Monarch larva

Monarch larva

Welcome to the Hotel Monarch! Host plant : Asclepius

Gathering Nectar

Gathering Nectar

Dallas Red Lantana

Chrysalis

Chrysalis

California monarch Waiting to become a Butterfly!

Monarch caterpillar

Monarch caterpillar

Asclepius -milkweed - butterfly weed

Butterfly Friendly Plants

Knapp Nursery has a wide variety of plants that draw butterflies. Click on the Botanical links below to learn more about the butterfly friendly plants we have to offer. 

Botanical Name

Common Name

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Alyogyne

Hibiscus

Flowers attract Butterflies 

Armeria maritima

Sea Thrift

Pink umbels attract Butterflies

Asclepias

Milk Weed

Monarch larva host plant

Buddleia davidii

Butterfly Bush

Main nectar source for many Butterflies. Blooms bring multitudes of Butterflies. 

Carpenteria californica

Bush Anemone

Butterflies come to the blooms

Ceanothus

Wild Lilac 

Host plant for many Butterflies

Eriogonum

Buckwheat

Flowers attract Butterflies. Important factor in their migration process

Grewia

Starflower

Lavender blooms attract Butterflies

Hebe

Hebe

Purple flower stalks attract Butterflies

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Flowers attract Butterflies, host plant for the Common Hairstreak Butterfly 

Isomeris

Bladderpod

Flowers attract Butterflies

Lantana

Lantana

Butterflies are drawn to the flat surface of the bloom

Lavandula

Lavender

Many types, all Butterfly favorites

Lavatera

Island tree mallow

Flowers attract butterflies

Melaleuca

Melaleuca

Flowers attract Butterflies

Passiflora

Passion Vine

Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Pervoskia

Russian Sage

Lavender spikes attract Butterflies

Polygala

Sweet Pea Shrub

Year round flowers attract Butterflies

Ribes

Golden Curant

Flowers attract butterflies 

Salvia

Sage

All types attract Butterflies

Sedum

Autumn Joy

Umbels of red attract Butterflies

Tagetes

Mexian Marigold

Butterflies are drawn to the flat surface of the bloom

Verbena

De la Mina

Flower stalks attract Butterflies

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