Butterflies and most butterfly-attracting plants require bright sunlight. Plant nectar-producing flowers . Many native butterflies seem to prefer purple, yellow, orange, and red-colored blossoms. Clusters of short, tubular flowers or flat-topped blossoms provide the idea shapes for butterflies to easily land and feed. Plan for continuous bloom throughout the growing season .
Butterflies are active from early spring until late fall.
Plant a selection of flowers that will provide nectar throughout the entire growing season. Use large splashes of color and select single rather than double flowers. The nectar of single flowers is more accessible and easier for butterflies to extract than the nectar of double flowers which have more petals per flower. Large splashes of color will attract butterflies. Groups of flowers are easier for butterflies to locate than isolated plants.