PLANTS FOR BUTTERFLIES
Native Plants for Butterflies
COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME
Ashes / Fraxinus spp.
Aster, panicled / Aster lanceolatus
Aster, New England / Aster novae-angliae
Aster, Purple-stemmed / Aster puniceus
Aster, Ciliolate / Aster ciliolatus
Aster, Large-leafed / Aster macrophyllus
Aster, Heart-leaved / Aster cordifolius
Basswood, American Linden / Tilia americana
Bee-balm / Monarda didyma
Bindweed, Hedge / Convolvulus sepium
Black-eyed Susan / Rudbeckia hirta
Blazing-star / Liatris ligulistylis
Bergamots, wild / Monarda spp.
Buckeye, Ohio / Aesculus glabra
Butterflyweed / Asclepias tuberosa
Cinquefoil, Shrubby / Potentilla paradoxa
Chokecherry / Prunus maackii
Coneflower, Purple / Echinacea purpurea
Coreopsis, Lance-leaf / Coreopsis lanceolata
Elderberries / Sambucus spp.
Dogbane, Spreading / Apocynum androsaemifolium
Dogwoods / Cornus spp.
Fleabane / Erigeron spp.
Field Pussytoes / Antennaria neglecta
Fireweed / Epilobium angustifolium
Gayfeathers / Latris spp.
Geranium, wild / Geranium spp.
Giant Hyssops / Agastache spp.
Goldenrods / Solidago spp.
Hawkweeds / Hieracium spp.
Honeysuckles / Lonicera spp.
Indian blanket / Gaillardia pulchella
Knapweed, American / Centaurea americana
Knotweeds / Polygonum spp.
Lead Plant / Amorpha canescens
Meadowsweet / Spiraea latifolia
Milk-vetch / Astragalus canadensis
Milkweed, common / Asclepias syriaca
Mints / Mentha spp.
Nannyberry / Viburnum lentago
New Jersey Tea / Ceanothus americanus
Ninebark / Physocarpus opulifolius
Pearly Everlasting / Anaphalis margaritacea
Phlox / Phlox spp.
Pinks / Dianthus spp.
Puccoon, hoary / Lithospermum canescens
Poplars / Populus spp.
Pussy Willow / Salix discolor (male plants)
Ragworts / Senecio spp.
Sumac, fragrant / Rhus aromatica
Sumac, smooth / Rhus glabra
Sumac, staghorn / Rhus typhina
Strawberry, common / Fragaria virginiana
Sunflowers / Helianthus spp.
Touch-me-not / Impatiens capensis
Vervain, blue / Verbena hastata
Vetch, purple / Vicia americana
Vetchling / Lathyrus palustris
Violets / Viola spp.
White snakeroot / Eupatorium rugosum
Wolfberry / Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Yarrow, common / Achillea millefolium
Native and Cultivated Plants for Butterflies
COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME
Elderberries / Sambucus spp.
Giant Hyssops / Agastache spp.
Honeysuckles / Lonicera spp.
Mints / Mentha spp.
Phlox / Phlox spp.
Pinks / Dianthus spp.
Vetch, purple / Vicia americana
Violets / Viola spp.
Introduced Plants for Butterflies
COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME
Alyssum, Hoary / Berteroa incana
Bindweed, Field / Convolvulus arvensis
Catnip / Nepeta cataria
Chicory / Cichorium intybus
Clover, White Sweet / Melilotus alba
Clover, Red / Trifolium pratense
Clover, White / Trifolium repens
Heal-all / Prunella vulgaris
Hollyhock / Althaea rosea
Knapweed / Centaurea spp
Morning Glory, common / Ipomoea purpurea
Ox-eye daisy / Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Queen Anne's Lace / Daucus carota
Cultivated Plants for Butterflies
COMMON NAME / SCIENTIFIC NAME
Alfalfa, Lucerne / Medicago sativa
Alyssum / Alyssum maritimum
Bachelor’s Buttons, Cornflower / Centaurea cyanus
Butterfly Bush / Buddleia davidii
Cosmos / Cosmos bipinnatus
Day-lily / Hemerocallis fulva
Dill / Anethum graveolans
Hollyhock / Althaea rosea
Forget-me-not / Myosotis scorpioides
Garlic Chives / Allium tuberosum
Lavender, English / Lavendula vera (L. Angustifolia)
Lilac, common / Syringa vulgaris
Lupine / Lupinus perennis
Marigold, French / Tagetes patula
Mock-oranges / Philadelphus spp.
Nasturtium / Tropaeolum majus
Nasturtium, Trailing / Tropaeolum lobbianum
Parsley / Petroselinum crispum
Pea, Everlasting / Lathyrus latifolius
Pea, Sweet / Lathyrus odoratus
Sages / Salvia spp.
Sweet William / Dianthus barbatus
Vetch, crown / Coronilla varia
Zinnias / Zinnia spp.