Plants to attract butterflies
Butterflies need plants to cover a long flowering season. They love Buddleja, and plants from the herb garden like Lavender, Thyme, and Oregano.
Butterflies - Autumn flowers
1334 plants
Butterflies - Spring flowers
1208 plants
Butterflies - Summer flowers
2532 plants
All plants (3273)
Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Mix'
Cornflower, Blue-bottle, Batchelor's buttons
Centaurea dealbata
Perennial cornflower, Persian cornflower, Whitewash cornflower
Centaurea dealbata 'Steenbergii'
Perennial cornflower, Persian cornflower, Whitewash cornflower
Centaurea glastifolia
Woad-leaved knapweed
Centaurea macrocephala
Great golden knapweed, Globe centaurea
Centaurea montana 'Alba'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelors buttons
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelors buttons
Centaurea montana 'Carnea'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Gold Bullion'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Purple Heart'
Mountain knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Mountain bluet, Perennial bachelor's buttons
Centaurea montana 'Tini's Pink'
Knapweed, Perennial cornflower
Centaurea nigra
Comon knapweed, Black knapweed, Hard heads, Lesser knapweed
Centaurea pulcherrima
Most beautiful knapweed
Centaurea ruthenica
Ruthenia knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa
Greater knapweed
Centaurea simplicicaulis
Unbranched knapweed
Centranthus ruber
Red valerian, Setwall, Jupiter's beard, Drunken sailor, Pretty betsy, Foxes' beard
Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
Red valerian, Setwall, Jupiter's beard, Drunken sailor, Pretty betsy, Foxes' beard
Centranthus ruber var. coccineus
Red valerian, Setwall, Jupiter's beard, Drunken sailor, Pretty betsy, Foxes' beard
Cephalaria gigantea
Yellow scabious, Giant scabies, Tatarian cephalaria, Tree scabiosa
Ceratostigma griffithii
Burmese plumbago
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Autumn flowering shrubby plumbago
Ceratostigma willmottianum Desert Skies = 'Palmgold'
Chinese plumbago, Leadwort
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue = 'Lice'
Chinese plumbago, Leadwort
Cercis canadensis 'Golden Falls'
Weeping eastern redbud, American judas tree
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rose bay willowherb, Fireweed willow herb
Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album'
Rose bay willowherb, Fireweed willow herb
Choisya x dewitteana 'Little Bee'
Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis'
Chrysanthemum 'Fireworks Pink'
Spider flowered chrysanthemum, Garden mum
Chrysanthemum 'Fireworks Yellow'
Spider flowered chrysanthemum, Garden mum
Chrysanthemum coronarium
Garland chrysanthemum, Crown daisy
Chrysanthemum indicum 'Jellyfish® Coral'
Indian chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum indicum 'Jellyfish® Sand'
Indian chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum weyrichii
Miyabe daisy, Weyrich daisy
Chrysanthemum yezoense
Hokkaido chrysanthemum
Cirsium rivulare 'Trevor's Blue Wonder'
Brook thistle
Cirsium tuberosum
Tuberous thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Spear thistle, Bull thistle, Boar thistle
Clematis cirrhosa 'Freckles'
Virgin's bower, Early flowering clematis
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
Virgin's bower
Clematis montana 'Lovely Mum'
Virgin's bower
Clematis tangutica 'My Angel'
Virgin's bower
Cleome Senorita Blanca = 'INCLESBIMP'
Spider flower
Cleome Senorita Carolina = 'INCLESRCAR'
Spider flower
Cleome Senorita Rosalita = 'INNCLEOSR'
Spider flower
Clerodendrum bungei
Glory bower, Glory flower, Bunge's glory bower