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This is Schizachyrium scoparium, also known as Little Bluestem and Bunchgrass. This grass not only attracts butterflies, but it is very ornamental and changes color from a bluish green sprouts in the Spring to mahogany shoots in the Fall and throughout most of the Winter. The fuzzy white seeds are very important to small birds who count on this food to make it through the Winter. Caterpillars from the skipper butterfly live in the tube tents above the base of the clumps. This grass must grow in the full sun and the deer will not eat this. This is the larval host plant for the Ottoe Skipper, Indian Skipper, Crossline Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Leonards Skipper, Dakota Skipper, Cobweb Skipper, and Meskes Skipper or Dixie Skipper butterflies. USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 9

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These seeds were collected from Agave americana, also known as sentry plant, century plant, maguey, and American aloe. This succulent likes to live in full sun to partial shade where it can grow up to 6 feet high with bright yellow blossoms in late spring and early summer. This plant is drought resistant, deer resistant, and attracts a wide variety of birds, bees, and butterflies. Agave in general are nectar plants for the Moon-marked Skipper butterflies. USDA Hardiness Zones 8 to 11.

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This is Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh, also known as lanceleaf figwort, American Figwort, Western Figwort, Hare Figwort, and Early Figwort. This is a plant with a large amount of nectar, so it is great for attracting birds, bees, and butterflies to your garden. This early figwort blooms from May to July where as late figwort blooms from July to October. Early figwort is the larval host plant for the Fulvia Checkerspot, Gillettes Checkerspot, Chalcedon Checkerspot, Arachne Checkerspot, and Dotted Checkerspot butterflies. USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 9.

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This is Monarda fistulosa, also known as Wild Beebalm, and wild bergamot. This perennial is used as an ornamental in many gardens, also is used as a honey plant. These fragrant flowers attracts birds, bees, and butterflies. This plant likes to live in sun to partial shade, where it grows up to 3 feet tall. From late Spring to early Fall this plant blossoms pink, and violet. The leaves can be eaten raw and uncooked, where it is commonly used in salads. USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9

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This is Geum triflorum, also known as prairie smoke, old mans whiskers, three-flowered avens, and Purple Avens. Growing up to 8 inches tall, this plant likes to live in the full sun. Geum triflorum is resistant to deer. Blooming from Spring to early Summer this plant has red blossoms. A vast variety of bees pollinate this plant. Some plateau indians used this plant to treat tuberculosis. The roots can be used to make a tea. USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 7.