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Plants to Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds

Terry L. Yockey
 
Key: Cat=Caterpillars; AB=Adult butterflies or Moths; H=Hummingbirds 
Common name   Latin name

Cat

AB

H
ANNUALS
Anise   Pimpinella anisum

X

 

 
Cleome   Cleome hassleriana

 

X

X
Cosmos   Cosmos bipennatus

 

X

 
Dill   Anethum graveolens

X

 

 
Fennel   Foeniculum vulgare

X

 

 
Flowering tobacco   Nicotiana alata

 

X

X
Four o’clock   Mirabilis jalapa

 

X

X
Geranium   Pelargonium spp.

 

 

X
Heliotrope   Heliotropium arborescens

 

X

 
Marigolds African marigold Tagetes erecta

X

X

 
  French marigold Tagetes patula

X

X

 
Mexican sunflower   Tithonia rotundifolia

 

X

X
Nasturtium   Tropaeolum majus

 

X

X
Parsley   Petroselinum crispum

X

 

 
Petunia   Petunia x hybrida

 

X

X
Pot marigold   Calendula officinalis

 

X

 
Rosemary   Rosemarinus officinalis

 

X

X
Salvia Garden Sage Salvia officinalis

X

X

X
  Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red'

 

X

X
Sweet alyssum   Lobularia maritima

 

X

 
Verbena   Verbena spp.

 

X

X
Zinnia   Zinnia elegans

 

X

X
PERENNIALS
Anise Hyssop   Agastache foeniculum

 

X

X
Aster   Aster spp.

X

X

X
Bergamots Scarlet bergamot Monarda didyma

 

X

 
  Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa

 

X

 
Black-eyed Susans   Rudbeckia fulgida

X

X

 
  Gloriosa daisy Rudbeckia hirta ‘Gloriosa’

X

X

 
Blanket Flower   Gaillardia spp.

 

X

 
Bleeding Heart   Dicentra spp.

 

 

X
Boltonia   Boltonia asteroides

 

X

 
Boneset   Eupatorium perfoliatum

 

X

 
Cardinal Flower   Lobelia cardinalis

 

X

X
Catmint   Nepeta spp.

 

X

X
Centaureas Persian centaurea Centaurea dealbata

 

X

 
  Globe centaurea Centaurea macrocephala

 

X

 
  Perennial bachelor button Centaurea montana

 

X

 
Columbine   Aquilegia spp.

 

 

X
Coral Bells   Heuchera spp.

 

 

X
Dame’s rocket (biennial)   Hesperis matronalis

 

X

X
Daylily   Hemerocallis spp.

 

X

X
Docks   Rumex spp.

X

 

 
Evening primrose   Oenothera biennis

 

X

 
Fireweed   Epilobium angustifolium

 

X

X
Fleabane   Erigeron spp.

 

X

 
Globe thistle   Echinops spp.

 

X

 
Goldenrods Grass-leaved goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia

 

X

 
  Gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis

 

X

 
  Stiff goldenrod Solidago rigida

 

X

 
  Rough stemmed goldenrod Solidago rugosa 

 

X

 
  Showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa

 

X

 
Hollyhock (biennial)   Alcea rosea

X

X

X
Joe-Pye weed   Eupatorium maculatum

 

X

 
Liatris Gay feather, blazing star Liatris spicata

 

X

X
  Dwarf blazing star Liatris cylindracea

 

X

X
  Meadow blazing star Liatris ligulistylus

 

X

X
  Narrow-leaved blazing star Liatris punctata

 

X

X
  Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya

 

X

X
  Rough blazing star Liatris aspera

 

X

X
Lupine   Lupinus perennis

X

X

X
  Russell lupine Lupinus ‘Russell Hybrids’

X

X

X
Lilies   Lilium spp.

 

 

X
  Madonna lily Lilium candidum

 

X

X
  Tiger lily Lilium lancifolium

 

X

 
Milkweeds Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata

X

X

X
  Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa

 

X

X
  Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa

X

X

X
  Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca

X

X

X
Mints Peppermint Mentha piperita

 

X

X
  Spearmint Mentha spicata

 

X

X
Pearly everlasting   Anaphalis margaritacea

X

 

 
Peony   Paeonia spp.

 

X

 
Penstemon Beard Tongue Penstemon spp.

X

 

X
Perennial sunflowers Western sunflower Helianthus occidentalis

 

X

 
  False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides

 

X

 
Phlox   Phlox spp.

 

X

X
Pincushion Flower Butterfly Blue Scabiosa Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’

 

X

X
Prairie thistle   Cirsium flodmanii

 

X

 
Purple coneflower   Echinacea purpurea

 

X

 
Queen Anne’s Lace (biennial)   Daucus carota

X

X

 
Red clover   Trifolium pratense

 

X

 
Rock cress   Arabis spp.

X

 

 
Salvia Garden Sage Salvia officinalis

X

X

 
  Meadow Sage Salvia nemorosa 'May Night'

 

X

X
Sedge   Carex spp.

X

 

 
Sedum   Sedum spectabile

X

X

 
Sweet William (biennial)   Dianthus barbatus

X

 

X
Tickseed   Coreopsis spp.

 

X

 
Thyme   Thymus vulgaris

 

X

 
Turtlehead   Chelone glabra

 

X

X
Vetch   Vicia spp.

 

X

 
Violets   Viola spp.

X

 

 
Yarrow   Achillea filipendulina

 

X

 
    Achillea millefolium

 

X

 
SHRUBS AND TREES
Birch   Betula spp.

X

 

 
Box elder   Acer negundo

X

 

 
Butterfly bush   Buddleia davidii

 

X

X
Cherry    Prunus spp.

 

X

X
Coralberry   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

X

 

 

Crabapple

 

Malus spp.

 

 

X

Hawthorne

 

Crataegus x. mordenensis

 

 

X

 

Cockspur Hawthorne

Crataegus crusgalli

 

 

X

 

Washington Hawthorne

Crataegus phaenopyrum

 

 

X
Horse Chestnut   Aesculus spp.

 

 

X
Labrador tea   Ledum groenlandicum

 

X

 
Lilacs Common lilac Syringa spp.

 

X

X
  Dwarf Korean lilac Syringa meyeri

 

X

X
  Miss Kim Korean lilac Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’

 

X

X
  Pendulous  lilac Syringa josiflexa

 

X

X
Mock orange   Philadelphus coronarius

 

X

X
New Jersey tea   Ceanothus americanus

 

X

 
Oak   Quercus spp.

X

 

 
Poplar   Populus spp.

X

 

 
Spicebush   Lindera benzoin

X

 

 
Spirea Meadowsweet Spirea latifolia

 

X

 
  Hard hack Spirea tomentosa

 

X

 
  Narrowleaf Meadowsweet  Spirea alba

 

X

 
Summersweet   Clethra alnifolia

 

X

X
Weigelia   Weigelia florida

 

X

X
Western Snowberry   Symphoricarpos occidentalis

X

 

 
Willows   Salix spp.

X

X

 
  Black willow Salix nigra

X

 

 
  Laurel willow Salix pentandra

X

X

 
  Pussy willow Salix discolor

 

X

 
VINES
Clematis (perennial)   Clematis spp.

 

 

X
Dutchman’s pipe vine (perennial)   Aristolochia durior

X

 

 
Honeysuckle vine (perennial)   Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'

 

 

X
Morning glory (annual)   Ipomoea spp.

 

X

X
Scarlet runner bean (annual)   Phaeseolus coccineus

 

X

 
Trumpet Vine (perennial)   Campsis radicans

 

X

X

   



To find more information, try the book

"Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Backyard,"  by Sally Roth.  Paperback - 256 pages (April 2001, Rodale Press. This comprehensive book is the ultimate guide to drawing these winged wonders to your yard and gardens.  

 
   

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