Here are some Northeastern nectar plants to consider for your butterfly garden. Buddleia davidii Cephalanthus occidentalis Clerthra anlifolia Echinacea purpurea Eupatorium spp. Phlox paniculata Pycnanthemum muticum Rhododendron spp. Rudbeckia hirta Salvia coccinea Solidago spp. Tagetes patula Verbena spp.
Host Plants Consider experimenting with some butterfly host plants as well.
Antirrhinum major Asclepias spp. Chelone glabra Cirsium spp. Urtica dioica Viola spp. Resources Books Grow a Butterfly Garden by Liz Primeau, et al. The Butterfly Garden by Judith Levicoff.