What Attracts Dragonflies? 17 Eye-Catching Plants to Try

Dragonflies are graceful and beautiful to watch, but they also help to reduce other pesky insect populations by preying on mosquitoes and flies. If you want to better defend against mosquitoes, it’s a wise idea to make your backyard hospitable to dragonflies.1 One way to do that is with smart landscaping.

Dragonflies are aquatic insects that need fresh water to breed, so adding a pond to your garden is one way to draw them to your backyard. They tend to like open garden layouts with a wide range of plants—including ones that also attract the insects they prey on.

Here are suggestions for pretty plants that will attract dragonflies to your garden, including a wide range of hardiness zones.