Gardening for Butterflies: Tips From the Experts

Adaptable and highly tolerant, this branching plant makes a terrific ground cover and cutting source

Silvery stems in winter and a haze of purple blooms in spring and summer make this spiky plant a year-round performer in the garden

This dependable winter bloomer makes a colorful companion in beds, baskets, even rock gardens

Lush, vivid and a considerate provider of snacks for wildlife, this deciduous vine is especially spectacular in a fall garden

True blue and adored by hummingbirds, blue sage is easy to grow from seed in a sunny fall garden

The moors aren't all moody, as this prettily colored evergreen shrub proves. Plant it en masse for an epic romance in your own garden

Small in stature but big on impact, this fuss-free shrub promises spring flowers, fiery fall color and good manners in the garden

Quit cringing. This not-weed plant is a sight to behold in the garden, has a delicious vanilla scent and is a magnet for butterflies

Venture fearlessly into the dark with this striking almost-black plant that brings a dramatic mood to the garden

Bring whispers of prairie winds to your garden with this swaying native grass that stands tall all winter

Attract birds, bees and butterflies to your garden with the unique flower spikes of Liatris from July to September

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