Top Plants for Your Butterfly Garden

Create a best-on-the-block butterfly garden with these must-have plants.

Phlox

Phlox bears beautiful clusters of red, pink, lavender, salmon, or white blooms throughout the summer. Their lovely scent delights our noses as much as their nectar delights hungry butterflies.

Here's a hint: Phlox can be troubled by a disease called powdery mildew. Look for disease-resistant varieties.

Name: Phlox paniculata

Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil

Size: To 4 feet tall and 1 foot wide

Zones: 4-8

Grow it with: Purple coneflower -- the two plants thrive in the same growing conditions and visually complement each other.