I have found nothing like the butterfly bush to attract butterflies in the garden. Our bushes seem to bloom later in the summer, around August, here in Ohio. Pink, white, purple, yellow - there are numerous colors.

A lot of monarch butterflies love it. In fact, I had one right next to my pond and had to move it as the monarchs would land and the frogs would eat them. Kind of defeats the purpose.

My grandson actually caught a monarch butterfly when he was 2 years old. He picked it right off the bush.

This is a very attractive addition to your backyard landscape and I highly recommend it.