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Wildlife Attractors

Attracting desirable wildlife, such as butterflies, birds, or hummingbirds enhances the beauty of the landscape for everyone (and everything) involved.  Try incorporating some of the following plants into your existing landscape or turn an empty portion of your lawn into a butterfly garden.  Checkout a field guide from the local library to see how many different species you can identify today!

Discover the Flutter
An educational guide to butterfly gardening in Volusia County.

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For specific information and landscape usage, please click on a plant link below.
Type Common Name Scientific Name
Tree Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana
Dogwood, flowering Cornus florida
Fig Ficus carica
Holly, American Ilex opaca
Holly, Dahoon Ilex cassine
Loquat Eriobotrya japonica
Orange Citrus spp.
Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Sugarberry Celtis laevigata
Shrubs Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii
Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
Firebush Hamelia patens
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Holly, Burford Ilex cornuta
Holly, Yaupon Ilex comitoria
Lantana Lantana spp.
Plumbago Plumbago auriculata
Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
Vines Beach Sunflower Helianthus debilis
Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens
Passionflower Passiflora spp.
Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans
Wild Grape Vitis spp.
Flowers African Bush-daisy Gamolepis chrysanthemoides
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii
Blanket Flower Gaillardia pulchella
Butterfly Weed Asclepias curassavica
Coral Bean Erythrina herbacea
Coreopsis, tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora
Horsemint Monarda punctata
Penta Pentas lanceolata
Texas Sage Salvia coccinea