Mature plants can also be divided. Fleabane – There are many plants that go be the name “fleabane”, most of them in the Aster family. The fleabane that North American butterflies find most attractive is the Eastern Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus). ... When purchasing lavender, look at the Latin name.

Do butterflies like fleabane?

Daisy Fleabane – This dainty, long-blooming native biennial grows in my lawn and gardens. It's a good filler plant in the garden and a great plant for bees and small butterflies.

Do insects like fleabane?

Some early American settlers kept dried fleabane in their homes and in small satchels to repel gnats and fleas; that's how the plant got its common name. In fact, there is no evidence that supports fleabane as an insect repellent. On the contrary, fleabane is rather attractive to pollinating insects.