Gardening Tips
Butterfly Gardening
"Finding fun in the flitter"
July 2004
Feed Caterpillars with Host Plants
| Caterpillar | Host |
|---|---|
| Monarch | Milkweed |
| Painted Lady | Legumes |
| Red Admiral | Nettles |
| Black Swallowtail | Umbellifers |
| Zebra Swallowtail | PawPaw |
| Gray Hairstreak | Variety |
| Silver Checkerspot | Sunflowers |
| Carolina Sphinx Moth (Hornworm) | TomatoTobacco |
| Eastern Tailed Blue | Legumes |
| Least Skipper | Grasses |
| Luna Moth | Various Trees Cattail |
Create a Beneficial Environment
- Choose a sunny spot
- Create mass plantings
- Use long flowering plants
- Provide a variety of flowering nectar plants
- Provide a variety of host plants
- Employ fragrant flowers
- Provide wind breaks
- Provide resting/hiding places
- Provide shallow water for puddling
- Provide fruit tray
- Stop using pesticides
Attract Butterflies with Nectar Plants
Annuals
- Verbena
- Pentas
- Lantana
- Ageratum
- Heliotrope
- Petunia
- Zinnia
- Marigold
- Herbs
- Mint
- Rosemary
- Bee Balm
- Agastache
- Lavender
- Thyme
Wildflowers
& Perennials
- Milkweed
- Sedum
- Coneflower
- Coreopsis
- Salvia
- Daisy
- Dianthus
- Lobelia
- Yarrow
- Goldenrod
- Gaillardia
- Asters
- Scabiosa
Shrubs
& Trees
- Butterfly Bush SummerSweet Buckeye
- Cherry
- Willow
- Spicebush
- Abelia
- Arrowwood
- Lilac
- Mock Orange
Call 479-253-7466 for more information on any of the new introductions reviewed in this article.
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