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Butterfly Garden Plants
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| Botanical Name | Common Name | A | W | Blooms | Comments | Caterpillars Hosted |
Caterpillar Food Plants
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| Acacia angustissima | Fern Acacia | p | L | May-September | wild native | Marine Blue |
| Aristolochia | Dutchman's Pipe | d | LH | April-June | Grow from seed | Pipevine Swallowtail** |
| Asclepias * | Milkweed | p | L | August-September | Aphid trap | Queen** |
| Calliandra californica * | Baja Fairy Duster | p | LM | April-October | Blooms with rain, water | Ceraunus Blue |
| Cirsium | Thistle | a | L | March-October | Wild native | Painted Lady |
| Helianthus | Sunflower | a | M | April-October | Varieties 2-15 feet tall | Painted Lady, many others |
| Malvaceae | Mallow | p | L | March-October | Skippers | |
| Lupinus | Lupine | a | L | April-June | Painted Lady | |
| Passiflora * | Passionflower Vine | se | M | May-October | Variegated Fritillary | |
| Senna leptocarpa* § | Longpod Senna | p | L | April-October | Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange | |
| Senna wislizenii* § | Shrubby Senna | p | L | April-October | Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange | |
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Butterfly Nectar Plants |
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| Agapanthus orientalis | Lily-of-the-Nile | e p | LM | May-June | Divide every 3-5 years | |
| Buddleja davidii | Butterfly Bush | se | M | Spring-Summer | ||
| Buddleja marrubiifolia | Wooly Butterfly Bush | se | L | Spring-Summer | ||
| Centranthus ruber | Red Valarian | p | L | May-September | ||
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis | a p | L | June-September | Deadhead blooms | |
| Cosmos bipinnatus | Cosmos | a | LM | June-October | Grow from seed | |
| Cosmos sulphureus | Yellow Cosmos | a | M | June-October | Grow from seed | |
| Eupatorium greggii * | Blue Mist | p | L | Summer to frost | Queen butterfly magnet | |
| Gaillardia aristata | Firewheel | p | L | June-September | ||
| Ipomoea coccinea | Scarlet Creeper | a | L | August-October | Grow from seed; wild Oracle native | |
| Lantana species * | Lantana | p | M | April-October | Frost tender | |
| Salvia | Sage | p | M | August-September | ||
| Scabiosa | Pincushion Flower | a p | M | April-August | ||
| Tagetes lemmonii | Marigold | p | L | August-October | ||
| Vitex agnus-castus | Monk's Pepper Tree | d | LM | Spring | Frost tender | |
| Zinnia grandiflora | Prairie Zinnia | a | LM | May-October | ||
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Column A: |
a = annual
p = perennial |
e = evergreen
se = semi-evergreen |
d = deciduous | |||
Column W: |
L = low water | M = moderate water | H = high water | |||
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* = Most recommended butterfly plants ** = Butterfly has 3"+ wingspan |
§ = Does not produce nectar |
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