Asking for a friend.
The real question is which flower wouldn’t I choose. I’d be the first Slutterfly. Every flower, every day. Just butterfly hedonism.
If monofloral relationships require too much commitment, why not consider joining a polyfloral rainbow butterfly community. Maybe polyfloral is the way to go.
Are you asking about effective plantings to attract butterflies? In that case we need more information like your approximate location and hardiness zone. Or is this a whimsical question.
I choose the whimsical interpretation of it. I bet it’s a flower that is going to try on make-up for the first time that is asking.
It’s a top secret human experiment to see how different people interpret it.
If you’re into botany/entomology, this is the time and place for you to shine. If you’re out for the giggles, that should work equally well. Other options are also equally valid.
Probably the nearest ones
Corpse flowers
Dianthus barbatus Pic
Those like really nice. Also, once you’ve landed on one, the others aren’t far away.
Dionaea muscipula
LOL. That’s pretty brutal.
Brutal for everyone underneath, but the flowers of Dionaea muscipula are on long stalks keeping you safely above the gaping jaws below.
Just make sure not to have any fermented plum juice before you go, as you may be to tipsy to stick the landing:
I would choose a nettle, as Admiral Butterflies do. There flowers aren’t extravagant but the poison tipped spines are very good protection.
Which nettle you may ask (as there are many)
Ideally Urtica sykesii for its beautiful triangular leaves perfectly embellished with triangular edges which itself have beautiful spikes (one of my favorite plants).
For added protection the most dangerous nettle Urtica ferox a nettle so big it has become a woody tree with thick spikes as long as your nose, loaded with enough poison to kill a dog or leave a man limp for weeks (I would make sure no dogs are harmed). The beautiful red admirals favorite choice.
Nice! That was a fascinating way to look at it. Makes sense too.
