Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui butterfly / moth

40 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Bee Balm (Wild Bergamot)Monarda fistulosawildflower · Jul-AugBlack-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirtawildflower · July–SeptemberBlanketflowerGaillardia aristatawildflower · June–SeptemberCanada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberCommon SunflowerHelianthus annuuswildflower · July–SeptemberDotted BlazingstarLiatris punctatawildflower · August–SeptemberFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberFlat-topped White AsterDoellingeria umbellatawildflower · August–SeptemberGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberGolden Currant (Buffalo Currant)Ribes aureumshrub · May–JuneJerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosuswildflower · August–SeptemberJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium maculatumwildflower · July–SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberMeadowsweetSpiraea albashrub · July–AugustMoss PhloxPhlox hoodiigroundcover · Apr-JunPearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberPin CherryPrunus pensylvanicatree · MayPrairie ThistleCirsium flodmaniiwildflower · June-AugustPurple ConeflowerEchinacea angustifoliawildflower · June-AugustPurple-stemmed Tall Aster (Swamp Aster)Symphyotrichum puniceumwildflower · August–SeptemberPussy WillowSalix discolorshrub · March–AprilRabbitbrushEricameria nauseosashrub · August-OctoberRed Osier DogwoodCornus sericeashrub · June–JulyScarlet Butterfly PlantOenothera suffrutescenswildflower · Jun-AugSelf-healPrunella vulgariswildflower · June–AugustShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosashrub · June–SeptemberSilverberryElaeagnus commutatashrub · JuneSitka ValerianValeriana sitchensiswildflower · Jun-AugSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberSpreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumwildflower · June–AugustSpring BeautyClaytonia lanceolataherb · April–MayWater SmartweedPersicaria amphibiawildflower · June–SeptemberWestern SnowberrySymphoricarpos occidentalisshrub · June–JulyWhite Prairie AsterSymphyotrichum falcatumwildflower · August–SeptemberWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWild ChivesAllium schoenoprasumwildflower · June–JulyWillow AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatumwildflower · Aug-OctYarrowAchillea millefoliumwildflower · June–August

lays eggs on

Common SunflowerHelianthus annuuswildflower · July–SeptemberPrairie ThistleCirsium flodmaniiwildflower · June-August