“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly. “One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”– Hans Christian Andersen
An excellent list of key plants for the butterfly and hummingbird garden is available in PDF format from NJ Audubon at this link. I’ve found this list to be very helpful when planning my own garden and can attest to the popularity of the *Chocolate Cake* plants that are listed there as most attractive to butterflies and hummers. What is especially nice about this list is that it annotates those species which are native.
Yes! Native, native, native!!!
Wonderful photo, and great link. Thanks!
What a gorgeous picture, Laura.
I’ve always wanted to see the monarch migrations through Santa Cruz, CA. Somehow, I missed them when I was living there.
Beautiful shot! I need to look up the milkweed, it is different that the common kind I have here.