Plant a butterfly-hummingbird garden

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What’s a butterfly garden without . . . hummingbirds? Some of the plants favored by butterflies are also sought out by hummingbirds. So, go big and plant for butterflies AND hummingbirds.

The following are native plants favored by both, and many have other varieties in their plant family to choose from, too, so check with your local garden center or online for those best suited to your area.

Native plants for butterflies and hummingbirds

Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum). (photo: Pau Pamies Gracia /  Wiki; CC BY-SA 4.0)

Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum). (Pau Pamies Gracia / Wiki; CC BY-SA 4.0)

 
A close up of pinkish-purple Bee Balm flower.

Bee Balm, Monarda fistulosa (Joshua Mayer / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0)

 
A close up of a Cardinal Flower plant blooming in brilliant red.

Cardinal Flower (bobistraveling / Flickr; CC BY 2.0)

 
Chapman's Gayfeather (Liatris chapmanii). (Bob Peterson / Wiki; CC BY-SA 2.0)

Chapman’s Gayfeather (Liatris chapmanii). (Bob Peterson / Wiki; CC BY-SA 2.0)

 
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica). Joshua Mayer / Wiki; CC BY-SA 2.0)

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica). (Joshua Mayer / Wiki; CC BY-SA 2.0)

 
Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella). Mary Keim / EOL; CC BY_NC-SA 2.0)

Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella). (Mary Keim / EOL; CC BY NC-SA 2.0)

 
Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp.). (homeredwardprice / EOL; (CC BY 2.0)

Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum). (homeredwardprice / EOL; CC BY 2.0)

 
Any native Larkspur (Delphinium spp.) Shown here is Low Larkspur (Delphinium bicolor). (S. Zenner, NPS  / Wiki; PD)

Low Larkspur, Delphinium bicolor. (S. Zenner, NPS / Wiki; PD)

 
Lantana horrida. (TDogg310 / Wiki; CC BY SA 3.0)

Texas Lantana (Lantana horrida). A shrubby plant that can become invasive in southern areas. (TDogg310 / Wiki; CC BY SA 3.0)

 
Lupine (Lupinis spp.) Shown here is Sky Blue Lupine (Lupinus diffusus). (Bob Peterson / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sky Blue Lupine (Lupinus diffusus). (Bob Peterson / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0)

 

Common Mallow (Mallow silvestris). Many mallows are also called hibiscus. (High Mallow (Malva silvestris): David Short / Flickr; CC BY 2.0)

 
Any native milkweed. Shown here is Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). (Jacob Enos / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0)

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). (Jacob Enos / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0)

 
Penstemon spp. (photo: Foxglove Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis). (photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0

Foxglove Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis). (Fritz Flohr Reynolds / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0

 
Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea). (photo by Carl Lewis / Flickr; CC BY 2.0)

Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea). (Carl Lewis / Flickr; CC BY 2.0)

 
Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata). (photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0)

Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata). (Fritz Flohr Reynolds / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0)

 

Yellow Honeysuckle (Lonicera flava). A twining, woody vine. (Missouri Department of Conservation; PD)

 
A close up of pinkish-purple Bee Balm flower.

Bee Balm (Joshua Mayer / Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0)

More reading:

Build an insect house   
Free online butterfly garden brochures and plant lists by region   
All about earthworms   

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