Folk’s Butterfly Farm 175 Shaffer Road Nescopeck, PA 18635 www.folksbutterflyfarm.com

SUGGESTED BUTTERFLY PLANTINGS

PERENNIALS ANNUALS

Asters – late summer to fall Alyssum – summer to mid-fall Bee Balm – Bergamot – summer to fall Candy Tuft – Spring to summer Butterfly bush (buddleia)- mid-summer to fall Common Stock – spring to summer Butterfly weed – summer to fall Cornflower – summer Coreopsis – all summer Cosmos – late summer to fall Hollyhock – summer Dianthus – spring to fall Lavender – summer Heliotrope - late spring to summer Lupine – late summer to early spring Impatients – summer to fall Mints – all summer Lobelia - summer into fall Passionflower – summer to fall Marigold – summer into fall Phlox – all summer Mexican Sunflower Purple coneflower – late summer into fall Nasturtium – late summer Salvia – summer into fall Parsley – green from spring to fall Shasta Daisy – summer Sage – summer to fall Thistles – late spring to fall Salvia – summer through fall Violet – spring Scabiosa – summer through fall White or Red Clover – summer Sweet William – summer into fall Yarrow – mid to late summer Verbena – spring to fall Zinnia – mid summer to fall

BIENNIALS VINES

Black-eyed Susan – summer to fall Wisteria Red Clover – summer Trumpet Vine Queen Anne’s lace – late spring to fall Cardinal Climber Sweet William – spring through early summer Dutchman Pipe

CONTAINER PLANTS FOR FULL SUN

Container Gardening extends the formal garden onto the deck and surrounding pool areas. Not only do they add very useful splashes of color where needed, but serve an important purpose for butterflies.

Center Middle Edge Heliotrope Verbena Alyssum Aster Snap Dragon Vinca Vine Hibiscus Marigold Straw Flower Lantana Zinnia Portulaca Pentas Nicotiana Gypsophila Globe Thistles Dahlia Pincushion Foxglove Stonecrop Violet Lavendar Thrift Pansy HERBS FOR BUTTERFLIES

Herbs are as popular as ever but unfortunately butterflies love them as much as we do. So add extra to your garden or containerize them for easier hand maintenance.

HERBS HOST PLANT TO: Anise Black Swallowtail Basil Good Nectar Source Bee Balm Good Nectar Source Borage & Burdock Painted Lady Parsley Black Swallowtail Clover Sulphurs and White Dock Coppers Wild Ginger Pipevine Hop Vine Tortoise Shell, Red Admiral Hyssop (water) Good Nectar Source Marjoram Sooty Wings Mallow Painted lady, Hairstreak, Skippers Mints Gray Hairstreak Mustards Orange Tips, Marblewings Nasturtium Cabbage White, Spring Azure Nettle Question Mark, Comma, Red Admiral Pennyroyal Repels Deer Ticks Plantain Variegated Fritillary, Checkerspots, Buckeye Rue Black Swallowtail Sage Good Nectar Source Sassafras Spicebush Swallowtail Thyme Vervain Checkerspot Violet Fritillaries

DEER RESISTANT – BUTTERFLY PLANTS

Ageratum Lavender Anise Hyssop Lemon Balm Asclepias-Butterfly Weed – host plant for Mexican Mint Marigold (Targetes) Monarch Mint Black-eyed Susan Monarda – Bee Balm (Swallowtails & Bleeding Hearts – host plant for Diana hummingbirds) Buddleria Davidii – Butterfly Bush Montauk Daisy Columbine – host for Columbine Duskywing Oregano Coreopsis Purple Cone Flower Cosmos Phlox – Moss Pinks Delphinium Sage – Garden, Meadow, & Russian Sage Foxglove Tansy – Dried Leaves are great for deterring ants Ferns & Ornamental Grasses – hiding places Verbena Globe Thistle Yarrow – host plant for Black Swallowtails Goldenrod Zinnia

INSECT DETERRING – BUDDY-FLY PLANTS

These plants welcome butterflies but discourage unwanted insects. When planted along with butterfly plants they can eliminate the need for insecticide.

PLANT INSECT DETERRED LARVAL HOST Anise Aphids YES Aster Most YES Basil Flies & Mosquitoes NO Bee Balm Most NO Coriander Aphids NO Garlic Japanese Beetles NO Marigolds Real Workhorse YES Mints Ants YES Nasturtium Aphids YES Petunia Most NO Rosemary Cabbage Moth NO Rue Japanese Beetles YES Sage Cabbage Moth NO Tansy Ants & Plant Lice YES

SHADE PLANTS for BUTTERFLIES

PARTIAL SHADE Marigolds – can do great with little sun Ageratum Milkweeds – Red, swamp milkweed, Asters – may not get as large as their sunny Monarda cousins, Moonbeam Coreopsis Catchfly Nicotiana Columbine Periwinkle Dill & Parsley are both host for Black Pink turtlehead Swallowtails Purple Coneflower Dutchman’s Breeches Redbeckia Foxglove Salvia – Lady in Red Daylilies Shasta Daisy – seems to do ok in partial shade Dianthus – some varieties do well in the shade Sweet Alyssum Globe Amaranth – gives lots of color & nectar to Thyme garden Violets Goldenrod Impatients TOP TEN BUDDLEIA FULL SHADE 1. Pink Delight – Pink Bleeding heart 2. Royal Red – Red Shooting Star 3. Charming Summer – Pink Ferns 4. Petit Plum – Pink Hosta 5. Nanho Blue – Dull Lavendar Plantain Lily 6. White Profusion – White Cardinal flower 7. Black Night – Dark Purple Meadow rue 8. Lochinich – Light Pink 9. Empire Blue – Lavender Blue 10. Opera - Pink