Angela Judd (@growing.in.the.garden) is a garden educator who has shared helpful advice on what to grow and how to grow it since 2015. She’s helped countless gardeners over the years, including us!

If you love seeing butterflies in your yard, there’s one plant you may not have heard of: Gregg’s mistflower. This low-maintenance perennial is worth considering, especially after seeing Angela’s video of butterflies swarming its blooms. She jokes that it’s “one serious butterfly magnet,” and she’s definitely not wrong!

One commenter shared another plant to consider adding to your garden along with the Gregg’s mistflower. “Love this! The queens just started noticing Gregg’s mist in my garden! I paired it with Mexican evening primrose for a gorgeous pink/purple groundcover.”

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More About Growing Gregg’s Mistflower in Your Garden

Angela shared more about this hardy plant in the caption: “Think they’re just here for the nectar? Not quite.

“Queen butterflies absolutely love Gregg’s mistflower. Male Queens seek out compounds in the plant that they use to make danaidone, a courtship pheromone. Pretty amazing.

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“Gregg’s mistflower is also such a good fit for a hot-climate pollinator garden. It’s a Southwest native perennial that handles our summers, blooms when butterflies are active, and can attract an incredible number of Queens when it’s in bloom.”

Gregg’s mistflower thrives in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 through 10 and loves hot, sunny garden beds with well-draining soil.

This plant spreads quickly and can take over your garden if you don’t keep it under control. Neil Sperry’s Gardens calls it an unsung hero of the garden but warns, “Don’t overdo it, though. You’re looking for flowers, not foliage. And these plants grow vigorously. Give them plenty of space from the start and keep harvesting those offsets to keep the mother clumps from growing far and wide.”

If you want more butterflies and beautiful blooms, this underrated flower may deserve a spot in your garden. We love its wild look…just don’t let it run too wild!

Related: Little Girl Grows a Butterfly Garden From Seed, and Her Reaction to the First Visitor Is Pure Joy