Help the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly right in your yard. Native Sundial Lupine is the caterpillar’s food source, while New Jersey Tea and Button Blazing Star are nectar sources for adult butterflies.
Ecological Benefits
Host and nectar plants for the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly. Sundial Lupine is also a larval host for Gray Hairstreak butterfly, Frosted Elfin butterfly, Wild Indigo Duskywing butterfly, and Perseus Duskywing butterfly. New Jersey tea is popular with bees and songbirds. Button Blazing Star attracks multiple butterfly species, bees, and hummingbirds.
Landscaping Tips
Great for perennial beds, slopes, and retaining walls. For spacing, the Sundial Lupine: prefers 10" – 2', New Jersey Tea: 2" – 3", and Button Blazing Star: 10" – 1.5'.
