Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias (many different species and cultivars), Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies ...

Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) To cater to Monarch caterpillars, gardeners can plant Mexican milkweed ( Asclepias curassavica ). Yes, we have native Louisiana milkweeds, and I do ...

Here are some great nectar plants: ironweed, butterfly weed, Joe-pye weed, creeping phlox, abelia, liatris, Mexican sunflower, coneflower and single-flowered zinnias.