Butterflies | Rbgcbackyard

- Butterflies and Pollinators -

Questions to Explore:

What kinds of butterflies are likely to be seen in Connecticut?

When do they arrive and where did they come from?

How does a host plant differ from a nectar plant?

Why are butterflies called pollinators and are there other pollinators? Why are they important?

What can I plant to attract butterflies and other pollinators?

Butterflies and Pollinators Resources

Photos of butterflies in Toddy Benivegna's Roxbury garden! You can attract them too!

Toddy writes, “I have found many unreliable butterfly flower lists that include plants that, in my garden, attracted few if any butterflies. Every year I observe and collect data re the frequency and type of butterflies landing on the various flowers in my butterfly garden. If I find that a particular flower (nectar source) is not very popular, the next year it is replaced with a promising alternative. The plants mentioned below are my top recommendations.”