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A collection of 50 images as if seen from a butterfly’s point of view. Includes the names of native Zinnia species and the most complete list of US butterflies that will feed on Zinnia blossoms.
Butterflies in Mind -- Asclepias
Susan C. Dunlap
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Butterflies in Mind -- Monarch
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This abundantly illustrated volume enables you to select from a complete list of well described perennial nectar plants that are known to attract & feed Monarch butterflies. Over 40 genera are described that are suitable to be grown...
Butterflies in Mind -- Perennials
Susan C. Dunlap
Butterflies in Mind - Perennials. This book is a definitive guide to perennial nectar plants preferred by US butterflies. It empowers you to feed, attract, support (and help identify) nectar-feeding butterflies that reside in the US....

Anchusa azurea

Family: Boraginaceae

Common name: ALKANET

Native to: Europe, Northern Africa, West Asia

Plant

Type: perennial

Forms: clumping, erect

Max height: 5 feet

Max width: 2 feet

Flower

blue/green

Leaf

green

Horticulture

Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly, specific butterfly species

Exposure: sun

Propagates by: seed

flowers in summer

Soil type: loam

USDA Zones: zone 3 -40 f, zone 4 -30 f, zone 5 to -20 f, zone 6 to -10 f, zone 7 to 0 f, zone 8 to +10 f, zone 9 to +20 f

Temp. range: -40 to +30 °F

Water: moderate, regular

Butterflies that feed on this plant

Anthocharis cethura

There are over forty species of ALKANET, a member of the Boraginaceae family.

Of those, Anchusa azurea, a perennial, produces blue/green flowers that grows from seed. It grows to five feet tall and two feet wide in Zones 3-9, flowers in summer, and prefers moderate to regular watering.

Euphydryas chalcedona, Chalcedon Checkerspot, will feed on plants in this family.

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