The following plants provide either nectar or food
for the butterfly caterpillars.
|
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
|
Actaea simplex
‘Hillside Black Beauty’ |
Bugbane or Snakeroot |
|
Ajuga reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’ |
Bugleweed |
|
Ajuga reptans ‘Chocolate Chip’ |
Bugleweed |
|
Amsonia hubrechtii |
Arkansas Amsonia |
|
Amsonia tabernaemontana |
Blue
Star Willow |
|
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert’ |
Japanese Anemone |
|
Anemone x hybrida 'Pamina' |
Japanese Anemone |
|
Aquilegia ‘Goldfinch’ |
Columbine |
|
Aquilegia 'Songbird Cardinal' |
Columbine |
|
Aquilegia colorado Violet and White |
Columbine |
|
Asimina triloba |
Pawpaw |
|
Astilbe 'Fanal’ (x arendsii) |
False Spirea |
|
Astilbe chinensis 'Maggie Daley' |
Chinese Astilbe |
|
Astilbe chinensis ‘Mighty Red Quin’ |
Chinese Astilbe |
|
Astilbe chinensis ‘Purple Rain’ |
Chinese Astilbe |
|
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red' |
Chinese Astilbe |
|
Baptisia australis |
False Indigo |
|
Buddleia ‘Dark Dynasty’ |
Butterfly Bush |
|
Buddleia ‘Lavender Cupcake’ |
Butterfly Bush |
|
Buddleia ‘Prince Charming’ |
Butterfly Bush |
|
Buddleia ‘Queen of Hearts’ |
Butterfly Bush |
|
Buddleia davidii ‘Guinevere’ |
Butterfly Bush |
|
Buddleia davidii ‘Pink Delight’ |
Butterfly Bush |
|
Calamintha nepeta ‘Montrose White’ |
Calamint |
|
Callicarpa dichotoma
'Early Amethyst' |
Purple Beauty Berry |
|
Campanula carpatica ‘Pearl Deep Blue’ |
Carpathian Bellflower |
|
Campanula portenschlagiana ‘Clockwise Deep Blue’ |
Bellflower |
|
Campanula poscharskyana ‘Blue Rivulet’ |
Bellflower |
|
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' |
Pink
Turtlehead |
|
Chelone lyonii ‘Tiny Tortuga’ |
Dwarf Turtlehead |
|
Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield Pink' |
Sheffield Pink Mum |
|
Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird’ |
Dwarf Summersweet |
|
Clethra alnifolia 'Sixteen Candles' |
Dwarf Summersweet |
|
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Crazy Cayenne’ |
Threadleaf Ticksees |
|
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Curry Up’ |
Threadleaf Tickseed |
|
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Hot Paprika’ |
Threadleaf Tickseed |
|
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' |
Threadleaf Tickseed |
|
Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zesty Zinger’ |
Threadleaf Tickseed |
|
Cornus alternifolia |
Pagoda Dogwood |
|
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' |
Crocosmia |
|
Dianthus ‘Firewitch’ |
Cheddar Pink |
|
Dicentra spectablis
‘Gold Heart’ |
Gold
Bleeding Heart
|
|
Dicentra spectablis
VALENTINE |
Bleeding Heart |
|
Digitalis grandiflora |
Yellow Foxglove |
|
Eryngium planum ‘Blue Hobbit’ |
Flat
Sea Holly |
|
Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta’ |
Meadowsweet |
|
Filipendula vulgaris |
Dropwort |
|
Geranium 'Dragon Heart’ |
Cranesbill |
|
Geranium 'Perfect Storm’ |
Cranesbill |
|
Geranium Blushing Turtle |
Cranesbill |
|
Geranium cinereum
‘Purple Pillow’ |
Cranesbill |
|
Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Bevan’s Variety’ |
Bigroot Geranium |
|
Geranium sanguineum |
Cranesbill |
|
Geranium sanguineum ‘Max Frei’ |
Cranesbill |
|
Geranium sanguineum ‘New Hampshire Purple’ |
Bloody Cranesbill |
|
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' |
Cranesbill |
|
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina' |
Cranesbill |
|
Gerranium pratense ‘Midnight Ghost’ |
Cranesbill |
|
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Sun' |
False Sunflower
|
|
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Burning Hearts’ |
False Sunflower |
|
Heuchera ‘Berry
Smoothie’ |
Hairy Alum Root |
|
Heuchera 'Bella Notre’ |
Coral Bell |
|
Heuchera 'Circus’ |
Coral Bell |
|
Heuchera 'Citronelle’ |
Hairy Alum Root |
|
Heuchera ‘Fire Alarm’ |
Hairy Alum Root |
|
Heuchera 'Georgia Peach’ |
Hairy Alum Root |
|
Heuchera ‘Grape Expectations’ |
Coral bells |
|
Heuchera ‘Midnight Rose’ |
Hairy Alum Root |
|
Heuchera 'Obsidian' |
Hairy Alum Root |
|
Heuchera ‘Paprika’ |
Coral Bells |
|
Heuchera ‘Plum Power’ |
Coral Bells |
|
Heuchera ‘Spellbound’ |
Coral Bells |
|
Heucherella ‘Golden Zebra’ |
Foamy Bells |
|
Heucherella ‘Pink Fizz’ |
Foamy Bells |
|
Heucherella ‘Solar Eclipse’ |
Foamy Bells |
|
Heucherella ‘Solar Power’ |
Foamy Bells |
|
Heucherella 'Stoplight’ |
Foamy Bells |
|
Hibiscus ‘Airbrush Effect’ |
Rose
Mallow or Hardy Hibiscus |
|
Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’ |
Rose
Mallow |
|
Hosta ‘Blue Ivory’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Captain Kirk’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta 'Dancing Queen’
|
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Half and Half’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Hans’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Happy Dayz’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta 'High Society’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Humpback Whale’ |
Plaintain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Key West’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta 'Komodo Dragon’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Lakeside Paisley Print’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta 'Maui Buttercups’ |
Plaintain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Minuteman’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘One Last Dance’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta 'Patriot' |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Prairie Sky’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Prairie’s Edge’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Rainforest Sunrise’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Royal Wedding’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Sun Mouse’ |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta 'Touch of Class' |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hosta ‘Victory |
Plantain lily |
|
Hosta ‘Wiggles and Squiggles |
Plantain Lily |
|
Hydrangea arborescens
‘Haas Halo’ |
Smooth Hydrangea |
|
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' |
Smooth Hydrangea |
|
Hydrangea arborescens IncrediballTM Blush |
Smooth Hydrangea |
|
Lavandula a ‘Essence of Purple’ |
English Lavender |
|
Lavandula angustifolia
‘Blue Cushion’ |
English Lavender |
|
Lavandula x intermedia
‘Phenomenal’ |
Lavender |
|
Leucanthemum superbum
‘Real Charmer’ |
Shasta Daisy |
|
Leucanthemum superbum ‘Laspider’ |
Shasta Daisy |
|
Leucanthemum superbum ‘Real Sunbeam’ |
Shasta Daisy |
|
Leucanthemum superbum ‘Whoops-a-Daisy’ |
Shasta Daisy |
|
Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’ |
Shasta Daisy |
|
Liatris spicata ‘Kobold Original’ |
Gayfeather or Blazing Star |
|
Lilium asiatic hybrid
‘Tiny Diamond’ |
Dwarf Asiatic Lily |
|
Lilium asiatic hybrid
‘Tiny Epic’ |
Dwarf Asiatic Lily |
|
Lilium asiatic hybrid ‘Tiny Pearl’ |
Dwarf Asiatic Lily |
|
Lilium asiatica ‘Tiny Hope’ |
Dwarf Asiatic Lily |
|
Lilium asiatica ‘Tiny Nugget’ |
Asiatic Lily |
|
Lilium asiatica ‘Tiny Orange Sensation’ |
Dwarf Asiatic Lily |
|
Lindera benzoin |
Spicebush |
|
Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal Flower |
|
Lobelia siphilitica |
Giant Blue Lobelia |
|
Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Kline’ |
Beebalm |
|
Monarda didyma ‘Purple Rooster’ |
Beebalm |
|
Nepeta ‘Little Trudy’ |
Catmint |
|
Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Speciosa’ |
Mountain Fleeceflower |
|
Phlox Coral Flame (Flame Series) |
Dwarf Flame Garden Phlox |
|
Phlox paniculata ‘Blue
Paradise’ |
Tall
Garden Phlox |
|
Phlox paniculata Early StartTM Purple Eye |
Medium Garden Phlox |
|
Phlox Pink Flame (Flame Series) |
Dwarf Flame Garden Phlox |
|
Phlox Purple Flame (Flame Series) |
Dwarf Flame Garden Phlox |
|
Phlox Red Flame (Flame Series) |
Dwarf Flame Garden Phlox |
|
Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple' |
Creeping Phlox |
|
Phlox White with Red Eye Flame |
Dwarf Flame Garden Phlox |
|
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Summer Wine' |
Ninebark |
|
Prunus 'Kojou No Mai' |
Dwarf Fuji Cherry |
|
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Salem’ |
Rosemary |
|
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Early Bird Gold’ |
Black Eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Little Goldstar’
|
Black Eyed Susan
|
|
Rudbeckia fulgida Viette's Little Suzy |
Black Eyed Susan |
|
Rudbeckia laciniata ‘Autumn Sun’ |
Cutleaf Coneflower |
|
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki' |
Dappled Japanese Willow |
|
Salix udensis 'Sekka' |
Japanese Fantail Willow |
|
Salvia ‘Ballerina Pink’ |
Sage |
|
Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna |
Sage |
|
Salvia nemorosa ‘Rose Marvel’ |
Meadow Sage |
|
Salvia nemorosa LyricalTM Rose |
Sage |
|
Salvia nemorosa MARCUS |
Sage |
|
Saponaria ocymoides |
Rock
Soapwort |
|
Sedum ‘Autumn Fire’ |
Stonecrop |
|
Sedum ‘Lemon Ball’ |
Stonecrop |
|
Sedum adolphii ‘Firestorm’ |
Golden Sedum |
|
Sedum album ‘Coral Carpet’ |
White Stonecrop |
|
Sedum dasyphyllum ‘Major’ |
Corsican Stonecrop |
|
Sedum japonicum ‘Tokyo
Sun’ |
Stonecrop |
|
Sedum kamtschaticum var. floriferum 'Weihenstephaner Gold' |
Stonecrop |
|
Sedum ocholeucum ‘Red Wiggle’ |
Stonecrop |
|
Sedum sieboldii |
October Daphne or Stonecrop |
|
Sedum sourium ‘Voodoo’ |
Stonecrop |
|
Sedum spurium ‘Dragon’s Blood’ |
Stonecrop |
|
Sedum spurium ‘Fuldaglut’ |
Caucasian Stonecrop |
|
Sempervivum 'Carmen’ |
Hens
and Chicks |
|
Sempervivum ‘Cherry Berry’ |
Hen
and Chicks |
|
Sempervivum ‘Cinnamon Starburst’ |
Hen
and Chicks |
|
Sempervivum ‘Red Rubin’ |
Hen
and Chicks |
|
Sempervivum ‘Rocknoll Rosette’ |
Hen
and Chicks |
|
Sempervivum 'Royal Ruby' |
Hens
and Chicks |
|
Spirea 'Golden Elf' |
Spirea |
|
Spirea japonica ‘Gold Mound’ |
Spirea |
|
Spirea japonica 'Goldflame’ |
Spirea |
|
Spirea japonica ‘Nana’ |
Daphne or Alpine Spirea |
|
Spirea japonica ‘Neon Flash’ |
Spirea |
|
Spirea japonica Magic Carpet |
Spirea |
|
Spirea thunbergii ‘Ogon’ |
Spirea |
|
Stachys minima |
Betony |
|
Stachys officinalis ‘Densiflorus’ |
Dwarf Betony |
|
Stachys officinalis ‘Hummelo’ |
Betony |
|
Stokesia laevis ‘Mary
Gregory’ |
Stokes’ Aster |
|
Stokesia laevis ‘Colorwheel’ |
Stokes’ Aster |
|
Stokesia laevis ‘Divinity’ |
Stokes’ Aster |
|
Stokesia laevis ‘Honeysong Purple’ |
Stokes’ Aster |
|
Stokesia laevis ‘Peachies Pick’ |
Stokes’ Aster |
|
Syringa patula 'Miss
Kim' |
Miss
Kim Lilac |
|
Syringa pubescens subsp. julianae ‘Red Pixie’ |
Lilac |
|
Viburnum dilatatum ‘Erie’ |
Linden Viburnum |
|
Viburnum plicatum ‘Popcorn’ |
Japanese Snowball |
|
Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Conoy’ |
Burkwood Viburnum |
|
Viburnum x carlcephalum |
Fragrant Snowball |
|
Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' |
Lantanaphyllum Viburnum |
|
Vitex agnus-castus ‘Shoal Creek’ |
Chastetree |
|
Weigela florida ‘Minor Black’ |
Weigela |
|
Weigela florida ‘Tango’ |
Weigela |
|
Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’ |
American Wisteria |
