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Re: Butterfly gardening

Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

This was submitted by  "Sheila D" <ladysno@pacifier.com>

>From *Simple Pleasures* newsletter
Sno
"I am who I am because of where I have been"

**GARDEN SHED

Butterflies in the garden:

Butterflies and moths belong to the insect order Lepidoptera.
They go through a four-stage developmental process known as 
metamorphosis.
Involving an egg, larva or caterpillar, pupa or chrysalis, and adult
stage. Depending on the species, the life cycle of a butterfly may take
anywhere from one month to a year. Usually, the most common 
butterflies
are multiple-brooded and provide several generations to your butterfly
garden throughout the season.

The plants that attract butterflies for nectar, shelter and food
do best in full sun. Plant your butterfly garden in light well-drained
soil in a location that gets at least 6 hours of full sun a day. Many
native butterflies seem to prefer purple, yellow, orange, and red-
colored
blossoms. Clusters of short, tubular flowers or flat-topped blossoms
provide the ideal shapes for butterflies to land easily and feed. The
nectar of single flowers are more accessible and easier for butterflies 
to
extract than the nectar of flowers with double petal rows. Butterflies 
are
first attracted to flowers by their color so it is a good idea to plant
your garden with drifts of different plants. Butterflies are active from
early spring until late fall. Plant a selection of flowers that will
provide nectar throughout the entire growing season. Host plants 
provide
food for caterpillars and lure female butterflies into the garden to lay
eggs. Some butterflies drink and extract salts from moist soil.
Butterflies often perch on stones or vegetation spreading their wings 
and
bask in the sun. This raises their body temperature improving their 
flight
and activity levels. Most traditional garden pesticides are toxic to
butterflies. Use predatory insects, insecticidal soap or hand picking to
remove the pests.

A handy field guides to help you identify the beautiful butterflies
that visit your garden:
Butterflies and Moths--A Golden Guide
by R. T. Mitchell and H. S, Zim.
Paperback - August 1987
Published by Golden Books Pub Co
ISBN: 0307240525

Bellow is a listing of some butterflies and the plants they use to
feed their larva.

Black Swallowtail- Parsley, carrot, dill, parsnip
Spicebush Swallowtail -spice bush, sassafras
Common Snout Butterfly- hackleberry
Buckeye- snapdragons, loosestrife, plantains
Painted Lady- thistles
Monarch Butterfly- milk weed
Common Hairstreak- holly hocks, mallow, and malva families

Bellow is a list of plants that attract butterflies
L refers to  Larval Food Plants
N refers to Nectar Plants

Annuals:
Ageratum - Ageratum houstonianum N
Cosmos - Cosmos spp. N
Globe Candytuft - Iberis umbellata N
Gomphrena - Gomphrena globosa N
Heliotrope - Heliotropium arborescens N
Lamb's Quarters - Chenopodium album L
Lantana - Lantana camara N
Marigold - Tagetes spp. N
Nasturtium - Tropaeolum spp. N
Nicotiana - Nicotiana alata N
Petunia - Petunia x hybrida N
Salvia - Salvia spp. N
Scabiosa - Scabiosa atropurpurea N
Snapdragon - Antirrhinum majus L,N
Statice - Limonium sinuatum N
Sunflower - Helianthus spp. N
Sweet Alyssum - Lobularia maritima N
Verbena - Verbena spp. N
Zinnia - Zinnia spp. N

Biennials:
 Dame's Rocket - Hesperis matronalis N
Queen Anne's Lace - Daucus carota L,N
Thistle - Cirsium spp. L,N
Herbs:
Catnip - Nepeta cataria N
Chives - Allium schoenoprasum N
Dill - Anethum graveolens L,N
Lavender - Lavender angustifoliaa N
Mint - Mentha spp. N
Parsley - Petroselinum crispum L,N
Sweet Fennel - Foeniculum vulgare L,N
Shrubs:
.Butterfly Bush - Buddleia davidii N
Cinquefoil - Potentilla spp. N
Chokecherry - Prunus virginiana L,N
Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster spp. N
Lilac - Syringa spp. N
Mock Orange - Philadelphus spp. N
Privet - Ligustrum spp. N
Russian Olive - Elaeagnus angustifolia N
Spirea - Spiraea spp. N
Viburnum - Viburnum spp. N
Wild Plum - Prunus americana L,N

Trees: are used as a larval food host, nectar source, and for
shelter and  protection.

Birch - Betula spp. L,N
Cherry - Prunus spp. L,N
Cottonwood - Populus deltoides L,N
Elm - Ulmus spp. L,N
Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis L,N
Hawthorn - Crataegus spp. N
Linden (Basswood) - Tilia spp. N
Oak - Quercus spp. L
Plum - Prunus spp. N
Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana L
Willow - Salix spp. L,N
Perennials:
Aster - Aster spp. L,N
BeeBalm - Monarda spp. N
Blanketflower - Gaillardia spp. N
Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa L,N
Chrysanthemum - Chrysanthemum spp. N
Clover - Melilotus spp., Trifolium spp. L,N
Coreopsis - Coreopsis spp. N
Daylily - Hemerocallis spp. N
Gayfeather - Liatris spp. N
Goldenrod - Solidago rigida N
Hollyhock - Alcea rosea L
Ironweed - Vernonia spp. N
Joe-Pye Weed - Eupatorium spp. N
Mallow - Malva spp. L
Milkweed - Asclepias spp. L,N
Ornamental Onion - Allium spp. N
Phlox - Phlox spp. N
Pinks - Dianthus spp. N
Prairie Clover - Dalea spp. L,N
Purple Coneflower - Echinacea spp. N
Pussy-toes - Antennaria spp. N
Rudbeckia - Rudbeckia spp. N
Sedum - Sedum spp. N
Shasta Daisy - Chrysanthemum maximum N
Yarrow - Achillea spp. N

MONARCH WATCH
This site is dedicated to the education, conservation, and research of 
the
Monarch butterfly. Coordinated by educators from the University of 
Kansas
and the University of Minnesota, this is a good site for information and
articles about the monarch butterfly. http://monarchwatch.org

Bellow is a partial list of  places around the US that offer butterfly
exhibits.

Birmingham Zoo Insectarium
2630 Cahaba Road, Birmingham, AL 35223.
Sonoran Arthropod Studies, Inc. (SASI) Insect Zoo
2437 North Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85703
San Francisco Zoological Society Insect Zoo
Zoo Road and Skyline Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94132.
Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center
6252 West 104th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80020, Phone 303-469-
5441.
Email pavilion@tesser.com
Smithsonian Insect Zoo
Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of Natural History,
Tenth and Constitution Avenues, NW, Washington, DC 20560,
Phone 202-673-4717.
Butterfly World
Tradewinds Park, 3600 West Sample Road, Coconut Creek, FL 
33073,
Phone 305-977-4400.
The Butterfly Place
Papillon Park, 120 Tyngsboro Road, Westford, MA 01885; Phone 
508-392-0955.
Mackinac Island Butterfly House Sawyers Greenhouse, 1308 
McGaulpin,
Mackinac Island, MI 49757, Phone 906-847-3972. Michigan State 
University
Butterfly House Department of Entomology, Michigan State 
University, East
Lansing, MI, Phone 517-355-1803. Cape May Bird Observatory P.O. 
Box 3,
Cape May Point, NJ 08212, Phone 609-884-2736. Newport Butterfly 
Farm 594
Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI 02842, Phone 401-849-9519. 
Fort Worth
Zoological Park Insectarium 2727 Zoological Park Drive, Fort Worth, 
TX
76110-1787, Phone 817-870-7057. Yeager Butterfly Farm 570 
William Drive,
Pearsall, TX 78061. San Antonio Zoological Garden 3903 North St. 
Mary's,
San Antonio, TX 78212. Bristow Butterfly Habitat at Norfolk 
Botanical
Gardens Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, VA - 3-acre habitat for 
butterflies
and moths. Friday Harbor Butterfly House 232 A Street, Friday 
Harbor, WA
98250; Phone 360-378-WINGS.




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