The bright orange flowers of this plant look  great combined with other plants that attract butterflies like Black-eyed Susan, Helenium, Summer Sun Heliopsis, and Red and Stella d'Oro Daylilies.

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Orange Butterfly Plant

 Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly and Hummingbird lovers - this is the plant for you! Clusters of brilliant orange flowers blooming early in the summer attract birds and butterflies alike.  Also known as Orange Butterfly Weed and Butterfly Milkweed, the Orange Butterfly Plant needs a couple of growing seasons to dig its tap-root deeply and reach its mature size.

Sun: full                                           Height: 24 -36 inches 

Blooms: mid-summer                     Zones: 4 through 9

Attracts:  Butterflies, Birds, and Hummingbirds

Candytuft

 Iberis sempervirons

This low-growing perennial is covered with masses of bright white flowers in the spring and sometimes blooms again in the fall.

A speading evergreen, Candytuft is good in rock gardens, mixed borders and on slopes, and can also be used in bouquets. 

Sun: full - part shade                              Height: 12 inches 

Blooms: early to late spring                    Zones: 4 through 9

Attracts:  Butterflies, Birds, and Hummingbirds