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)
Echinacea purpurea 'Vintage Wine'
Hybrid purple coneflower
Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top'
Coneflower
Epimedium x warleyense 'Orangekönigin'
Barrenwort
Eremophila nivea
Silky eremophila
Erica arborea f. aureifolia 'Golden Smile'
Tree heather
Erica canaliculata
Channelled heath, Purple heath
Erica carnea 'December Red'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Eileen Porter'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Loughrigg'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Springwood Pink'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica ciliaris 'Mrs C. H. Gill'
Dorset heath, Fringed heath, Ciliate heath
Erica ciliaris f. albiflora 'White Wings'
Dorset heath, Fringed heath, Ciliate heath
Erica cinerea 'Katinka'
Heather, Bell heath, Bell heather, Scotch bell, Grey heather, Twisted heath
Erica cinerea 'Lime Soda'
Heather, Bell heath, Bell heather, Scotch bell, Grey heather, Twisted heath
Erica cinerea 'P.S. Patrick'
Heather, Bell heath, Bell heather, Scotch bell, Grey heather, Twisted heath
Erica erigena 'Hibernica Alba'
Heather, Irish heath
Erica tetralix 'Ken Underwood'
Cross-leaved heath, Bog heather, Moor heath, Bell heath
Erica vagans 'Fiddlestone'
Cornish heath, Wandering heath
Erica vagans 'Lyonesse'
Cornish heath, Wandering heath
Erica x darleyensis 'Margaret Porter'
Darley dale heath, Darley heath, Winter heath
Erigeron 'Dimity'
Fleabane, Summer starwort
Erigeron 'Nachthimmel'
Fleabane, Summer starwort
Erigeron 'Serenity'
Fleabane, Summer starwort
Erigeron karvinskianus 'Kew Profusion'
Mexican fleabane, Australian fleabane, Wall daisy
Eryngium 'Magical Blue Globe'
Sea holly
Eryngium bourgatii 'Oxford Blue'
Pyrenean eryngyo, Bourgat's eryngo
Eryngium maritimum
Sea holm, Sea eryngium
Erysimum 'Bowles's Me Away'
Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Mrs L K Elmhirst'
Wallflower, Perennial wallflower
Erysimum 'Treasure Red'
Wallflower, Wall gillyflower
Erysimum cheiri 'Aida Primrose'
Wallflower, Wall gillyflower
Erysimum Colour Vibe Red = 'Cdcery1'
Perennial wallflower
Erysimum mutabile
Changeable wallflower
Erysimum Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour
Wallflower, Wall gillyflower
Eupatorium purpureum 'Bartered Bride'
Joe Pye weed
Gardenia jasminoides Golden Crown = 'Rolaro'
Cape jasmine
Geum elatum
Himalayan avens
Geum reptans
Creeping avens
Gypsophila 'White Festival'
Baby's breath
Gypsophila paniculata 'Bristol Fairy'
Baby's breath
Gypsophila paniculata 'Flore Pleno'
Baby's breath
Gypsophila repens 'Dubia'
Creeping baby's breath, Alpine gypsophila
Gypsophila repens 'Filou Rose'
Creeping baby's breath, Alpine gypsophila
Gypsophila repens 'Fratensis'
Creeping baby's breath, Alpine gypsophila
Hebe 'Celebration'
Shrubby veronica
Hebe 'Champagne'
Veronica
Hebe 'Claret Crush'
Hebe 'Hagley Park'