Plants for Creating the Bird and Butterfly Garden Plan
2 Sedum (Sedum ‘Vera Jameson’): Zones 4-9 4 Catmint (Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’): Zones 4-9 2 Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ‘Gay Butterflies’): Zones 4-9 2 Bee balm (Monarda ‘Grand Marshall’): Zones 3-9 1 Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’): Zones 3-11 2 Meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis): Zones 3-8 2 Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum ‘Blue Fortune’): Zones 4-10 2 New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’): Zones 4-8 2 Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Ruby Giant’): Zones 3-9 2 Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum ‘Gateway’): Zones 3-7
If you aren’t able to find the exact cultivars listed above, substitute others with similar colors, shapes, and sizes. And because in certain climates, some plants can become overly aggressive and spread out of control, before planting always check which species are considered invasive in your area. For example, butterfly bush can become problematic in some parts of the country, so you may instead want to plant similarly sized bluebeard, which also has purplish flowers that draw pollinators.
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