BUTTERFLY
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PLANT |
COLOR |
HEIGHT |
BLOOM PERIOD |
| Azalea |
variable |
shrub |
spring |
| Buddleia |
blue, pink, white |
shrub |
midsummer-fall |
| Lilac |
lavender, white, pink |
shrub |
spring |
| Sumac |
white |
shrub |
spring |
| Vaccinium spp. |
white, pink |
low shrubs |
spring-early summer |
| Viburnums |
white |
shrubs |
spring |
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PLANT |
COLOR |
HEIGHT |
BLOOM PERIOD |
| Alyssum |
violet, white |
4 inches |
summer-fall |
| Candytuft |
white, pink |
8-10 inches |
spring-summer |
| Cosmos |
white, lilac, red, yellow |
1-3 feet |
late summer |
| Gaillardia |
multicolor |
24 inches |
summer-fall |
| Impatiens |
multicolor |
6-18 inches |
summer-fall |
| Marigold |
yellow, orange |
6-24 inches |
summer-fall |
| Mignonette |
red |
12-18 inches |
summer-fall |
| Scabiosa |
blue, rose, white |
18-36 inches |
summer-fall |
| Verbena |
multicolor |
8-10 inches |
midsummer-fall |
| Zinnias |
multicolor |
12-24 inches |
summer-fall |
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PLANT |
COLOR |
HEIGHT |
BLOOM PERIOD |
| Anthemis |
yellow |
24 inches |
summer |
| Arabis |
pink, white |
8-10 inches |
spring |
| Asters |
white, lavender, yellow |
12-24 inches |
summer-fall |
| Aubrieta |
purple |
4 inches |
spring |
| Bee Balm |
red or white |
36 inches |
summer |
| Butterfly Weed |
orange |
12-36 inches |
midsummer |
| Daisy |
yellow, white |
12-36 inches |
summer |
| Catmint (Catnip) |
lavender |
12-36 inches |
summer |
| Phlox |
pink, lavender, white |
6-36 inches |
summer-fall |
| Primrose |
multicolor |
4 inches |
spring |
| Purple Coneflower |
purple, white |
24-48 inches |
summer |
| Sedum Spectabile |
pink |
12 inches |
late summer |
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PLANT |
COLOR |
HEIGHT |
BLOOM PERIOD |
| Boneset |
white |
36-60 inches |
late summer |
| Black-Eyed Susan |
yellow |
12-18 inches |
late summer |
| Blazing Star |
purple |
up to 18 inches |
summer |
| Dandelion |
yellow |
4-12 inches |
spring-fall |
| Dogbane |
pink to white |
shrub |
early summer |
| Goldenrod |
yellow |
12-48 inches |
late summer |
| Joe-Pye-Weed |
lavender |
36-60 inches |
late summer |
| Milkweeds |
lavender, orange |
24-48 inches |
summer |
| New England Aster |
purple |
24-60 inches |
late summer |
| Thistle |
pink, purple |
24-48 inches |
summer |
| Wild Bergamot |
pink, lavender |
24-36 inches |
summer |
| Yarrow |
white |
12-36 inches |
early summer |
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