{"id":220510,"date":"2025-10-21T14:14:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?p=220510"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:14:33","slug":"six-backyard-plants-butterflies-cant-resist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/articles\/six-backyard-plants-butterflies-cant-resist","title":{"rendered":"Six Backyard Plants Butterflies Can\u2019t Resist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As temperatures begin to drop and butterfly sightings around your garden start to diminish, it\u2019s time to plan for next year\u2019s round of winged visitors. These five plants will brighten your backyard and encourage a bounty of butterflies and other pollinators. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Starting a butterfly garden needn\u2019t be a major undertaking, says Canada Yocum, butterfly curator at Cypress Gardens<\/a> in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. All you need is a plot of earth, potting soil, and some seeds\u2014and it\u2019s hard to beat an inexpensive packet of zinnia seeds, which you can find at just about any garden store. Yocum says people often tell her, \u201c\u2018Oh, I planted all these host plants, but I didn\u2019t see any butterflies.\u2019 You\u2019ve got to plant the nectar plants as well to get them to come,\u201d she says. Vibrant zinnias, which bloom in many shades, continually produce nectar throughout the summer until first frost, drawing in butterflies and skippers along the way. <\/p>

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