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Garden plants loved by butterflies

Fantastic suggestions from Plant for Life and celebrity gardener Chris Collins to help attract butterflies to your garden.
Verbena
Sedum
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Honesty
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Common Dog Violet
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Verbena
Verbena
Verbena bonariensis

Neat compact perennial plant bearing heads of pale violet flowers from mid summer onwards. Has rough mid green leaves, prefers sun and enjoys free draining soil, attractive to most insects but particularly butterflies. Propagate by seed.
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