Gardening for Butterflies: How You Can Attract and Protect Beautiful, Beneficial Insects

Gardening for Butterflies book cover

Xerces Society. Timber Press, 2016.

Topic(s): Ecological Systems, Pollinators

A good book for any gardener enchanted by butterflies. It emphasizes the vital importance of native host plants to all species of Lepidoptera, and calls out some common misconceptions about the usefulness of non-native species (i.e. Buddleia). Of particular interest, the recommended plant lists note each species' value, both as host plant and nectar source.