Including butterfly host plants was a game changer for me for the sheer increase of butterflies that were in my gardens. The more host plants you have, the more butterflies you will see. The host plants that butterflies regularly visit in my gardens and that I discuss in this video are below. I am also going to include the butterflies these host plants support:
Flame Acanthus - Texas Crescent butterfly
Passion Vines - Gulf Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary, Julia Heliconian, and Zebra Heliconian
Pipevines - Pipevine Swallowtail and Polydamas Swallowtail
Bronze Fennel - Eastern Black Swallowtail
Senna - Little Yellow, Orange-barred Sulphur, Cloudless Sulphur, and Sleepy Orange
Rue - Black Swallowtail and Giant Swallowtail
False Nettle - Red Admiral and Question Mark
Snapdragons - Common Buckeye
Milkweed - Monarch and Queen
Sassafras tree - Spicebush Swallowtail and Palamedes Swallowtail
Elm tree - Question mark and Mourning Cloak
Shrimp plant - Texas Crescent
In the spring of 2021 I wanted to start a butterfly garden. In these past two years I have learned a lot and enjoyed so many butterflies along the way. Join me in this video as I talk about the various host plants that are in my yard to attract butterflies. I garden along the upper Texas Gulf Coast in Zone 9a. If you haven't watched my video on what to think about if you are going to add a butterfly space to your gardens, I will put the link here: [ Ссылка ]
