February 2023 archive

Get the bugs

Provide a muddy puddle in a sunny spot. Avoid the use of chemicals and pesticides.

USA Butterfly Exhibitions

SOUTH CAROLINA Congaree Swamp National Monument – Native Plant Butterfly Garden Hopkins, SC Roper Mtn Science Center’s Butterfly Garden Greenville, SC

Hungry, hungry!

Caterpillars are hungry. If they are awake, they are eating. Provide plenty of host/larval plants for them to eat.

Seasonal Food

Make sure you have plants that will flower throughout the season.

Flowers

Flowers Flowers, flowers, flowers. You cannot have too many from the butterflies point of view. Red is their favorite color. Plant groups of similar colored flowers together.