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Butterflies like to drink nectar from a wide variety of flowers. Don’t make the common mistake of planting only one nectar source. The more flowers you plant in your garden, the more butterflies you will have!

Butterflies generally like flowers that are planted in clusters, so they don’t have far to fly between sips. They like flowers with strong scents and bright colors. And seem to prefer purple, dark pink, yellow orange and red. Butterflies can see many colors, including those in the ultra violet range. Interestingly, it has been shown that if we use special lighting many flowers have ultraviolet patterns, making it easy for the butterflies to spot. Butterflies recognize each other by the scale patterns on their wings and many of these scales also reflect ultra violet light.

Plant your nectar flowers in full sun, as butterflies are cold-blooded and need to bask in the sunshine to warm their bodies for flight. Also, butterflies need shelter so you may want plant a row of shrubs at the back of your garden, as a windbreak. Include a bowl of wet sand or create a mud puddle in your garden because butterflies need water, as well.

When a butterfly lands on a flower he unrolls his tongue, called a proboscis. The proboscis acts like a straw as he sips the nectar. When he is finished, he rolls up his tongue and moves on to the next flower!

Please avoid the use of pesticides in your butterfly garden. Adult butterflies are vulnerable to chemicals. Pesticides and herbicides should not be used in their habitat.

Here is a list of some Nectar Flowers to plant in your butterfly garden

Butterfly Nectar Flowers

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