Plants that Attract Butterflies

Annuals

Ageratum (Blue, White, Pink)
Bougainvillea
Bachelor Buttons
Cosmos
Dahlia
Dianthus
Helianthus
Impatiens
Lobelia
Sweet Alyssum
Petunia
Marigold
Verbena
Zinnia

Perennials

Achillea Coronation Gold (Yarrow-Yellow)
Achillea Moonshine (Yarrow-Sulfur Yellow)
Achillea Paprika (Yarrow-Red w/Yellow Centers)
Achillea RedBeauty (Yarrow-Red)
Achillea Appleblossom (Yarrow-Pink)
Achillea Summer Pastels (Yarrow-Mix)
Alcea (Hollyhock)
Arabis Whitewell Gem (Pink Rockcress)
Arabis Novalis Blue (Purple Rockcress)
Arabis Snowcap (White Rockcress)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed)
Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
Aster Melba (Pink)
Aster Alert (Red)
Aster Alma Potschke (Pink)
Aster Prof. Kippenburg (Clear Blue)
Aster frikartii (Violet-Blue)
Astilbe Cattleya (Red, White, Pink)
Buddleia Royal Red (Red Butterfly Bush)
Buddleia Nanho Blue (Blue Butterfly Bush)
Buddleia Nanho Purple (Purple Butterfly Bush)
Centaurea (Perennial Bachelor Button)
Chrysanthemums
Coreopsis
Dianthus (all colors)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinops (Globe Thistle)
Gaillardia Goblin
Gaillardia Burgundy
Hemerocallis (Daylilies)
Iberis (Candytuft)
Lavandula (Lavender)
Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)
Pervoskia (Russian Sage)
Phlox (Tall Garden and Creeping)
Rudbeckia Goldsturm (Black-eyed Susan)
Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)
Sedum (Showy Stonecrop)

Trees, Shrubs, Vines

Dogwood
Honeysuckle
Lilac
Pussy Willow
Spirea
Viburnum
Weigelia