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While butterflies like the painted lady (Vanessa cardui) [3] are known to consume over 200 plants as caterpillars, other species like the monarch (Danaus plexippus), [4] and the regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) [5] only consume plants in one genus, milkweed and violets, respectively.
2. Supplement with Annuals. While native plants should be the cornerstone of a butterfly garden, adding nectar-rich annuals can provide another vibrant and continuous food source throughout the ...
Deadheading your plants—clipping off the spent blossoms—is a super-easy way to encourage flowers to bloom more. Here are some tips on how to deadhead correctly.
A. tuberosa is a larval food plant of the queen and monarch butterflies, as well as the dogbane tiger moth, milkweed tussock moth, and the unexpected cycnia. [3] [12] Because of its rough leaves and trichomes, it is not a preferred host plant of the monarch butterfly but caterpillars can be reared on it successfully.
It is true that butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) will attract many butterflies due to the tremendous amount of nectar it produces, however it isn't the best choice if you are wanting a thriving ...
The leaves of Asclepias species are a food source for monarch butterfly larvae and some other milkweed butterflies. [5] These plants are often used in butterfly gardening and monarch waystations in an effort to help increase the dwindling monarch population. [21] However, some milkweed species are not suitable for butterfly gardens and monarch ...
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Gomphocarpus physocarpus is a food of the caterpillars of Danaus butterflies, including the African monarch butterfly (Danaus chrysippus orientis). They store the unpleasant tasting and toxic cardenolides from the plants to deter predators. Distinctive colouration alerts predators before they attack. [8]