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Plant Butterfly Garden in April and May

April and May are perfect for starting a butterfly garden. The soil is warm enough for [...]

June 8th, 2007 | Tags: Adult Butterflies, Aster Family, Beneficial Micro Organisms, Butterfly Garden, Butterfly Species, Colorful Plants, Delicate Creatures, Energy Drinks, Garden Bench, Host Plants, Mexican Sunflower, Nearby Garden, Nectar Plants, Parsley Family, Plants And Insects, Sandy Soils, Seed Crops, Straw Mulch, Swallowtail Butterflies, Winged Insect | Category: Butterfly Gardens | Leave a comment

Plants That Will Bring on the Butterflies

Want to turn your landscape into a place that butterflies love to visit? Plant a [...]

June 4th, 2007 | Tags: Alabama Cooperative Extension, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Annuals And Perennials, Basking In The Sun, Blue Flowers, Bushes And Shrubs, Butterfly Bush, Colored Blooms, Cooperative Extension System, Flat Stones, Orange Red, Pink Flowers, Planting Annuals, Purple Flowers, Red Flowers, Summer Gardens, Tithonia, Winged Creatures, Woody Shrub, Yellow Flowers | Category: Butterfly Gardens | Leave a comment

BUTTERFLY GARDENS

Nectar Preferences
Different species of butterflies have different preferences of nectar, in both colors and tastes. A wide variety of food plants will give the greatest diversity of visitors. Try staggering wild and cultivated plants, as well as blooming times of the day and year. Groups of the same plants will be easier for butterflies to [...]

June 2nd, 2007 | Tags: Adult Butterflies, Bird Droppings, Butterfly Gardens, Cloudy Days, Different Species Of Butterflies, Food Plants, Host Plants, Larvae, Open Areas, Overripe, Puddles, Several Species, Shady Areas, Small Rain, Species Of Butterflies, Spines, Stale Beer, Swallowtail Caterpillars, Sweet Drinks, Wide Variety Of Food | Category: Butterfly Gardens | Leave a comment