Butterflies are beautiful, colorful and graceful, and we never tire of admiring them. They’re also excellent pollinators, helping to perpetually renew your garden’s biodiversity. If you’d like to observe them, see them twirl and enjoy the benefits they can bring to your garden, here’s how to attract them!
Plant lots of butterfly flowers
Certain plants are very popular with butterflies. So, one of the secrets to having butterflies visit your garden is to plant them and diversify your vegetation. Butterflies are particularly active from spring to late autumn. But butterfly accessories are in vogue all year round. You can discover beautiful accessories and jewelry on this site dedicated to the wonderful and colorful world of the butterfly, to give it a special place in your life.
To attract butterflies to your garden, choose plants that bloom throughout the year.
Plants with long flowering periods
For example, plant scabiosa. This perennial has a very long flowering period, from April to October. It’s also low-maintenance. Its pastel-colored flowers attract large numbers of butterflies.
Then there’s the mythical Buddleia, nicknamed the “butterfly tree”. Butterflies love it, and there are many different varieties to choose from. And don’t forget that butterflies love heat. So plant them in a sunny spot, sheltered from the wind.
Aromatic plants and fruit trees
Aromatic plants with their fragrant nectar are a real treat for butterflies. They are intoxicated by their scents and find the precious nectar they crave. These include thyme, chamomile, fennel, rosemary, dill, hyssop, mint, sage… What’s more, they’re also useful in the kitchen for preparing tasty dishes.
Butterflies also love to feast on the sweet nectar of fruit. So don’t forget to plant fruit trees.
Install an insect hotel and/or butterfly bar
The insect hotel is a refuge. It provides food and shelter for insects. Installing such a structure will attract a good number of insects, including butterflies. You can buy a model directly from a retailer, or build one yourself.
Choose natural, untreated materials. Vary the materials and create partitions to accommodate different varieties of insects. The depth of the structure should be between 10 and 30 cm. It should be placed facing the sun and with its back to the wind, preferably 30 cm above ground level, close to a hedge or wall and not far from a flowerbed.
You can also install a butterfly bar. It’s a highly effective way of attracting butterflies to your garden. It can be installed in a tree, on your balcony or on a windowsill. The principle is to coat a string structure with honey and sugar, so that butterflies can come and feast on it.
Butterflies not only provide a beautiful spectacle in your garden, they also enrich it. To attract them, the tips set out in this article will be very useful.
