[net-gold] INDOOR GARDENING : GARDENING : INSECTS: Joshua Siskin: Attract Butterflies to Your Garden With the Right Plants
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- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:17:02 -0400 (EDT)
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INDOOR GARDENING :
GARDENING :
INSECTS:
Joshua Siskin: Attract Butterflies to Your Garden With the Right Plants
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Joshua Siskin: Attract Butterflies to Your Garden With the Right Plants
By Joshua Siskin
Garden Columnist
Posted: 08/13/2011 01:00:00 AM PDT
Daily News
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_18668302?source=most_viewed
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Based on my experience, the best plants for attracting butterflies are,
fittingly enough, known as butterfly bushes (Buddleia spp.). I once
acquired a butterfly bush whose deep violet flowers had yet to bloom. The
very first day a flower appeared, a black swallowtail butterfly
materialized as if by magic. I could not remember the last time I had seen
a swallowtail in my neighborhood. I was astonished at how the presence of
a single flower could make a seldom encountered lepidopteran feel at home
in my back yard.
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Everyone should grow a butterfly bush or summer lilac (Buddleia Davidii)
at least once. Seeing it in bloom is an unparalleled horticultural
experience. Imagine thick inflorescences up to a foot long, each
consisting of several hundred tiny trumpet flowers. Put your nose up close
and the fragrance is that of lightly scented soap, similar to that found
in the flowers of California lilac (Ceanothus spp.), another
butterfly-attracting plant that blooms in the spring.
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One notable quality of butterfly bush is its resilience to cold. Grow it
in the Antelope Valley or the Tehachapis. A bonus in cold climates is not
having to worry about pruning the butterfly bush since nature will do this
job for you. During a cold snap, the butterfly bush will die back nearly
to its roots but regrow with great vigor when spring arrives.
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There are dozens of butterfly-attracting woody plants, including
California natives such as Nevin's barberry (Mahonia nevinii), manzanita
(Arctostaphylos spp.), coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica), wild buckwheat
(Eriogonum spp.), toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), California fuchsia
(Zauschneria californica) and fuchsia flowering gooseberry (Ribes
speciosum). Common non-native flowering ornamentals and bedding plants
recommended for a butterfly garden include lantana, veronica (Hebe spp.),
spiraea, gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia gloriosa), tickseed (Coreopsis
species), cosmos, scabiosa, marigold, delphinium, wallflower (Erysimum
spp.), lobelia, sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima), skyflower (Duranta
erecta), star clusters (Pentas lanceolata), verbena, Wild buckwheat
(Eriogonum sp.) (Joshua Siskin/Special to the Daily News) mallow (Lavatera
spp.) and the multitudinous sages (Salvia spp.). And don't forget
California's native blanket flower (Gaillardia grandiflora).
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