Butterfly Attracting

When planning your garden, include flowering shrubs that attract butterflies. In addition to being pollinators, butterflies enhance the garden with their beauty and movement. The best way to attract butterflies to the garden is to plant a variety of perennials, shrubs and other plants that attract butterflies. By selecting plants with different bloom times, you can enjoy visiting butterflies from spring to fall! Some of the best shrubs for attracting butterflies are butterfly bushes, lilacs and other flowering shrubs. Shrubs and bushes can be planted as accent plants or massed to form informal hedges. When selecting the best butterfly-attracting shrubs for your garden, take into consideration their hardiness zone, sunlight requirements, mature height and spread, bloom time and flower color.