Need help attracting butterflies to your yard? National Wildlife Federation expert David Mizejewski unveils butterfly host plants you want in your garden.
Attracting Butterflies
Want to add some winged wonder to your backyard? Attract butterflies with these butterfly gardening ideas and our expert tips on the best plants and flowers that attract butterflies.
Long-Blooming Flowers that Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Fill your garden with flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds from summer into fall. Read more >
Diary of Monarch Migration
The “super-generation” of butterflies that migrates to Mexico each year is simply amazing. Learn about the monarch migration journey.
Top 10 Butterfly Host Plants
Ready to take butterfly gardening to the next level? Plant butterfly host plants to give caterpillars a place to grow!
Watching Butterflies
Watching butterflies is a delight at any age, but finding them can be a challenge. Get tips to make butterfly watching easy and fun.
Year-Round Guide to Butterflies
Butterflies aren’t just for summer. Here’s what to look for as the habits of these irresistible charmers change with the seasons.
Create the Ultimate Backyard Wildlife Habitat
Love attracting birds? Don’t stop there. Garden for wildlife to create the ultimate backyard habitat for bugs, butterflies, and more.
Long-Blooming Flowers that Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Fill your garden with flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds from summer into fall.
Monarch Migration Magic
Monarchs undertake the longest known butterfly migration. Learn how they do it.
Fall Flowers That Attract Butterflies
When other blooms are past their prime, looks to these fall flowers that attract butterflies to keep your garden alive with color.
From Our Community
Does anyone know much about the hummingbird moth?
It's such an interesting insect! I have noticed a few around here. Are they a moth or more like a bee? Do they pollinate?
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Photos of Butterfly Exhibition at the Montreal Botanical Gardens….21/04/14
I was in heaven today with all the butterflies around me. I had 4 of them sit on my shoulder, fingers, and chest. I wish I had taken…
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