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Introduction Body Parts Life Cycle Camouflage and Predators Recognising Butterflies Gardening Art
GARDENING
Planning a butterfly garden
Choosing butterfly-friendly plant species
Crunching caterpillars
See a butterfly flutter by
Making a butterfly table

GARDENING FOR BUTTERFLIES SPECIES LISTS

Nectar Rich Plants For Butterflies - Spring Flowering

Aubretia
Alyssum
Blackthorn
Buckthorn
Bugle
Cowslip
Dandelion
Forget-Me-Not
Garlic Mustard
Grape Hyacinth
Honesty
Ladies Smock
Primrose
Polyanthus
Sweet William
Valerian
Violets
Wallflower

Honesty
Caterpillar Foodplants

Alder Buckthorn & Purging Buckthorn
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Cabbage family
Grasses
Holly
Honesty
Ivy
Nettles
Thistles

Nectar Rich Plants For Butterflies -
Summer Flowering

Birdsfoot Trefoil
Buddleia
Candytuft
Cornflower
Hebe
Heliotrope
Hyssop
Lavender
Marjoram
Marigolds
Phlox
Ragwort
Scabious
Thistles
Thyme
Verbena

Cornflower
Red campion


Nectar Rich Wildflowers For Butterflies

Betony
Lady’s Bedstraw
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Bluebell
Bugle
Meadow Buttercup
Red Campion
Red Clover
Cornflower
Cowslip
Ox-eye Daisy
Dog Violet
Feverfew
Harebell
Herb Robert
Knapweed
Lady’s Smock
Common Mallow
Corn Marigold
Oxlip
Purple Loosestrife
Ragged Robin
St John’s Wort
Soapwort
Teasel
Thrift
Wild Thyme
Common Toadflax
Viper’s Bugloss
Yarrow

 

Introduction Body Parts Life Cycle Camouflage and Predators Recognising Butterflies Gardening Art