A closer look at the flowers.

It looks like queens nectaring on mist flower.

Mist flower is blooming everywhere now!

Sherry

So if you could Id it I'd be very happy and plant it immediately.
Thanks , Nicholas

Wow that was super fast. I didn't even see that when I posted my second reply. Thanks Sherry.

Nicholas

I only saw the first picture when I answered you, Nicholas. The butterfly ID is correct, but the mist flower looks a little different from what we have here. Maybe it's just a different variety of mist flower. I made this picture recently of a female gulf frit nectaring on some growing along my road -

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Sherry

that's a nice flowery bush!! would love to have it in my yard, what is that?

That's it I think =)

Nicholas

Nicholas, I sat down at my computer and answered your questions before I noticed you had JUST posted! :)

The mist flower that grows here is Conoclinium coelestrinum, but there are other varieties of Conoclinium that grow in the Southwest. There's a white flowering plant that's very similar that's native to the desert Southwest, also.

Sherry

This is exactly what it is.

Nicholas

Here is a link that might be useful: https://www.google.com/search?q=Gregg%27s+Mistflower+Eupatorium+greggii&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=UslcUv3HDsOFiAKt44GICQ&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=994

The plant that I grow is MISTFLOWER (Eupatorium coelestinum).

The attached link describes the plant and it's characteristics. It will actively reseed.

http://www.abnativeplants.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantdetail&plant_id=101

Bob