Perennials
- Pearly everlasting –Anaphalis margaritacea
- Small Wing Sedge – Carex microptera
- Turtlehead – Chelone Glabra
- Water Avens – Geum rivale
- Monkey Flower- Mimulus ringens
- Swamp Milkweed-Asclepias incarnata
- Boneset – Eupatorium perfoliatum
- Old Man’s Beard – Clematis virginiana
- Blue Flag Iris- Iris Versicolor
- Rudbeckia- Indian Summer
- Meadowsweet- Filipendula Ulmaria
- Blue false indigo- Baptisia Australis
- Indian Blanket Flower – Gaillardia
- Sunflower- Helianthus
- Mexican Sunflower- Tithonia
- Gayfeather – Liatris
- Obedient Plant- Physostegia virginiana
- Bugleweed – Ajuga
- Zinnia – State Fair
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Echinacea- White Swan- echinacea purpurea
Shrubs and Bushes
- Button Bush –Cephalanthus occidentalis
- Summersweet- Ruby Spice -Clethra Butterfly Bush- Buddleia- Miss Molly
- Butterfly Bush- Buddleja Davidii
- Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus Sericea
Annuals and Herbs
- Zinna- state fair
- Salvia- white
- Sage- salvia officinalis
- Parsley- Petroselinum crispum
Sources:
- Fletcher Wildlife Garden
- Rideau Woodland Ramble
- William Dam Seeds (many of which were started by Klaas Van Der Meer at Green Acres)
- Smiths Falls Garden Market
- various donations by individuals
The following are some examples of host plants for the different species of butterflies found in eastern Ontario.
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea — American lady butterfly
- Chokecherry Prunus virginiana — swallowtail, hairstreak butterfly
- Pacific ninebark Physocarpus capitatus — tiger swallowtail butterfly
- Nettles Anthocharis sara ssp. gracilis — red admiral, Milbert’s Tortoiseshell butterfly
- Thistles Cirsium — painted ladies butterfly
- Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca — monarch butterfly
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata — monarch butterfly
- Butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa — monarch butterfly
- Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides — mourning cloak, viceroy, swallowtail
- Willow Salix sp. — white admiral, viceroy, swallowtail
