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Attracting Butterflies

Want to add some winged wonder to your backyard? Attract butterflies with these butterfly gardening ideas and our expert tips on the best plants and flowers that attract butterflies.

Butterfly Love

At the butterfly exhibit where I work, our guests frequently point out pairs of butterflies...

Pentas: Perfect in Butterfly Gardens

At the butterfly garden where I work, I get asked pretty much every day which...

Spring Butterflies: Mourning Cloak

Some folks still have snow on the ground, but others are starting too see signs...

Pineapple Sage for Cool-Season Butterflies

It’s no secret that most salvia species are great nectar providers for butterflies and hummingbirds....

How Butterflies Seek Shelter From a Storm

  Anytime a hurricane threatens here in the South, we get a lot of questions...

“Punctuation” Butterflies: Commas and the Question Mark

One of my favorite groups of butterflies are known as the “Anglewings” due to their...

Attract Butterflies With Colorful Lantana

Do you enjoy butterflies? (American Painted Lady) I certainly do.  Especially when I see them...

Eggs in the Garden, or Where Caterpillars Come From

If you’re a good butterfly gardener, your garden is filled with nectar plants. If you’re...

Monarchs, Queens, and Butterfly Mimicry

Most people are familiar with the beautiful Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). It can be found...

Be on the Lookout for Red Admirals!

Be on the Lookout for Red Admirals!
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Parsley Caterpillar

I love to have fresh herbs to pick when cooking. Nothing better than their just-picked...
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Focus on Natives: Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

If you live in the Southeast, perhaps you’ve seen one of these beauties floating through...
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Focus on Natives: Eastern Black Swallowtail

I saw my first Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly the other day, and it immediately sent...
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Working for the Weekend: Butterfly Puddling Spot

With spring well settled in, most areas of the southeast should be seeing butterflies by...
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Focus on Natives: Passionvine and its Butterflies

It’s nearly time for my favorite flower to bloom here in Tampa – it’s almost...