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viceroy monarch giant swallowtail large orange sulfur, female cloudless sulfur, male long-tailed skipper (urbanus proteus) black swallowtail, female black swallowtail, female

Juvenal's Dusky Wings Gulf Fritillary Gulf Fritillary Black Swallowtail, male, just hatched Zebra Longwing giant swallowtail, just born black swallowtail, just born cassius blue, female common checkered skipper

Gardening to attract Butterflies in Central Florida

giant swallowtail, just born

Butterflies are beautiful! There are also some very beautiful Moths in Florida, just think of the gorgeous Luna Moth.

Butterflies don't need much, nectar, water, and feeder plants for their caterpillars.

giant swallowtail caterpillar

I mostly see Gulf Fritillaries, Giant Swallowtails and Black Swallowtails. Every once in a while others come by for a visit (See pictures above).

black swallowtail caterpillarCertain plants in Myrtle Glen are just for caterpillars, for example:passiflora amethyst

  • Passiflora
  • Snow on the Mountain bush
  • Aristolochia vine
  • Milkweed
  • Dill. I just scatter dill weed seeds into the flower beds. Dill seems to grow much better if it can decide where to sprout by itself. Since it can be pulled up without effort, I thin it out where needed. caterpillar in warning pose
  • Bronze fennel looks handsome with its feathery leaves and swallowtail caterpillars love it.

giant swallowtail crysalisWater is offered by the short waterways between the pond basins with wet rocks, same with the store bought 'spring'. The ground in certain areas of the Garden stays wet, where cannas and gingers are planted.

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