Annual and Perennial Plants of Northern New Jersey and the New York City Region
The following table lists the growing group of plants that have been suggested and reviewed by butterfly gardeners in the northern New Jersey/New York City region.
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English Name |
Scientific Name |
Plant Type |
Caterpillar Food Plant For: |
Boneset |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Butterfly Milkweed |
perennial |
Monarch |
|
Gaillarida pulchella |
annual |
Not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Goldenrod species |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Hollow Joe Pye Weed |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Mistflower |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
| Mountain Mint | perennial |
not a caterpillar food |
|
New England Aster |
perennial |
Pearl Crescent |
|
Oswego Tea |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Partridge Pea |
annual |
Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Gray Hairstreak |
|
Pearly Everlasting |
perennial |
American Lady |
|
Purple Milkweed |
perennial |
Monarch |
|
Swamp Milkweed |
perennial |
Monarch |
|
Tropical Milkweed |
perennial or annual |
Monarch |
|
Violets |
perennial |
Fritillary species |
|
White Snake Root |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Wild Bergamot |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
English Name |
Scientific Name |
Plant Type |
Caterpillar Food Plant For: |
Pearly Everlasting |
perennial |
American Lady |
|
Purple Milkweed |
perennial |
Monarch |
|
Tropical Milkweed |
perennial or annual |
Monarch |
|
Swamp Milkweed |
perennial |
Monarch |
|
Butterfly Milkweed |
perennial |
Monarch |
|
New England Aster |
perennial |
Pearl Crescent |
|
Partridge Pea |
annual |
Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Gray Hairstreak |
|
Mistflower |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Hollow Joe Pye Weed |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
White Snake Root |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Boneset |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Gaillarida pulchella |
annual |
Not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Oswego Tea |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Wild Bergamot |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
| Mountain Mint | perennial |
not a caterpillar food |
|
Goldenrod species |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Violets |
perennial |
Fritillary species |
English Name |
Scientific Name |
Plant Type |
Caterpillar Food Plant For: |
Partridge Pea |
annual |
Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Gray Hairstreak |
|
Gaillarida pulchella |
annual |
Not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Pearly Everlasting |
perennial |
American Lady |
|
Purple Milkweed |
perennial |
Monarch |
|
Swamp Milkweed |
perennial |
Monarch |
|
Butterfly Milkweed |
perennial |
Monarch |
|
New England Aster |
perennial |
Pearl Crescent |
|
Mistflower |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Hollow Joe Pye Weed |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
White Snake Root |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Boneset |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Oswego Tea |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Wild Bergamot |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
| Mountain Mint | perennial |
not a caterpillar food |
|
Goldenrod species |
perennial |
not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Violets |
perennial |
Fritillary species |
|
Tropical Milkweed |
perennial or annual |
Monarch |