Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
There is also a Butterfly Bush that has very pretty flowers and attracks butterflies. It winters outside in Chicago. It just needs to be cut all the way back in the fall as it grows on old wood.

I've had one for a few years and it does bring on the butterflies!

I also planted bee balm this year. What pretty flowers. It attracks butterflies but bees too (Perhaps I should have figured that out from the name????)
I know...the bees did come to all the flowers, so far nonehave become aggressive to thegardener

Well, bees gotta buzz, birds gotta fly, cat gotta watch at the window!