Plants that Attract Butterflies
(Left-Click on a plant's "common name" below to view a detailed information page on that plant)
| Common Name | Category |
| Abelia | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Artemisia (aka Wormwood) | Perennial Flowering |
| Astilbe (aka False Spirea) | Perennial Flowering |
| Azalea | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Bee Balm | Perennial Flowering |
| Blazing Star (aka Gayfeather) | Perennial Flowering |
| Blueberry | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Butterfly Bush | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Butterfly Weed | Perennial Flowering |
| Canna (aka, Canna Lily) | Perennial Bulb-like |
| Cinquefoil (aka Buttercup Shrub) | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Clematis | Vines |
| Coneflower | Perennial Flowering |
| Coral Bells | Perennial Flowering |
| Corydalis | Perennial Flowering |
| Crabapple | Tree - Deciduous |
| Creeping Phlox | Ground Cover |
| Creeping Phlox | Perennial Flowering |
| Crocosmia | Perennial, bulb-like |
| Dahlia | Perennial Flowering |
| Daylily | Perennial Flowering |
| Foamflower | Perennial Flowering |
| Foxglove | Perennial Flowering |
| Gaillardia - Blanket Flower | Perennial Flowering |
| Garden Phlox | Perennial Flowering |
| Gladiola | Perennial Flowering |
| Goldenrod | Perennial Flowering |
| Hibiscus, Hardy | Perennial Flowering |
| Honeysuckle, Mandarin | Vine |
| Hosta | Perennial Flowering |
| Hyacinth | Perennial - Flowering ~ Bulb-Like |
| Hydrangea, Oakleaf | Perennial Flowering |
| Iris | Perennial, bulb-like |
| Ironweed | Perennial Flowering |
| Japanese Kerria | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Joe-Pye Weed | Perennial Flowering |
| Laurel, Otto Luyken (aka Cherry Laurel) | Shrub-Broadleaved Evergreen |
| Lavender | Perennial Flowering |
| Lilac | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Magnolia | Tree - Evergreen |
| Mock Orange | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Nandina | Shrub-Broadleaf Evergreen |
| Ninebark | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Oregon Grape Holly (aka Mahonia) | Shrub-Broadleaved Evergreen |
| Rhododendron | Perennial Flowering |
| Rose - Knockout | Perennial Flowering |
| Rose of Sharon (aka Althea) | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Salvia (aka perennial Garden Sage) | Perennial Flowering |
| Sambucus | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Scabiosa (aka Pincushion Flower) | Perennial Flowering |
| Sedum, Stonecrop | Perennial Flowering |
| Snapdragon, Perennial | Perennial Flowering |
| Sourwood | Tree - Deciduous |
| Spider Wort | Perennial Flowering |
| Spirea | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Spirea, Lime Mound | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Summersweet (aka Sweet Pepperbush) | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Tickseed (aka Coreopsis) | Perennial Flowering |
| Tulip | Perennial - Flowering ~ Bulb-Like |
| Verbena | Annual Flowering |
| Vernonica (aka Speedwell) | Ground Cover |
| Viburnum, Burkwood | Shrub-Deciduous |
| Wisteria | Perennial Flowering |
| Wood hyacinth | Perennial - Flowering ~ Bulb-Like |
| Yew | Shrub-Narrow Leaved Evergreen |
| Yucca | Perennial Bulb-like |