Butterflies are a beneficial pollinating insect for garden plants.
How to get butterflies into the garden
Butterflies are attracted to very brightly colored flowers. Flower nectar provides them with food throughout their lives.
In order to attract butterflies to your garden, you can grow as many bright and fragrant flowers as possible.
For example, asters, buddleia, echinacea, lavender, and milkweed are excellent options.
These flowers are not only visually attractive, but also serve as an important source of food for butterflies.
In addition, you can grow plants in your garden that caterpillars feed on, so that butterflies can emerge from them.
Butterflies pollinate plants and increase the level of harvest in the garden.
Adult butterflies are particularly fond of flowers such as bells, marigolds, buttercups, hyacinths, clover, garden mint, cornflower, thistle, blackberry bushes, heather, lavender, and pinkish-purple wallflower.
These plants offer a diverse range of colors and scents that will attract butterflies and encourage them to linger in your garden.
To maximize the appeal of your garden, plant flowers in clusters rather than scattering them individually.
This approach makes it easier for butterflies to spot the flowers and access the nectar.
Additionally, consider planting flowers that bloom at different times throughout the growing season.
This ensures a continuous supply of nectar, keeping butterflies coming back to your garden from spring through fall.
