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To
attract butterflies to your South Florida garden we suggest you
plant the following host plants for them to lay their eggs on and
as food supply for the emerging caterpillars:
| Butterflies |
Host Plants |
| Red Admiral |
Nettles |
| Painted Lady |
Mallows |
| White Peacock |
(Bacopa Monieri) Water Hyssop |
|
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) |
Milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) |
| Queen (Danaus gilippus) |
Milkweed |
| Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charitonius) |
Passion Vine (Suberosa, Incense, Incarnata) |
| Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphonte) |
Wild Lime, Citrus |
| Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) |
Cassia (Senna, Derert, Bahama, Fistula) |
| Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) |
Dutchmans Pipe |
| Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) |
Cassia (Senna, Desert, Bahama, Fistula) |
| Julia (Dryas iulia) |
Passion Vine (Suberosa, Incense, Incarnata) |
| Pipe vine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) |
Pipe Vine (Aristolochia) |
| Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) |
Dill, Parsley, Fennel |
The following list is recommended nectar plants which the adult
butterfly will feed on, keeping them in in your backyard. These
are just a few of many:
- Beach Sunflower (Helianthus Debilis)
- Bloodberry (Cordia Globosa)
- Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
- Butterflyweed (Ascelepias Tuberosa)
- Cigar Plant or Candy Corn (Cuphea melvilla)
- Fire Bush (Hamelia patens)
- Fire Spike (Odontonema Strictum)
- Golden Dewdrop (Duranta Repens)
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- Jatrophe
- Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium Fistulesum)
- Mist Sunflower (Conoclinum - Coelestinum)
- Porter Weed (Stachytarpheta)
- Red Pentas (Lanceolata)
- Scorpiontail (Heliotropium Angiospernum)
- Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago Sempervirens)
- Spanish Needle (Bidens Pilosa)
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Remember:
- A sunny, less windy location is best, however, Zebras love
to float in the shade of bushes and trees.
- The more host and nectar plants you have, the more butterflies
will be attracted to your garden.
- Butterflies "puddle". They like a wet sandy area
where they congregate and sip minerals and nutrients from the
wet sand and water.
- Rocks to rest and enjoy their beautiful garden, and don't forget
a bench or hammock for yourself.
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