BUTTERFLY GARDEN


BUTTERFLY and HUMMINGBIRD GARDEN
HOME	ASK ANN		TERMINOLOGY	TOOLS		BOOKS
Creating a Butterfly Garden : A Guide to Attracting and Identifying Butterfly Visitors by Marcus H. Schneck		Humming Bird Feeders			Creating a Hummingbird Garden : A Guide to Attracting and Identifying Hummingbird Visitors by Marcus H. Schneck

We have set up a table to make choosing plants for your container as easy as possible. To find plants that fit your decor, first select the color scheme you would like (each table represent a different color scheme). Then follow the left column on the table of your choice to the appropriate sun exposure and look across. Each row represents a different planting. There is also a picture of a butterfly, or hummingbird next to each picture to let you know which it attracts. For a picture of the plant listed, just click on the plant name. Don't be afraid to mix and match too, just make sure that you stay within the same sun exposure and water needs.
*The following suggestions are for early spring through summer to fall plantings.You also may need to go to a full service nursery to find many of these specific varieties, which I have tested and found to do well in the the Bay Area.
= HUMMINGBIRD = BUTTERFLY
PLANT COLOR	PERENNIALS		ANNUALS	TREES		BUSHES AND SHRUBS
WHITE			Sweet Alyssum Full Sun Regular Water
PINK	Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower ~4' tall Perennial Full Sun Regular Water		Dianthus Pink 12"-15" tall Full Sun to Shade Regular Water	Lavatera ~ Tree Mallow Full Sun Regular Water
RED			Red Lobelia Lobelia Cardinalis ~2-4' Full Sun Regular Water Vertical Accent Dormant in winter
ORANGE			Marigolds ~ tagetes sp. Full sun Regular Water
YELLOW	Rudbeckia hirta Gloriosa Daisy, Black-Eyed Susan 2-4' tall Full Sun Regular Water		Helianthus ~ Sun Flower Height Varies by Variety Full Sun Regular Water	Citrus Trees Lemon, Orange, Tangerine Full Sun Regular Water Will not survive in cold weather
	Coreopsis sp. 'Spring Bouquet' ~1-3' tall Full Sun Drought Resistant
BLUE	Pin Cushing ~ Scabiosa Full Sun Regular Water		Lobelia ~6"-1' tall Full Sun Regular Water			Rosemary Full Sun Drought Resistant
LAVENDER			Statice ~ Limonium sinuatum ~18" tall Full Sun Drought Resistant			Ceanothus Wild Lilac Full Sun Little Water Spring Note: Needs A large Pot
						Wisteria ~vine Full Sun Drought Tolerant needs a big pot
PURPLE	Linaria purpurea Toadflax Full Sun to Shade Regular Water		Verbena bonariensis Full Sun 3-6' tall Drought Tolerant			Lavender ~ lavendula Full sun Drought Resistant
AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE COLORS	Delphinium ~10"-6' tall Full Sun Regular Water		Cosmos bipinnatus ~up to 8' tall Full Sun Regular Water			Lantana Full Sun Drought Resistant
	Penstemon Beard Tongue Full Sun Drought Resistant		Zinnias Height varies by plant Full Sun Regular Water
	Gladiola ~1-4' tall depending on variety Full Sun Regular Water		Snapdragon ~ caterpillar food ~ 10"-14" tall Spring only Full Sun Regular Water
	Impatiens ~20" tall Partial to Full Shade Regular Water		Sage ~ Salvia sp. ~ leucantha, coccinea, and clevelandii Full Sun Regular Water

We also suggest:
Books	Butterflies	Birds
Hummingbird Gardens : Attracting Nature's Jewels to Your Backyard by Nancy L. Newfield, Barbara Nielsen (Contributor), Roger Tory Peterson	Butterfly Puddle Rock bring Butterflies to your garden	Clamp Mount Deck Bird Bath - No tools required!
Hummingbirds, Their Life and Behavior : A Photographic Study of the North American Species by Esther Quesada Tyrrell, Robert A. Tyrell, Robert A. Tyrrell	Calla Lily Butterfly Oasis	EZ Fill Suet Feeder
Stokes Butterfly Book : The Complete Guide to Butterfly Gardening, Identification, and Behavior by Donald Stokes, Ernest Williams, Ernest Willimas, Lillian Q. Stoke	Butterfly Mobile	Flush Mount Terra Cotta Bird Bath
Stokes Hummingbird Book : The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds by Don Stokes, Donald Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes		Flutterclip Dripper Kit