"Butterflies: Plant it, they will come"

Brackettville, Texas! Spring Time!!

Adapted from: Judy Hominick, Freelance Writer, The Texas Gardener, March/April 2007 Vol. XXVI No. 3.

"Keep in mind that while many flowers produce nectar, some do a better job than others at attracting butterflies.

"Look for orange, red, purple, yellow and pink flowers to entice butterflies to sip a meal.

"Short - tubed flowers -- especially in a cluster like verbena, or phlox - make sit easy fo rth ebutterflies to reach the nectar.

"Size is something else to keep in mind when choosing plants as big is not always better when it comes to attracting butterflies."