TABLE 3: WILLAMETTE VALLEY NATIVE NECTAR PLANTS FOR BUTTERFLIES
B. Newhouse/January 2001

Selection criteria: (1) appropriateness for growth on valley floor or adjacent hillsides, (2) use by common butterfly species, (3) practicality for use in gardening, and (4) feasibility of obtaining and growing. Try to obtain stock collected/propagated LOCALLY to protect local genetic diversity.

KEY:

S (Stature):	T = tree	S = shrub	H = herb
Light:	SN = sun	PS = part shade	SH = shade
Moisture:	W = wet	A = average	D = dry
Timing:	E = early (April-May)	M = mid (May-July)	L = late (July-September)
Available?	N = nurseries	C = cuttings possible	S = seed collect by botanists or NPSO
Host?	D = documented host plant	S = suspected host plant

S

Common Name

Latin Name

Light

Moisture

Timing

Available?

Host ?

Comments

S N

P S

S H

W

A

D

H

aster, Douglas'

Aster subspicatus

X

X

M-L

S

S

Showy

H

checkermallow, meadow

Sidalcea campestris

X

X

M

N; S

D

Showy

H

checkermallow, Cusick's

Sidalcea cusickii

X

X

X

X

M

N; S

D

Showy

H

checkermallow, rosy

Sidalcea virgata

X

X

M

N; S

D

Showy

S

cherry, choke-

Prunus virginiana

X

X

M

N; C

D

H

cress, American winter

Barbarea orthoceras

X

X

X

E-M

S

D

Showy

H

everlasting, pearly

Anaphalis margaritacea

X

X

X

M-L

N; S

D

S

Common Name

Latin Name

Light

Moisture

Timing

Available?

Host ?

Comments

S N

P S

S H

W

A

D

H

fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium

X

X

M-L

N; S

H

goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

X

X

X

L

N; S

Showy

H

lily, tiger

Lilium columbianum

X

X

M

N; S

Showy

H

lomatium, common

Lomatium utriculatum

X

X

X

M

S

D

H

lomatium, fernleaf

Lomatium dissectum

X

X

X

X

M

S

D

Delicate, lacy leaf

H

lupine, many-leaved

Lupinus polyphyllus

X

X

X

M

N; S

D

Showy

H

lupine, riverbank

Lupinus rivularis

X

X

X

M

S

S

Showy

S

Common Name

Latin Name

Light

Moisture

Timing

Available?

Host ?

Comments

S N

P S

S H

W

A

D

H

madia, showy

Madia elegans

X

X

X

M-L

S

H

milkweed, showy

Asclepias speciosa

X

X

M-L

N; S

D

Showy

S

mock-orange

Philadelphus lewisii

X

X

M

N; S

H

mugwort

Artemesia douglasiana

X

X

X

M

N; S

D

H

mule's-ears

Wyethia angustifolia

X

X

X

M

N; S

S

Showy

S

ocean-spray

Holodiscus discolor

X

X

M

N; C

D

H

parsnip, cow

Heracleum lanatum

X

X

M

S

D

S

Common Name

Latin Name

Light

Moisture

Timing

Available?

Host ?

Comments

S N

P S

S H

W

A

D

H

poppy, California

Eschscholtzia californica

X

X

X

M

S

Insist on local stock

S

rose, Nootka

Rosa nutkana

X

X

X

M

N; C

S

H

strawberry, broadpetal

Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

X

X

M

S

S

H

sunshine, Oregon

Eriophyllum lanatum

X

X

X

M

S

H

thistle, short-styled

Cirsium brevistylum

X

X

M

S

S

May look "weedy"

H

vetch; American

Vicia americana

X

X

X

M

S

S

Hard to find

S-T

willow, Scouler's

Salix scouleriana

X

X

X

E

C

S

H

yarrow

Achillea millefolium

X

X

M

S

D

Butterfly Gardening Introduction

Table # 1 Willamette Valley Native Host Plants for Butterflies

Table # 2 Willamette Valley Native Nectar Plants for Butterflies

Photographs of Native Host Plants for Butterflies

Photographs of Native Nectar Plants for Butterflies

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