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What kind of plants/flowers would go in a Butterfly garden

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1. Any bright color big flowers will attract butterflies. Example: Hibiscus.
2. Asclepias (butterfly weed), Buddleia (butterfly bush), Echinacea (coneflower) are all butterfly favorites.
3. I know it's not a bright flower, but plant parsley for the big, black beaties it attracts. The caterpillars are beautiful as well, and you can watch them go from caterpillar to butterflies. I'm not a fan of parsley, but I plant it just for the butterflies it attracts.
4. these are specially designed range of flowers to attract butterflies!! they are chaep too:) http://www.thompson-morgan.com/seeds1/product/gwc7277/1.html nettles also attract butterflies as do cabbages or brocolli they bring the cabbage white butterfly, who would have thought???
5. Not knowing where you live I can give you general plants. Please check out your growing zone to make sure the plants you select will grow in your area. http://naturehills.com/gardening/blogs/helpful_gardening_tips/archive/2008/01/23/butterfly-gardening-tips.aspx http://naturehills.com/gardening/blogs/featured_plants/archive/2008/04/19/dutchman-s-pipe.aspx http://naturehills.com/gardening/blogs/common_questions_answered/archive/2008/04/18/what-plants-attract-butterflies.aspx