Native Flowers for Butterflies

[Anonymous]

I just found the California Native Plant Society web page, and a sub-page on flowers and plants for butterflies. http://www.cnps.org/gallery/callahan/butterflies.htm Does anyone know if any of these plants do well in southern San Jose in particular, and in this clay adobe you-need-a-pickaxe-to-dig soil? And if yes to those, are they available at nurseries, and if so, where?

Thanks!</p>

[Anonymous]

Hi Melissa,Two excellent resources for you are:Common Butterflies of California by Bob StewartWest Coast Lady Press, 1997This book gives both host and nectar plants for butterflies endemic to all the different regions of CA.-and-Where on Earth--A Guide to Specialty Nurseries and Other Resources for California Gardenersby Barbara Stevens & Nancy Connor.Heyday Books, Berkeley, 1997

These 2 books should have most of the information you need.Good luck.Mary </p>