Joaquin Sunflower (Bidens laevis). This daring daisy attracts Mormon Metalmark and a variety of other butterflies. Can you imagine the stir the friendly, yellow blooms of the daisy would cause when paired with a little lavender Lupine?
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Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus). Rabbitbrush is native to California and parts of Utah, where the native tribes say it saved the rabbit from a fiery moon. It also provides a safe home for the Buckeye Butterfly.
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Narrow-Leaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis). If you live in a cooler climate, milkweed may be more suitable to your garden. Its stomping grounds range from Washington to Idaho, and from Oregon through California and into Mexico
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Horse mint (Agastache urticifolia). Adult butterflies are crazy for this delicately fragrant flower.
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Chrysactinia mexicana
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At first glance, globe mallow is a rather unassuming plant with gray-green lobed leaves. But once it blooms, it is suddenly transformed. Flowers that resemble small hollyhocks appear in spring, turning this desert perennial into a landscape star.
Joaquin Sunflower (Bidens laevis). This daring daisy attracts Mormon Metalmark and a variety of other butterflies. Can you imagine the stir the friendly, yellow blooms of the daisy would cause when paired with a little lavender Lupine?
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