1. The Butterfly House butterfly house banner. butterfly gardening. butterfly gardening Facts. One of themost common mistakes in butterfly gardening is planting only one nectar source. http://www.butterflyhouse.org/gardening.html

Butterfly Gardening Butterfly Gardening Facts Butterfly gardens can be grown throughout the United States. There is a wide variety of both butterfly attracting (nectar) plants and host plants covering climate zones throughout the country. Butterfly gardens can range in size from a few containers placed in a sunny spot to several acres. Nectar-producing plants will attract butterflies to your garden. In order to support a full butterfly lifecycle, host plants (for laying eggs and use as a caterpillar food source) must also be present. Throughout the country, the general requirements for butterfly gardening are the same: full sun, nectar source plants, larval host plants, a pesticide-free environment, and knowledge of the local butterfly fauna. Many buttefly-attracting plants are natives and require little attention, as they are naturally adapted to the region in which they live. Butterfly gardens are best planted in the spring with younger plants or in the fall with mature plants that will become dormant quickly and re-emerge in the spring. It is best not to plant in the heat of summer or the cold of winter. One of the most common mistakes in butterfly gardening is planting only one nectar source. Adult butterflies have a very short lifespan. Planting a variety of nectar sources will encourage more butterflies to visit the garden. Planting an adequate supply of host plants gives butterflies a place to lay their eggs, which will successfully hatch and result in butterflies that will continue to visit the garden.

2. Butterfly Garden - Articles On Butterfly Gardens, Butterfly Plants, And Attracti Butterfly Garden Articles on Butterfly Gardens, butterfly plants, and attracting Butterflies to your Garden! Best information resource on the Internet! butterfly gardening butterfly gardening http://www.thebutterflysite.com/gardening.shtml

Your #1 Site for Butterfly Info on the Internet! Gardening - Great tips for attracting butterflies to your butterfly garden! Butterfly Gardening Gardening l Biology l Rearing l l Conservation l Pictures l Activities Fun Facts l Live Releases l Specimen Suppliers l Gift Sites l Links l Store l HOME Butterfly Gardening Butterfly Gardening Links Butterfly Gardening A butterfly garden is an easy way to both see more butterflies and to contribute towards their conservation, since many natural butterfly habitats have been lost to urbanization and other development. It is easy to increase the number and variety of butterflies in your yard. Simply grow the plants the caterpillars like to eat, and plants that adult butterflies feed on! Many websites provide comprehensive charts of plants that butterflies are attracted to and larval food plants. Several books are available at your local bookstore with butterfly plant lists and garden plans. Plants with varying blooming cycles can be placed together to keep your garden full of activity throughout the growing season. Butterfly Houses have slots the ideal size for keeping birds out while giving butterflies protection from the wind and weather, and are beautiful garden decorations. By having a

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5. NSiS: Florida Butterfly Gardening With Native Plants Info about butterfly gardening with Florida native plants Native butterfly gardening. There are several levels of butterfly gardening depending on whether you want http://www.nsis.org/butterfly/butterfly.html

Native Butterfly Gardening There are several levels of butterfly gardening depending on whether you want to just attract a few or provide a habitat inviting several varieties to move in lock, stock, and chrysalis. You can start by planting a few nectar plants or providing other lures to attract the butterflies in your area. You may find that you're satisfied or that you're so enchanted by your fluttering visitors that you want to do more. Butterfly habitat necessities Adult food sources In the garden, these are most often plants that provide nectar for adult butterflies. Most butterflies aren't very picky and will feed from a variety of flowering plants, though they may have a favorite or two. Other food sources include fermenting fruit, manure, carrion, and mud. Host plants Plants that provide a site for the butterfly to lay eggs and a food source for the emerging caterpillar. Be prepared for heavy munching on host plants Shelter Woody plants located near the nectar plants will provide butterflies with shelter during bad weather and at night. Water Butterflies can't drink from open water. They prefer very wet sand or soil.

6. How To Make Butterfly Gardens HOW TO MAKE BUTTERFLY GARDENS. By Stephanie Bailey, Extension Specialist Xerces Society/Smithsonian Institution. butterfly gardening Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/misc/ef006.htm

University of Kentucky Entomology EntFacts Information Sheets HOW TO MAKE BUTTERFLY GARDENS By Stephanie Bailey, Extension Specialist University of Kentucky Department of Entomology 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 see than singly planted flowers. Some varieties of flowers which are easy to find and grow in Kentucky, and will be attractive to many species of butterflies include: Aster Black-eyed Susan Butterfly weed Coreopsis Daylilies Goldenrod Hibiscus Lavender Lilac Marigold Butterfly Bush Oxeye Daisies Phlox Pink Azalea Purple Coneflower Redbud Rosemary Verbena Other Attractants Another way to attract adult butterflies to your yard is to offer places (food plants) for females to lay their eggs. Some females are pickier about which host to lay their eggs on than others. A few specific examples of butterflies and their host plants are listed at the end of this fact sheet. The larvae can also be very noteworthy. Some caterpillars have hairs or forked spines, which may be or may not sting (often the hairs are just for show). It's better to be safe than sorry, so wear gloves when handling these larvae. Certain swallowtail caterpillars imitate snakes or bird droppings. Other caterpillars, like sulphers, are camouflaged, or blend into their surroundings very well. If caterpillars are eating excessive foliage from a prominent or desirable part of a plant, try moving them (with gloves on if they're hairy) to the backside or another less noticeable portion of the plant.

7. The Urban Gardener - Butterfly Gardening butterfly gardening. Check back often as we will be updating with new facts monthly. There are many reasons to start a butterfly garden in. your backyard or on your window sill. The four main goals http://www.butterflies.com/garden.htm

Butterfly Gardening Check back often as we will be updating with new facts monthly. There are many reasons to start a butterfly garden in your backyard or on your window sill. The four main goals of a butterfly garden are: Planting gardens is environmentally sound and helps bring plants and flowers back into populated, urban areas Bringing native plants back into your local area, as these are often driven out by commercial and foreign varieties in many homes and gardens Helping to preserve many species of butterflies that are threatened by the ongoing destruction of their habitat Enjoying some of nature's most beautiful creatures by attracting them and nurturing them around your home Attracting butterflies into your garden is not difficult. Butterflies are equipped with a finely tuned and highly sensitive sense of smell. If you plant the right flowers they will come and make your garden their home. Butterflies can identify their favorite plants from miles away and travel for hours to taste the nectar of the flowers. They will lay eggs and remain nearby as long as you tend to your garden, keeping it healthy and blooming. In fact, you will be surprised to learn that the butterflies will probably arrive within only a few hours of the season's first flowers! It isn't difficult to make your backyard home to dozens at a time, giving you hours of enjoyment and helping the environment at the same time.

8. Butterflies And Butterfly Gardening In West Virginia WVU Extension Service information on butterflies in West Virginia. http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/wildlife/butterfl.htm

Butter flies and Butterfly Gardening in West Virginia Wildlife Norma Jean Venable WVU Extension Service Natural Resources Specialist December 1999 Planting gardens with flowers that attract butterflies is a natural way to attract these lovely creatures to your yard, garden, patio, or even window sill. Brightly colored butterflies provide interest to your surroundings and are also effective crop and flower pollinators. Your butterfly garden will also attract birds and other wildlife. Before you begin your butterfly garden it is important to know something about butterflies and about their life cycles, biology, and behavior. Butterfly Life Cycle All butterflies have the same general life cycle, consisting of four life stages: egg, larva (the caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult (the butterfly). Each stage has special food and environmental needs. The cycle begins when butterflies deposit eggs, which they may do in the spring, summer, or fall. Eggs differ in size and shape depending on the species. Butterflies can lay anywhere from 200 to 1,500 eggs depending on the species. Some are laid singly, some in clusters. A good nectar source is important to the adult's ability to produce large numbers of eggs. In most cases, eggs hatch within a few days of being deposited. Once a caterpillar is full size, it enters the pupal or chrysalis stage. Using silk produced by silk glands, the caterpillar attaches itself to a plant (or other object). Some butterflies, such as skippers, pupate inside a thin covering of silk and leaves. The caterpillar stays still for about a day as the pupal skin forms under the caterpillar skin. Then the old skin splits open and the pupa emerges. Pupae of some kinds of butterflies can be green or brown. The pupae of monarch butterflies are bright green.

9. Butterfly Gardening HOME GARDEN INFORMATION CENTER. 1888-656-9988. HGIC 1701. http//hgic.clemson.edu. butterfly gardening butterfly gardening. Flying flowers or jewels of the sky are just two of the terms that http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1701.htm

HGIC 1701 http://hgic.clemson.edu Butterfly Gardening Flying flowers or jewels of the sky are just two of the terms that have been used to describe the beauty and fascination that people have for butterflies. By following a few simple steps, you can attract these flying beauties to your garden. WHY DO BUTTERFLIES VISIT A GARDEN? Butterflies are looking for two things when they enter a garden: nectar , the food that adult butterflies need, and host plants , the place where the female will lay her eggs and the food that caterpillars need. Both are necessary to create a successful butterfly garden. NECTAR PLANT FACTORS Nectar plants These are plants with flowers that produce the sweet fluid that many insects, including butterflies, use as food. Flower colors Many of our native butterflies prefer plants that have pink, red, purple, yellow or orange flowers. Butterflies appear to be attracted to areas with large masses of a single color, or closely related colors, rather than gardens with many colors mixed together. Flower types Most butterflies must land in order to get to the nectar. They prefer plants having either clusters of short tubular flowers, or flowers with large, flat petals.

10. Butterfly Campaign Region 6 Offers a list of region six butterflies and their food sources. http://www.butterflyworld.com/region6.html

A Regional Guide to Butterfly Gardening Region 6 (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia) Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare Parsley ( Petroselinum crispum Carrot ( Daucus carota Dill ( Anethum graveolens Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus Spicebush ( Lindera benzoin Sassafrass ( Sassafrass albidum Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus Wild Cherry ( Prunus spp.) Poplar ( Populus spp.) Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Pipevines ( Aristolochia spp.) Buckeye Junonia coenia Snapdragon ( Antirrhinum spp.) Verbena ( Verbenaceae Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos Asters ( Asteraceae Monarch Danaus plexippus Milkweed ( Asclepias spp.) Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae Wild Senna ( Cassia spp.) Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae Passion Vine ( Passiflora spp.) Red-spotted Purple Limenitis astyanax Willow ( Salix spp.) Wild Cherry( Prunus spp.) FLOWERS (Nectar Sources) The following are excellent sources of nectar for your Butterfly Garden and can be purchased at most retail nurseries and garden centers throughout the country. Plant these in abundance where regionally available: Buddleia, Heliotrope, Lantana, Milkweed, Mint, Pentas, Porterweed, Verbena and Zinnias. © 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Butterfly World

11. Butterfly Gardening butterfly gardening. Welcome garden. During my first year of butterflygardening (1993), I saw 14 butterfly species in the garden. http://pages.prodigy.net/raueri/btrfly.htm

Butterfly Gardening Welcome to my website where you can find information obtained from my garden located in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA (a suburb of Washington, D.C.). I hope you use it to create your own butterfly garden. If you're interested in watching butterflies, I strongly recommend creating a butterfly garden. During my first year of butterfly gardening (1993), I saw 14 butterfly species in the garden. Since then, I have added many plants to attract butterflies. In 2002, I observed 37 butterfly species (out of a total of 50 seen in the garden since 1993). Creating a butterfly garden also attracts other interesting plants and animals. You don't need to live in the country or next to a natural area to attract butterflies. Small suburban lots with mowed-grass lawns and a few trees and shrubs surround my garden. Rock Creek National Park is about a half-mile away. Eric Raun Contents: The most attractive nectar plants for butterflies and moths in my garden. Get free milkweed seeds Photos of the garden and butterflies (under construction). Where to acquire butterfly-attracting plants. ... Patio Butterfly Gardening (new) You can attract butterflies with fruit.

12. Bgq1 colorful Painted Ladies as they sip nectar from a butterfly bush? Or watch dragonflies hover by your garden 9.95 from Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Basics of butterfly gardening. About Me http://www.butterflygardeners.com/

This site is hosted by Netfirms Web Hosting Butterfly Gardeners' Quarterly A Newsletter for Gardeners and Butterfly Enthusiasts "If You Plant It, They Will Come" Anise Swallowtail. Photo by Tom Boyden How would you like to gaze out your kitchen window at colorful Painted Ladies as they sip nectar from a butterfly bush? Or watch dragonflies hover by your garden pond, while iridescent blues flutter on its sandy edge? Maybe you'd like to observe an Anise Swallowtail as it grows from a tiny egg to a fat caterpillar in your fennel patch, and see its magical transformation into a chrysalis and then a butterfly with yellow and black wings. By creating a haven for butterflies in your yard, you can greatly enhance your chances of attracting many colorful visitors like tiger swallowtails and admirals. This can be as simple as adding marigolds and zinnias to a sunny flower bed, or as extensive as replacing the lawn with a wildflower meadow and establishing a backyard wildlife sanctuary. Butterflies, birds, and other wild creatures need the shelter provided by a variety of trees and shrubs. This “wild and fuzzy” style is easier on you and the environment, while creating habitat for an intriguing array of

13. Butterfly Gardening Index Page butterfly gardening. habitats Designing a butterfly garden. ResourcesTeacher resources, children s books, websites, organizations. http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/butterflypages/

Butterfly Gardening Instructional Activities Page Department of Horticulture Information about butterflies Life cycle, basking, puddling, hibernation, migration, glossary of butterfly terms Common butterflies in Kentucky Photos, plant hosts, habitats Designing a butterfly garden Resources Teacher resources, children's books, websites, organizations Acknowledgements Credits for images used in this web site This site is maintained by the Department of Horticulture at the University of Kentucky and is a collaborative effort between Robert Geneve, Richard Durham, Christy Cassady, Cheryl Kaiser and Tom Shearin. Partial funding for this site comes from the Kentucky Division of Forestry, Leah W. MacSwords, Director.

14. SEABA: NABA/SOUTHEAST ARIZONA BUTTERFLY ASSOCIATION Meetings, field trips, workshops, newsletter, count results, butterfly gardening, projects, checklist, and news. http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabasa/home.html

A CHAPTER OF NABA SOUTHEAST ARIZONA BUTTERFLY ASSOCIATION ENTER THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BUTTERFLIES With Arizona's only chapter of NABA, the North American Butterfly Association Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata (PRB) THE STATE BUTTERFLY OF ARIZONA SEABA is a local chapter of the North American Butterfly Association ( NABA ), a federally listed tax exempt charitable organization. Our area covers most of Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise and southern Graham Counties ( the area covered by postal zip codes 856 and 857 ) but as this is one of the prime butterfly spots in the country we have members from all over. Both SEABA and NABA are non-profit organizations formed to promote non-consumptive, recreational butterflying and to increase enjoyment, knowledge and conservation of butterflies. We cater to all aspects of of recreational butterfly appreciation including butterfly gardening, identification, photography, outreach to to local schools and the public, and conservation.

15. ThinkQuest : Library : Butterflies - On The Wings Of Freedom Information about butterflies for students, including high speed shooting and scanning electron microscope pictures, articles about butterflies at school, conservation, bionics, butterfly gardening, and butterfly legends http://library.thinkquest.org/C002251/index2.shtml

Index Life Science Insects Butterflies - On the Wings of Freedom Many people find butterflies very beautiful, but hardly anybody knows how these marvels are constructed. Therefore, our entry provides thorough, broad and brand-new information about butterflies, because the more people know about the wonders of nature, the more they are determined to save it. Visit Site 2000 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge Awards Gold Languages Chinese German Students Rhomel Mt. Carmel High School, San Diego, CA, United States Stephanie Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Stefanie Moerike-Gymnasium, 73773 Aichwald, Germany Coaches Jack Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Detlef Mt. Carmel High School, Plochingen, Germany Want to build a ThinkQuest site? The ThinkQuest site above is one of thousands of educational web sites built by students from around the world. Click here to learn how you can build a ThinkQuest site. Privacy Policy

16. Articles - The Butterfly WebSite - Butterfly Photos, Butterfly Clipart, Educatio The complete website for butterfly lovers, gardeners, teachers, students, and farmers. Diversity the Key to Successful butterfly gardening by Naomi Mathews few pretty flowers if youre really http://butterflywebsite.com/Articles/constructlist.cfm?type=gardening

17. Monarch Watch Butterfly Gardening Host plants and gardening tips to attract the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. http://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/

18. Monarch Watch : Butterfly Gardening : Creating A Garden GARDEN INFORMATION CENTER. 1888-656-9988, HGIC 1701, http//hgic.clemson.edu.butterfly gardening. REFERENCES FOR butterfly gardening. http://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/creating.htm

M o n a r c h W a t c h Butterfly Gardening BUTTERFLY GARDENING Introduction Creating a Garden A Teacher's Guide Good Nectar ... Order Site by JpL Updated 01-FEB-99 Creating a Garden The first step in creating a butterfly garden involves a little scouting and research. The goal is to find out what butterflies live around you so you can include the plants they need for food. The best way to start is to look for butterflies around your proposed garden. Look at who visits your neighbors' yards, or watch in nearby parks, natural areas, roadsides, or gardens and write down the species you see. You can also find out about the species in your region by looking in books about butterflies and their habitats, or by talking to lepidopterists or organizations interested in butterflies. These organizations include local extension offices, the Xerces Society, the North American Butterfly Association (NABA), and conservation organizations in your region. Some of their addresses are listed in the bibliography. Butterflies require very specific plants as larvae, and females will lay their eggs only on these plants. For example, you will only get monarch larvae if your garden contains milkweed. Use information in books about butterflies to help you choose plants for butterfly larvae. But remember, the purpose of these plants is to serve as a food source for the caterpillars. You are planting them to be eaten by the caterpillars, and eaten leaves are good signs of your garden's health.

19. Washington Area Butterfly Club Home Page Serving Northern Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland, dedicated to learning more about the butterflies of our area. Events, field reports, member articles, local butterfly lists, butterfly gardening, links, monthly meetings. http://users.sitestar.net/butterfly/

Washington Area Butterfly Club Serving the Northern Virginia, District of Columbia and Maryland area. Dedicated to learning more about the butterflies of our area. What's New Coming Events Pictures from WABC events Volunteer Opportunities ... Contacting Us What's New Additional June events were posted June 5! Also check out several excellent upcoming and ongoing Exhibits Please note that the times posted for the June 27 Riverbend Dragonfly Count were incorrect. This count will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Now available: A brand-new guide to butterfly gardening in the D.C. area! This publication was written with beginning gardeners in mind and covers both gardening in yards and on balconies or patios. Resolve to make this the year you add butterfly-friendly plants to your landscape! See the final report and photos about this winter's Smithsonian hummingbirds here. Contacting Us Lfarron@compuserve.com (Note: the original e-mail address will also work) RSimm32573@aol.com plusultra@aol.com Correspondence address Washington Area Butterfly Club c/o Pat Durkin 23 Logan Circle, NW

20. Native Florida: Your Florida Backyard How to make your surroundings more wildlifefriendly. Extensive info on native Florida plant life and wild life, gardening with Florida's native plants, butterfly gardening, bird gardening, wildlife gardening plus books and photos. http://www.nsis.org

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