Butterfly and Pollinator Plants
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 Nectar Plants:
Bee Balm
Coreopsis
Garden Phlox
Hibiscus
Milkweed
Pentas
Queen-Anne's Lace
Shasta Daisy
Yarrow
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African Blue Basil

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​Annual.  Sun.  New growth is deep purple turning to green with purple flecks as it matures.  Plant is sterile so the taste is not affected by letting the plant bloom.  Lavendar  flowers.  24" x 24".

Bee Balm

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Perennial.  Sun/light shade. 2-3 ft. x 2 ft.  

Coreopsis

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Perennial.  Sun.  Yellow Daisy like flowers.  Mississippi state wildflower.  18" x 18".

Garden Phlox

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Perennial.  Sun/light shade. Dark pink and Lavender. Late summer bloomer may need some support.  4' x 24".

Hibiscus

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Annual sometimes used as a houseplant.  Sun.  Yellow. Many branched shrub like form has large funnel-shaped blossoms with prominent stamens.

Penta

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Annual.  Sun.  White.  Clusters of star-shaped flowers appear above the leaves.  24" x 24".

Shasta Daisy

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Perennial.  Sun.  White flowers with yellow centers.  24" x 24".

Yarrow

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Perennial.  Sun/part shade.  Flat-topped clusters of small flowers grow at the top of fern-like foliage.  30" x 24".
Larval Plants:                  Pollinator Plants:                       
Bronze Fennel                        African Blue Basil
Hollyhocks                              Queen Anne's Lace
Passion Flower Vine
Porterweed
Queen-Anne's Lace
Woodland Violets






Bronze Fennel

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Perennial Herb.  Sun.     Host plant for Black Swallowtail  butterfly.  
5-6 ft. tall.

Passion Flower Vine

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Perennial.  Sun/part shade. 
6-30'x3-6'.  Rapid growing vine covered with lots of 4 inch unique purple blooms. 

Host plant for Gulf Frittilarry butterfly.

Porterweed

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Annual.  Sun. 48" x 36".  Deep Indigo 1/4" blooms adorn the long-spike like bloom stem from spring to frost above rich glossy foliage.  Great nectar plant for butterfly gardens.

Queen Anne's Lace

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Biennial.  Sun.  Lacy flat-topped white flowers.  Reseeds.  3' x 30". Host plant for Black Swallowtail butterfly.   Also a good nectar source.

Woodland Violets

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Perennial.  Part shade.  Low growing with heart-shaped leaves and violet flowers on a leafless stalk.  8"x8".