It's invasive, a nonnative and a poor insect magnet. Check out these better alternatives to butterfly bush in the garden

Discover perennials and annuals that do double duty as butterfly magnets and versatile cut flowers

Thinking like a butterfly leads to fresh perspectives in the garden and in life

Offer the leaves of these and you’ll get more butterflies than with flower nectar alone

Surprise and thrill with a garden that attracts magical winged creatures, bringing color, movement and life

Keep hope, beauty and kindness alive in the landscape by providing a refuge for these threatened enchanters

By picking plants from this list that are right for your location, you’ll get colorful blooms and support pretty pollinators

Encourage these fanciful winged beauties to visit your garden while helping restore their fragmented habitat

Increase monarch butterfly populations in California by planting stunning native milkweeds

Beautiful swamp milkweed makes it easy to help monarchs and other pollinators in eastern U.S. gardens