More info on butterflybush--it gets 10% of the insect visitors as native plants. Article by Benjamin Vogt: "Above the native prairie plants —
culver's root,
aster,
boneset,
coreopsis,
milkweed, ironweed and
wild senna
— the sound of wings can be heard 10 feet away. But over by the
butterfly bush, one lone tiger swallowtail works the blooms, like a
tourist at a restaurant the locals never visit"
Drew - Thanks for the alternatives to butterfly bush. I'm trying to kick my wife's love affair with. Great native selection.
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