Butterfly Nectar Plants. North and Central Florida:

* indicates non-native species

Common Name

Scientific Name

Flowering Season

SHRUBS

False indigo bush*

Amorpha fruticosa

Summer-Fall

Tarflower

Befaria racemosa

Summer

Butterfly bush*

Buddleia officianalis

Spring-Fall

New Jersey tea

Ceanothus americanus

Spring

False heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Spring-Winter

Garberia

Garberia fruticosa

Fall

Hibiscus

Hibiscus spp.

Spring-Winter

Lantana

Lantana spp.

Spring-Winter

Plumbago*

Plumbago capensis

Spring-Fall

Azalea

Rhododendron spp.

Spring

Viburnum

Viburnum spp.

Spring

PERENNIALS

Butterfly milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Summer-Fall

Aster

Aster spp.

Summer-Fall

Paint brush

Carphephorus corymbosus

Fall

Vanilla plant

Carphephorus odoratissimus

Fall

Golden aster

Chrysopsis spp.

Fall

Dalea

Dalea spp.

Fall

Purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Summer

Mistflower

Eupatorium coelestinum

Summer-Fall

Sunflower

Helianthus spp.

Summer-Fall

Blazing star

Liatris spp.

Summer-Fall

Cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Summer-Fall

Purple lobelia

Lobelia puberula

Summer-Fall

Mint*

Mentha, Nepeta, others

Spring-Fall

Pentas*

Pentas lanceolata

Spring-Fall

Phlox

Phlox spp.

Spring-Summer

Pennyroyal

Piloblephis rigida

Spring

Yellow coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Summer

Wild petunia

Ruellia caroliniensis

Spring-Fall

Salvia (Sage)

Salvia spp.

Summer-Fall

Sedum

Sedum spectabile

Fall-Winter

Rosinweed

Silphium asteriscus

Summer-Fall

Goldenrod

Solidago spp.

Summer-Fall

Stoke's aster

Stokesia laevis

Summer

Thyme*

Thymus spp.

Spring-Fall

Verbena

Verbena spp.

Spring-Fall

Ironweed

Vernonia spp.

Summer

ANNUALS

Ageratum*

Ageratum spp.

Spring-Summer

Spanish needle

Bidens pilosa

Spring-Fall

Borage*

Borage officinalis

Summer-Fall

Shasta daisy*

Chrysanthemum spp.

Spring-Summer

Sweet William*

Dianthus spp.

Spring-Summer

Gaillardia

Gaillardia pulchella

Spring-Summer

Strawflower*

Helichrysum spp.

Spring-Summer

Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Summer

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Summer-Fall

Marigold (Marietta)*

Tagetes spp.

Summer-Fall

Clover

Trifolium spp.

Summer-Fall

Zinnia*

Zinnia spp.

Summer-Fall

Butterfly Nectar Plants. South Florida:

* indicates non-native species

Common Name

Scientific Name

Flowering Season

TREES

Bottlebrush*

Callistemon spp.

Summer-Fall

Citrus*

Citrus spp.

Spring

SHRUBS

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Summer

Geiger tree

Cordia spp.

Summer-Winter

Firebush

Hamelia patens

Summer-Winter

Lantana

Lantana spp.

Spring-Winter

PERENNIALS

Scarlet milkweed*

Asclepias curassavica

Summer-Fall

Florida or Blue sage

Eranthemum nervosum

Summer-Fall

Mistflower

Eupatorium coelestinum

Summer-Fall

Blazing star

Liatris spp.

Summer-Fall

Pentas*

Pentas lanceolata

Summer-Fall

Pennyroyal

Piloblephis rigida

Spring

ANNUALS

Beggar-ticks

Bidens alba

Summer-Fall

Red root

Lachnanthes caroliniana

Summer

Frog fruit

Lippia nodiflora

Spring-Fall