Top 5 plants that Blues butterflies prefer
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/08/2018 - 14:40
Don't use any pesticides and convert to an organic garden.
Plant trees as a larval host plant.
Leave open sunny areas.
Create wild, exclusion areas with grasses and a wide variety of plants.
A pond will provide water and a mud puddle.
Plant a hedge if you live in a windy area.
Butterflies are also attracted to rotting fruit, animal droppings, nectar made from honey in water and beer.
The best time to watch butterflies is between 11 and 3 pm on sunny, windless days.
To attract butterflies
Acocanthera oppositifolia - Bushman’s Poison
Bauhinia galpinii - Pride Of De Kaap
Bauhinia natalensis - Natal Bauhinia
Buddleja auriculata - Weeping Sage
Buddleja saligna - False Olive
Buddleja salvifolia – Sagewood
Combretum molle - Velvet Bushwillow
Dodonaea angustifolia - Sand Olive
Euclea crispa - Blue Guarri
Euclea natalensis - Natal Guarri
