58 birdsandblooms.com AUGUST I SEPTEMBER 2020
What blooms are
the best butterfly
magnets?
ACROSS THE FENCE
I have photographed long-tailed skippers, monarchs, moths,
giant swallowtails, cloudless sulphurs and gulf fritillaries getting
nectar from my orange and yellow lantana flowers.
Becky A. Litke PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
When my tall verbena is in full bloom, it’s
like a butterf ly magnet. Teresa Wayne PHILLIPS, NEBRASKA
Our sedum is the place to watch every year
for pollinators, including butterflies.
Anne Veldhuisen MARSHALL, MINNESOTA
I have planted
many f lowers
in my yard to
attract butterflies,
including
milkweed to help
monarchs, and
four lilac bushes.
Clarice McKenney
BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO
YOUR TURN!
What are
your best
houseplant
growing tips?
The phlox in our yard
never fails to attract
butterflies, particularly
swallowtails. We have
several containers of pink
and purple phlox that
bloom every summer.
Jim Thomas
SUBLIMITY, OREGON
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KEReaders share their go-to f lowers for
attracting fluttering pollinators.
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Eastern tiger
swallowtail on
butterfly weed
Cloudless
sulphur on
lantana
I have an herb garden outside my kitchen window that includes
Joe Pye weed. Last summer, eastern tiger swallowtails visited it
on a daily basis. Lyn Cosby ATLANTA, GEORGIA