraea Sumac Viburnum Vegetables & Herbs Alfalfa Carrot Dill Fennel Flowering Chives Parsley A Few Tips for Planting your Butterfly Garden Lots of sun is a must. Plant in a bright corner of your yard. Plant in groups. Masses of color are better than individual plants. Keep it wild—don’t mow! If you can avoid the temptation to weed, so much the better. Butterflies need water. Provide a source (pond, dish, birdbath). Flat rocks are good for sunning in the warm afternoons. "Puddling" swallowtails. John K. Walters
For More Information on Butterfly Gardening Butterflies of New Jersey by Michael Gochfeld and Joanna Burger 1997, Rutgers University Press Extensive chapter on butterfly gardening for New Jersey. New Jersey Native Plant Society Cook College Office of Continuing Education P.O. Box 231 New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Information on helpful species and how to propagate. Friends of the Rutgers Gardens Cook College Office of Continuing Education P.O. Box 231 New Brunswick, NJ 08903 732-932-9271 Maintains a large butterfly garden. Cape May Bird Observatory New Jersey Audubon Society 707 E. Lake Drive P.O. Box 3 Cape May Point, NJ 08212 609-884-2736 Maintains a large butterfly garden.
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