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Gardens with a Purpose
There have been several entries to this blog about butterfly gardens but with the weather warming and the sun shining it’s hard not to think about getting out in the garden. Butterfly gardening is one of the most popular topics. Almost every garden catalog, garden center or gardening show will have suggestions on planting a butterfly garden. There are just a few more suggestions for you to think about. The host plants are the most important part to any butterfly or pollinator garden. These host plants are what the larvae or caterpillars will eat. These caterpillars are what become the butterflies people want to see flitting about their garden. So the best way to insure you have lots of different types of butterflies is to plant lots of different types of host plants. Do a little research and find out what types of host plants the different butterflies want. A few suggestions: Milkweed for Monarchs Parsley for black swallowtails Clover for sulphurs Spicebush for spicebush swallowtails Hollyhock for painted ladies Asters for pearl crescent Pipevine for pipevine swallowtail Willow for viceroys Snapdragons for buckeye Rue for giant swallowtails Pawpaw for zebra swallowtails Nettles for red admiral Cherries or apple trees for red-spotted purple
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