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
Comments
Hibiscus
Flowers attract Butterflies
Sea Thrift
Pink umbels attract Butterflies
Milk Weed
Monarch larva host plant
Butterfly Bush
Main nectar source for many Butterflies. Blooms bring multitudes of Butterflies.
Bush Anemone
Butterflies come to the blooms
Wild Lilac
Host plant for many Butterflies
Buckwheat
Flowers attract Butterflies. Important factor in their migration process
Starflower
Lavender blooms attract Butterflies
Hebe
Purple flower stalks attract Butterflies
Hibiscus
Flowers attract Butterflies, host plant for the Common Hairstreak Butterfly
Bladderpod
Flowers attract Butterflies
Lantana
Butterflies are drawn to the flat surface of the bloom
Lavender
Many types, all Butterfly favorites
Island tree mallow
Flowers attract butterflies
Melaleuca
Flowers attract Butterflies
Passion Vine
Host plant for the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Russian Sage
Lavender spikes attract Butterflies
Sweet Pea Shrub
Year round flowers attract Butterflies
Golden Curant
Flowers attract butterflies
Sage
All types attract Butterflies
Autumn Joy
Umbels of red attract Butterflies
Mexian Marigold
Butterflies are drawn to the flat surface of the bloom
De la Mina
Flower stalks attract Butterflies