Creating a haven for monarch butterflies in your backyard is more than just a joy for the eyes—it’s a crucial way to support ...

Did you know that nearly 20% of butterfly species worldwide are currently at risk of extinction As pollinators, butterflies ...

Butterflies are important pollinators and look beautiful fluttering around your yard. These blue fast-growing flowers are ...

Looking for summer flowers that attract butterflies? Add these plants and watch butterflies flock to your yard.

Fill your flower garden with colorful, nectar-rich plants that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds from summer into fall.

The key to encouraging butterflies to feed on your homemade nectar is to place it close to scented flowers, as butterflies will find the food by scent rather than sight. Placing the butterfly nectar ...

Just like bees, butterflies seek nectar from flowers, spreading pollen in areas where it’s needed for plants to grow, according to National Geographic Kids. Planting flowers butterflies love can ...

Planting a wide range of nectar and host plants is the best strategy for attracting the largest number of butterfly species. Butterflies may be attracted to the garden by a large patch of bright ...

THERE’S trouble in paradise. Recent butterfly numbers in our gardens have been so low that experts are really worried.

Such plants are generally less showy than nectar plants. A mass of milkweed near our home attracts the monarch. Oaks host the gray hairstreak; wild cherry, Edward's hairstreak and red-spotted purple.

Another small blue butterfly, the spring azure, produces caterpillars that eat the flowers of woody shrubs and herbs. Some of its host plants are dogwood trees and New Jersey tea bushes.