I live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and I am working on attracting butterflies to my backyard. I have planted several different kinds of host and nectar plants for butterflies which live in this part of Texas. I started out with lantana and parsley the summer of 2011. In the fall of 2011 I planted several new nectar and host plants . Every year I've tried to add new flowers. Now it's June 2017 and a lot of my nectar plants are thriving! Lantana is one of the most visited plants in the spring and the fall. Frostweed is the star in September! The butterflies, especially Monarchs, visit and lots of bees and colorful flies! It's a great day for me if I see several butterflies fluttering through my yard visiting the flowers. Here's a couple of photos from my yard of a Monarch and another butterfly on Frostweed.
