Some believed that little fairies were sneaking into their kitchens and stealing their butter. In this article, I invite my readers to envision the joys of butterfly gardening from a somewhat different aspect. No, it probably isn t necessary just for the sake of knowing. They will probably still come to dine at your flower blossoms to imbibe their daily doses of nectar. In addition to learning a certain butterfly's flower preferences as mentioned above, I suggest that butterfly gardeners learn the names of the butterflies they wish to attract.
Most butterflies DO have certain preferences of flowers from which they seek nectar.
There are hundreds of species of butterflies in the world, just as there are many varieties of flowers containing rich nectar butterflies need for survival. In this brief introduction toward helping you learn a few butterfly species names, I chose three very common flowers as examples. Beneath each flower's description you will find the names of various butterflies that are attracted to them. The links will take you glorious photographs of each butterfly listed. The flowers I chose are the marigold, the petunia, and the purple coneflower.