I am attempting to build a sustainable butterfly garden at a local elementary school. I would like the plants to be mostly native. Does anyone know of a resource to find perennials native to the Boston region that also attract butterflies and birds?

Here is your home work assignment. J.O.!

http://www.gardencountry.com/pages/butterfly.html

http://www.thebutterflysite.com/gardening.shtml

http://www.butterflyhouse.org/gardening.html

http://ucs.orst.edu/~holubs/bee/butterflyhome.htm


John / Ecologicals

You can also try a local college bookstore. Often plant taxonamy/plant ecology courses use textbooks/manuals featuring local flora.
I have a butterfly garden of local natives (in Tennessee) what a joy!