What type of BUTTERFLIES are you trying to attract?
Monarch, spicebush swallowtail, pale swallowtail, Eastern tiger swallowtail, promethea silkmoth, brown elfin, Henry’s elfin, striped hairstreak, grey hairstreak, Cobweb Skipper, Dusted Skipper, Ottoe Skipper, Delaware Skipper, Crossline Skipper, Swarthy Skipper, Arogos skiper, pepper-and-salt skipper, Spring Azure, Snowberry Clearwing Moth, Queen, Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Longwing, Crimson-patch longwing, Red-banded hairstreak, Julia butterfly, Mexican butterfly, Plebian sphinx, marine blue, Brown Elfin, Datana Major Moth (Azalea Caterpillar), common buckeye
What NECTAR and HOST plants are in your garden?
Plants that are already in the garden:
Conoclinium coelestinum
Symphyotrichum elliottii
Vaccinium elliottii
Symphyotrichum georgianum
Fragaria virginiana
Rudbeckia laciniata
Echinacea purpurea
Heliopsus helianthroides
Helianthus angustifolius
Solidago altissima
Solidago canadensis
Monarda fistulosa
Rudbeckia fulgida
Hypericum hypericoides
Polygonum americanum
Callicarpa americana
Asimina parviflora
Ilex decidua
Aesculus pavia
Rhus copallinum
Pinus palustris
Vaccinium arboreum
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias perennis
Asclepias verticillata
Schizachyrium scoparium
Andropogon ternarius
Pityopsis graminifolia
Marshallia graminifolia
Gelsemium sempervirens
Lonicera sempervirens
Passiflora incarnata
Bignonia capreolata
Campsis radicans
Salvia lyrata
Coreopsis grandiflora
Fothergilla gardenii
Sambucus nigra
Ilex glabra
Stokesia laevis
Chrysogonum virginianum
Hydrangea quercifolia
S. angustifolium
Aristolochia macrophylla
Lindera benzoin
Amelanchier laevis
Sassafras albidum
Wisteria frutescens
Linaria canadensis
Packera anonyma
Plants that will be added in the coming months:
Cornus florida
Cercis canadensis
Crataegus marshallii
Antennaria dimorpha
Rhododendron calendulaceum
R. flammeum
R. prunifolium
R. canescens
R. arborescens
R. viscosum
R. serrulatum
Ilex glabra
Itea virginica
Gaillardia aristata
Salvia coccinea
Elephantopus carolinianus
Fothergilla gardenii
Sorghastrum nutans
Panicum virgatum
