TOP 15 NATIVE PLANTS TO MAKE YOUR GARDEN BUTTERFLY FRIENDLY

Here are more butterfly friendly native plants for your garden.
5. Sweet Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Native from South Dakota to Oklahoma and east from Maine north to FloridaThere are several Joe Pye species, but this mid-to-late summer bloomer is most available. In full sun, it likes a medium to somewhat moist soil, and in part shade, it likes a medium soil ? though it will be shorter and with fewer blooms.The plant looks almost tropical in its foliage, and the hollow stems, when left 2 to 3 feet tall in spring, make excellent homes for bees. It slowly spreads outward over the years to form a dense clump with a stout stature.Where it will grow: Hardy to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 34.4 degrees Celsius (zones 4 to 9)
Water requirement: Moist to medium soil
Light requirement: Full sun to partial sun
Mature size: 5 to 7 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide
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