>Dennis Paulson writes:
>
> > Some good plants for a butterfly garden include butterflybush (of course)
> > and cosmos.
>
>Hmmm. Are they native ? :-)
>
>Serge Le Huitouze

Yes! One's native to China, and the other to Mexico. :-) yourself

I don't know what plants native to Cascadia are good for butterflies,
although I see a lot of them on composite and tiger lily flowers in eastern
WA. Yarrow is a great native (and garden) plant for attracting pollinating
insects.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
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