West Coast natives: The blue flowers of drought-tolerant ceanothus draw the eye and help support local wildlife too

Vivacious orange flowers for you, nectar for the butterflies and bees. Asclepias tuberosa is worth planting for more reasons than one

Summer-blooming Asclepias syriaca is an important larval host plant for the monarch butterfly and attracts a number of pollinating insects

Increase monarch butterfly populations in California by planting stunning native milkweeds

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

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

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

Giving nectar to hummingbirds and delicious berries to all, 'Charity' is a four-season garden delight that lives up to its name

Bees gather nectar from this North American native while you’ll appreciate its unthirsty nature and soil tolerance

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