It is Spicebush season in the butterfly garden. In the spring, Northern Spicebush is one of the first native shrubs to bloom. The flowers of Northern Spicebush are numerous, pale yellow, lightly fragrant, and, under the right weather conditions, can bloom for up to two weeks. Fitting Northern Spicebush into a garden is easy. Shrubby…
Many trees and shrubs offer caterpillar food and are therefore important to include in a butterfly garden if you wish to help increase butterfly populations. Of course, trees and shrubs are not always the easiest plant to fit into a garden, yard, or balcony! Whether you are short on space or simply don’t have the…
One of the earliest perennial plants to emerge in the spring in my NJ butterfly garden, Golden Alexander (Zizia aura) is becoming one of my favorite plants. Easily started from seed two years ago, Golden Alexander has multiplied (without any aggressive tendencies) and seems to be one of the very few plants that my neighborhood…
Groups of plants have been selected and rated by NABA members as important native plants for butterfly gardening. Be sure to check NABA’s Regional Garden Guides to learn which plants are best suited for butterfly gardens in your area.
For many years, NABA has offered a set of butterfly gardening brochures written specifically for various regions of the United States. NABA is in the process of updating these brochures and converting them to regional butterfly gardening guides that will emphasize the use of native butterfly garden plants. The entire set of regional garden…
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