Friendly Weeds?

Some weeds provide egg-laying sites for native butterflies.  Here at the Butterfly Pavilion, gardeners allow some patches of plantain, milkweed and sunflowers to remain in out-of-the-way places. 


July
Common Name: Adam's Needle
Botanical Name: Yucca filamentosa
Common Name: Anise Hyssop
Botanical Name: Agastache foeniculum
Origin: Native 
Common Name: Apache Plume
Botanical Name: Fallugia paradoxa
Origin: Native 
Common Name: Bee Balm
Botanical Name: Monarda didyma 
   
Common Name: Bee Balm
Botanical Name: Monarda fistulosa
Origin: Native 
Common Name: Bronze Fennel
Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare
   
Common Name: Brown-eyed Susan
Botanical Name: Rudbeckia occidentalis 
Common Name: Brown-eyed Susan
Botanical Name: Rudbeckia nitida
   
   
Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Botanical Name: Buddleia davidii 
Common Name: Butterflyweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa
   
Common Name:Chocolate Flower
Botanical Name: Berlandiera lyrata
Origin: Native
Common Name: Daylily
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis sp
   
Common Name: Dwarf Goldenrod
Botanical Name: Solidago 'Golden Baby'
Common Name: English Lavender
Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia 
   
   
Common Name: Evening Primrose
Botanical Name: Oenothera caespitosa
Origin: Native
Common Name: False Indigo
Botanical Name: Baptisia australis
Common Name: Fernbush
Botanical Name: Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Origin: Native
Common Name: Feverfew
Botanical Name: Tanacetum parthenium
Common Name: Foxglove Penstemon
Botanical Name: Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red'
Common Name: Globe Thistle
Botanical Name: Echinops bannaticus
Common Name: Hairy Verbena
Botanical Name: Verbena hastata 
Common Name: Indian Blanket Flower
Botanical Name: Gaillardia aristata
Origin: Native 
Common Name: Jupiter's Beard
Botanical Name: Centranthus ruber
Common Name: Lamb's Ears
Botanical Name: Stachys byzantina 
Common Name: Maltese Cross
Botanical Name: Lychnis chalcedonica 
Common Name: Meadow Sage
Botanical Name: Salvia verticillata
Common Name: Mexican Hat
Botanical Name: Ratibida columnifera
Origin: Native
Common Name: Moon Carrot
Botanical Name: Seseli gummiferum 
Common Name: Ninebark
Botanical Name: Physocarpus monogynus
Origin: Native
Common Name: Orange Carpet Fuschia
Botanical Name: Zauschneria garrettii 
Common Name: Pikes Peak Beardtongue
Botanical Name: Penstemon mexicali ‘Pike's Peak Purple' 
Common Name: Pincushion Flower
Botanical Name: Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' 
Common Name: Pine-leafed Penstemon
Botanical Name: Penstemon pinifolius
Common Name: Poppy Mallow
Botanical Name: Callirhoe involucrate
Origin: Native
Common Name: Purple Smokebush
Botanical Name: Cotinus coggyria 
Common Name: Red Hot Poker
Botanical Name: Kniphofia ‘Alcazar' 
Common Name: Red Rocks Penstemon
Botanical Name: Penstemon mexicali 'Red Rocks'
Common Name: Russian Sage
Botanical Name: Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name: Shasta Daisy
Botanical Name: Leucanthemum superbum 'Switzerland' 
Common Name: Showy Milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias speciosa
Origin: Native 
Common Name: Shrub Rose

Botanical Name: Rosa 'Martin Frobisher'
Common Name: Shrub Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Mordren Fireglow' 
Common Name: Shrub Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Theresa Bugnet'
Common Name: Shrub Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Winnepeg Parks'
Common Name: Sneezeweed
Botanical Name: Helenium sp. 
Common Name: Spreading Fleabane
Botanical Name: Erigeron divergens
Origin: Native
Common Name: Sungold Butterfly Bush
Botanical Name: Buddleia x weyeriana ‘Sungold’
Common Name: Sunset Hyssop
Botanical Name: Agastache rupestris
Common Name: Swamp Milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias incarnata 
Common Name: Whirling Butterflies
Botanical Name: Gaura lindheimeri
Common Name: Yarrow
Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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The Butterfly Pavilion combines science education with interactive fun to teach visitors about invertebrates and conservation. Our five immersive exhibits, including our rainforest filled with 1,600 free-flying tropical butterflies, provide a year-round, unforgettable experience. Visitors can get up close and personal with live animals, enjoy daily educational programs, explore the wonder of the outdoors on the nature trail, and discover the newest traveling exhibit. Butterflies are just the beginning. 

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