Butterfly Food

What plants/flowers can I plant to encourage Butterflies to come around but discourage bees and hornets?

I just want a really pretty flower garden with lots of colorful butterflies and no bees, hornets, wasps (and hopefully no ants, ladybugs, and spiders). However, if any bees or hornets are attracted to the same plants as butterflies, what plants would discourage ALL of them from coming around?

Two plants that are Butterfly specific are: Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) and multiple cultivars of Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii). However, as you are going to plant these outdoors and this is Mother Nature’s world. There is no way to discourage what you mentioned from visiting aside from paving your yard.

Down To Earth – Butterfly Plants

Attracting Native Pollinators $21.49 The recent decline of the European honey bee and other pollinators in North America poses a serious challenge to maintaining our food supply and ecological health. According to the National Academy of Sciences close to 75 percent of all flowering plants rely to some degree on pollinators in order to set seed or fruit. From these plants comes one-third of the planet's food including fruit and vegetable crops as well as forage seed crops such as alfalfa which are critical to dairy and meat production. Attracting Native Pollinators is a comprehensive guidebook for gardeners small farmers orchardists beekeepers naturalists environmentalists and public land managers on how to protect and encourage the activity of the native pollinators of North America. Written by staff of the Xerces Society an international nonprofit organization that is leading the way in pollinator conservation this book presents a thorough overview of the problem along with positive solutions for how to provide bountiful harvests on farms and gardens maintain healthy plant communinities in wildlands provide food for wildlife and beautify the landscape with flowers. Full-color photographs introduce readers to more than 80 species of native pollinators — including bees flies butterflies wasps and moths — noting each one's range and habits. The heart of the book provides detailed garden plans and techniques showing how to create flowering habitat to attract a variety of these pollinators help expand the pollinator population and provide pollinators with inviting nesting sites. Readers will also find useful instructions for creating nesting structures educational activities for involving children and an extensive list of resources. Attracting Native Pollinators is an essential reference book and action guide for anyone who is involved in growing food or is concerned about the future of our food supply. The Xerces Society a nonprofit conservation organization is a leader in the effort to conserve North Americas native pollinators. Founded in 1971 the society has its headquarters in Portland Oregon and sponsors advocacy education and applied research projects across the continent aimed at protecting and managing critical habitat for pollinators.

Black Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio Polyxenes, Among Plants $39.99 George Grall Black Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio Polyxenes, Among Plants – Photographic Print

Attracting Birds (Ortho’s All About) $4.99 Enjoy more color, music, and natural vitality around your home than you ever thought possible! From preferred habitats and plants to the best bird food, feeders, baths, and houses, this book has all the information you need to transform your yard into a paradise for the birds you love. 96 pages.

Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds : A Bird-by-Bird Guide to Favored Plants $12.45 No Synopsis Available

Amazon Butterfly Leaf Plants With Buds Medium $4.49 Blue Ribbon ColorBurst Florals Silk Style Amazon Butterfly Leaf Plant With Buds Deep, rich plum leaves add a splash of color to your aquarium. Look and act like real live plants swaying naturally in the water. Weighted base prevents plant from floating and makes installation easy. Product Features: . Soft silk-style flowers and leaves that sway naturally in water . Vibrant colors Item Specifications: Size: Medium plant is 9-10″ high Large plant is 13-14″ high

Amazon Butterfly Leaf Plants With Buds Large $8.99 Blue Ribbon ColorBurst Florals Silk Style Amazon Butterfly Leaf Plant With Buds Deep, rich plum leaves add a splash of color to your aquarium. Look and act like real live plants swaying naturally in the water. Weighted base prevents plant from floating and makes installation easy. Product Features: . Soft silk-style flowers and leaves that sway naturally in water . Vibrant colors Item Specifications: Size: Medium plant is 9-10″ high Large plant is 13-14″ high

Florida Butterfly Caterpillars And Their Host Plants $26.21 This book is in New – Excellent condition

Butterfly $10 Butterfly

BUTTERFLY $10 BUTTERFLY

Plants $24.99 George Marks Plants – Photographic Print

Attracting Floral Detail Tank Top $27 Attracting Floral Detail Tank Top – Tian Mu

Butterfly Butterfly $10 Butterfly Butterfly

Attracting Investors $22.46 This book is in New – Excellent condition

Butterfly Bush Greenhouse $12.99 Attract beautiful butterflies to your yard with the Butterfly Bush. These plants are quick to sprout and easy to grow. They will produce an abundance of fragrant purple flower spikes all summer long, bringing all sizes, colors, and shapes of butterflies to your yard! Safe for ages 4 and up.Actual Product Dimensions: 9″ x 4.5″ x 6″ Each Complete Kit Includes: Seeds Windowsill Greenhouse Planting Mixture Instructions and Information Sheet

Solar Powered Flying Fluttering Monarch Butterfly for Garden Plants $44.99 SpecificationStyle: LED Suggested Space Fit: Outdoors Number of Lights: 1~2 Materials: Plastic Height: 0-12 in Width/Diameter: 0-12 in Bulb Base: LED 1 Bulb Included or Not: Bulb Included Product Dimension(Inch): L6 W4 H4.8 Shipping Weight(kg): 0.3

The Butterfly $59.99 Pablo Picasso The Butterfly – Serigraph

It’s a Butterfly! $9.99 It’s a Butterfly! – Art Print

A Butterfly $24.99 A Butterfly – Photographic Print