Butterfly Attracting Perennials

Butterfly attracting perennials are one of the smartest ways to support these beloved pollinators. They build a garden that keeps delivering for years to come. Unlike annuals, perennials come back each season. So once you establish a butterfly-friendly bed, it keeps delivering nectar-rich blooms without starting from scratch. Because butterflies return to reliable food sources, a perennial garden is one of the best ways to increase butterfly activity. You'll see more visitors each season as your garden matures.

At Garden Crossings, our butterfly attracting perennials come from a carefully curated lineup. We source every variety for strong pollinator performance and long-lasting beauty. You'll find varieties with long flowering windows and bold blooms in the colors butterflies seek out most. With options for spring, summer, and fall, that means butterflies have a reason to visit from the first warm day through frost.

Multiple Monarch butterflies feeding on the nectar of a purple butterfly bush
Clusters of bright pinkish-red flowers from the drought-tolerant Rock 'N Round® 'Superstar' Stonecrop (Sedum), with dark green and purple foliage, bloom in a sunny garden bed surrounded by brown mulch and lush greenery - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A lush cluster of Rock 'N Round® 'Superstar' Stonecrop (Sedum), a drought-tolerant perennial with purple-pink flower clusters and dark green leaves, grows in a garden with grass - Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.

Rock 'N Round® 'Superstar' Stonecrop (Sedum)

$18.99
$18.99
A close-up of Rock Candy® Blue Beardtongue (Penstemon) features vibrant purple tubular flowers and green leaves, highlighting this compact perennial’s beauty against a plain white background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Rock Candy® Blue Beardtongue (Penstemon)

$17.99
$17.99
Close-up of Rock Candy® Coral Beardtongue (Penstemon), a compact, sun-loving perennial with vibrant coral-pink tubular flowers in clusters on upright stems. The blooms have white accents inside and are set against slender green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A dense cluster of green, narrow leaves and upright stems topped with vibrant coral-pink blooms—Rock Candy® Coral Beardtongue (Penstemon)—a compact, sun-loving perennial, shown in full bloom against a white background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Rock Candy® Coral Beardtongue (Penstemon)

$17.99
$17.99
Rock Candy® Light Pink Beardtongue (Penstemon) features clusters of tubular, light pink flowers and elongated green leaves on upright stems - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A black pot with Rock Candy® Light Pink Beardtongue (Penstemon), a compact perennial featuring vibrant pink flower clusters and dark green leaves, set against a plain white background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc. Decorative pot not included.

Rock Candy® Light Pink Beardtongue (Penstemon)

$17.99
$17.99

A close-up of Rock Candy® Pink Improved Beardtongue (Penstemon) shows vibrant, trumpet-shaped blossoms on green stems, with a blurred background of similar pink, drought-tolerant perennial flowers - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Rock Candy® Pink Improved Beardtongue (Penstemon) is a compact perennial with bright pink tubular blooms and green lance-shaped leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Rock Candy® Pink Improved Beardtongue (Penstemon)

$17.99
$17.99
A cluster of vibrant Rock Candy® Purple Beardtongue (Penstemon) flowers with tubular blooms and green foliage fills with frame with beautiful purple flowers - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A close-up on a group of Rock Candy® Purple Beardtongue (Penstemon) features dense clusters of tubular purple blooms and green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Rock Candy® Purple Beardtongue (Penstemon)

$17.99
$17.99
Rock Candy® Ruby Beardtongue (Penstemon) is a compact perennial with clusters of vibrant magenta-red and white tubular flowers, set among narrow green leaves, perfect for garden beds - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Close-up of Rock Candy® Ruby Beardtongue (Penstemon), a compact perennial featuring vibrant magenta-red blooms clustered atop tall, leafy stems, set against soft green foliage - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Rock Candy® Ruby Beardtongue (Penstemon)

$17.99
$17.99

A close-up of Rosalie™ Clematis, a flowering vine with six pointed light purple petals and a dark center, set among green leaves and unopened buds - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Rosalie™ Clematis showcases large, vibrant pink-purple blooms with pointed petals and dark centers, creating a striking display against green leaves in any vertical garden - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Rosalie™ Clematis

$20.99
$20.99
Ruby Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium) displays dense clusters of purple-pink flowers and green leaves, filling a pollinator garden bed. Sunlight highlights the blooms, with exposed soil visible in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of small, pink blooms top tall stems and lush foliage—Ruby Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium) is a striking native perennial, - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Ruby Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium)

$18.99
$18.99

Four Salud™ Embers Sneezeweed (Helenium) flowers with daisy-like blooms with mostly red petals, yellow tips, and brown centers amid green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Close-up of a vibrant Salud™ Embers Sneezeweed (Helenium) displays red petals with yellow tips and a dark center, surrounded by green leaves. Another similar bloom appears in the background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Salud™ Embers Sneezeweed (Helenium)

$16.19
$17.99 $16.19
Salud™ Yellow Sneezeweed (Helenium) features bright yellow daisy-like flowers with fringed petals and rounded centers, surrounded by green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Salud™ Yellow Sneezeweed (Helenium) features bright yellow flowers with round, textured centers and ray-like petals, surrounded by green foliage in sunlight - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Salud™ Yellow Sneezeweed (Helenium)

$14.39
$17.99 $14.39
Close-up of a vibrant Sapphire Indigo™ Clematis flower with pointed purple petals and detailed stamens, set among green leaves and blurred foliage - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's ClematisSeveral deep purple, star-shaped Sapphire Indigo™ Clematis flowers with pointed petals and green leaves bloom on a compact vine outdoors, set against a softly blurred brown and green background - Photo Courtesy of Donahue's Clematis

Sapphire Indigo™ Clematis

$20.99
$20.99

A lush Shadowland® 'Hope Springs Eternal' Hosta, a prized shade perennial with large blue-green leaves edged in creamy white, thrives in dark soil near a wooden lattice and has yellow-green foliage in the background - Photo Courtesy of Proven Winners, Inc.Close-up of Shadowland® 'Hope Springs Eternal' Hosta boasts large green leaves with creamy white edges, prominent veins, and wavy margins. Overlapping foliage creates a dense, textured look typical of this shade-loving perennial hosta - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Shadowland® 'Hope Springs Eternal' Hosta

$19.79
$21.99 $19.79

Close-up of two green, spiky pods growing on a Showy Milkweed (Asclepias) plant, surrounded by lush green leaves and stems with a softly blurred natural background - Photo Courtesy of PixabayClose-up of Showy Milkweed (Asclepias) clusters with pale pink and cream star-shaped flowers and elongated green leaves, set against a blurred background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias)

$17.99
$17.99

Close-up of a cluster of tall, pink flower spikes of the Skyward™ Pink Spike Speedwell (Veronica) rises above green leaves and unopened buds, creating a striking display in a garden - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Tall pink flower spikes of Skyward™ Pink Spike Speedwell (Veronica) rise among green leaves, with dense blossoms on each stem, adding vibrant color and lushness to the garden - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Skyward™ Pink Spike Speedwell (Veronica)

$16.19
$17.99 $16.19
A close-up of a single Sombrero Poco™ Hot Coral Coneflower (Echinacea) shows its vibrant orange petals and green spiky cone, set against a blurred backdrop - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.Sombrero Poco™ Hot Coral Coneflower (Echinacea) features vibrant orange blooms with dark centers above lush green leaves and mulch - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Sombrero Poco™ Hot Coral Coneflower (Echinacea)

$18.99
$18.99
Close-up of Sombrero Poco™ Hot Pink Coneflower (Echinacea) with bright pink blooms, a dark central cone, lush green leaves, and multiple smaller buds at different growth stages - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A cluster of Sombrero Poco™ Hot Pink Coneflower (Echinacea) blooms in the garden, displaying compact coneflowers with orange-brown centers and lush green foliage, bathed in sunlight with more flowers in the background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Sombrero Poco™ Hot Pink Coneflower (Echinacea)

$18.99
$26.99 $18.99
A close-up of Sombrero Poco™ Red Coneflower (Echinacea), a compact, drought-tolerant plant with vibrant red petals radiating from a dark, spiky center, surrounded by lush green leaves - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Sombrero Poco™ Red Coneflower (Echinacea)

$18.99
$18.99

A close-up of a Sombrero Poco™ White Coneflower (Echinacea) with a yellow-green cone and long white petals, framed by green leaves and buds - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Sombrero Poco™ White Coneflower (Echinacea)

$18.99
$18.99
Close-up of Sombrero Poco™ Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea) cluster with large bright petals and spiky green-brown centers, surrounded by lush leaves. The softly blurred background highlights this plant’s vibrant blooms - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A close-up of Sombrero Poco™ Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea), a compact plant with vibrant yellow petals and a green-yellow cone, set among lush green leaves and blurred yellow blooms for lasting garden color - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Sombrero Poco™ Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea)

$18.99
$18.99

Close-up of the Sombrero® Adobe Orange Coneflower (Echinacea) with bright orange petals with a spiky green-and-orange center atop green leaves and stems - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.A cluster of vibrant Sombrero® Adobe Orange Coneflower (Echinacea) with spiky brown centers blooms among green leaves and wildflowers in a garden setting - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.

Sombrero® Adobe Orange Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99

Extreme Close-up of a vibrant Sombrero® Baja Burgundy Coneflower (Echinacea) with pointed red petals and a spiky brown-orange central cone, surrounded by blurred green leaves and native perennial flowers in the background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A cluster of Sombrero® Baja Burgundy Coneflower (Echinacea), a vibrant native perennial with dark centers, grows amid lush green leaves in a garden bed edged with brown mulch - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Sombrero® Baja Burgundy Coneflower (Echinacea)

$19.99
$19.99
Close-up of a Sombrero® Blanco Coneflower (Echinacea), a native perennial with white petals, spiky yellow-green center, and green leaves, with similar flowers in the background - Photo Property of Garden Crossings LLC.Close-up of the Sombrero® Blanco Coneflower (Echinacea), a native perennial featuring long white petals and a spiky greenish-yellow central cone, with similar blooms and green leaves softly blurred in the background - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Sombrero® Blanco Coneflower (Echinacea)

$17.99
$17.99

A vibrant garden bed featuring blooming Sombrero® Flamenco Orange Coneflower (Echinacea) with dark brown centers, surrounded by green foliage and a few yellow and pink flowers - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.A mass planting of Sombrero® Flamenco Orange Coneflower (Echinacea) with dark centers is shown amid lush green foliage and some evergreen branches - Photo Courtesy of Ball Horticulture, Inc.

Sombrero® Flamenco Orange Coneflower (Echinacea)

$18.99
$18.99