Create your fairytale garden with these plants, attract beautiful butterflies

Butterflies make your garden look aesthetically pleasing. Here are some plants you should have in your garden to draw in more butterflies. 

Published on: Jul 16, 2024 1:46 PM IST

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If you are a skeptic about magic, then open your eyes, it’s right around you in the form of those colorful butterflies. It’s like magic made tangible, radiating a surreal aura wherever they fly. Fairytale lores are incomplete without them, these whimsical bugs are enchanting. Want to create your own fairytale garden? With butterflies fluttering their multicoloured wings in your garden? You can bring that magic home and plant these to attract colourful insects like butterflies and more to your garden. (Pexels)

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Marigolds are ubiquitous in India. They are fairly easy to grow and low-maintenance. These yellow-orange flowers look beautiful against the butterflies, bringing sunshine with a dash of fluttering colours to your garden.  (Pexels)

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Lavender is known for its fragrance and gorgeous colour. It seems like this herb is also one of the favorites of the winged bugs. Although lavender requires more care, it's totally worth it when you see the butterflies hovering over the purple flowers.  (Pixabay)

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Chrysanthemum comes in a wide variety of colours, from yellows to purples. The vibrant colours draw the butterflies in. The open face of the flower allows the butterflies to collect pollen and nectar easily.  (Pexels)

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Ixora, also known as the west Indian jasmine, bloom in a wide array of colours- red, pink, orange, cream and more. Planting them in your garden will make your flowers twin with the colours of the butterflies. 

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Not a flower, but butterflies love curry leaves. The curry leaf plant becomes a safe haven for butterflies to lay their eggs on the leaves. It provides shade and protects the eggs from predators. The caterpillars eat the curry leaves and grow into beautiful butterflies. If you want your garden to attract butterflies, why not make it a permanent home for them instead of just a temporary stay? (Pixabay)