We have a small pond in the back yard and a bricked in courtyard in front of the house. I am building butterfly gardens with native plants in both areas. Hopefully we’ll be able to sit in the dining room and watch butterflies hatch.
Here are the plant that I’ve ordered
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Type |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Host and Nectar Plant |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias Speciosa | Host and Nectar Plant |
| Western Sand Milkweed | Asclepias arenaria | Host and Nectar Plant |
| Wild Petunia | Ruellia humilis | Host and Nectar Plant |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Host Plant |
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | Host Plant |
| Whorled Milkweed | Asclepias verticillata | Host Plant |
| Blue Sage Salvia | Salvia azurea | Nectar Plant |
| Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Nectar Plant |
| Iron Weed | Vernonia altissima | Nectar Plant |
| Orange Coneflower, Orange Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia fulgida | Nectar Plant |
| Purple Prairie Clover | Dalea purpurea | Nectar Plant |
| Royal Catchfly | Silene regia | Nectar Plant |
| Sweet Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium purpureum | Nectar Plant |
| Wild Bergamot, Wild Bee Balm | Monarda fistulosa | Nectar Plant |
| Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea | Host Plant |
| Michigan Lily | Lilium michiganense | Nectar Plant |
| Rose Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Host and Nectar Plant |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Nectar Plant |
| Wild Lupine | Lupinus perennis | Host Plant |
| Wild Senna | Senna hebecarpa | Nectar Plant |