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I want to know what sort of plants or flowers I can put in my garden to attract butterflies.?

need to know also what plants are best for full sunlight for attracting butterflies.

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1. probably ones with bright colours and ones that smell nice too. try to vairy the types and colours . your garden will look pretty ,be full of butterflys , and smell nice : )
2. a shrimp plant is always nice and they are pretty too . a bottle brush attracts butterflies and they are pretty as well . good luck .
3. buy a butterfly bush.. they are real pretty and attract many butterflies.. can be bought at home depot.. flowers come in white, pink or purple..
4. The best would be the butterfly bush (buddliea Davidii) It comes in a variety of colors - grows to 4-6 ft., comes back bigger and better each year if you cut it back in the late fall.
5. Generally, butterflies are attracted to any flowers in the field because of its nectar. since your question looks what sort of flower. I suggest that you plant Mandarin Santan, American Roses, Daffodils and Sunflower. These flowers love sunlight.
6. Butterflies are attracted by blue flowers, birds by red flowers.
7. zinnias, altheas, lantana, verbena
8. Mexican Sunflowers actually attract butterflies even moreso than Butterfly Bushes! I would also recommend Butterfly Bushes, though. Other flowers great for attracting butterflies are Zinnia, Blue Lobelia, Milkweed (this attracts Monarchs, among others!), Aster, Lantana, Verbena, and Joe Pye Weed.