101. Monarch Watch : Butterfly Gardening : Introduction Host plants and gardening tips to attract the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. http://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/index.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 ... Order Introduction Scientists, environmentalists, and politicians have brought habitat destruction and the cost that has for wildlife to the attention of people around the world. In response, many people have begun work to preserve the natural areas that still exist and to restore other areas that once served as home to wild animals and plants. Schools can also take part in this preservation and restoration movement by making their yards more friendly to wildlife. A beautiful and fun way to do that is to plant a butterfly garden. For people, like you, who are interested in monarchs, a butterfly garden is an easy way both to see more monarchs and to contribute towards their conservation. And if you plant a garden, you'll be able to watch not only monarchs but also many other butterfly species right in your backyard. A butterfly gardener reaps many rewards. People usually enjoy the same colorful flowers butterflies prefer, so a butterfly garden can win compliments from you and your neighbors. If you plant a butterfly garden where there used to be lawn, there is also less grass to mow, which means less work with the lawn mower as well as less air and noise pollution if your mower runs on gas. Butterflies like lots of different plants, so creating a garden adds biological diversity to your yard. Diversity can reduce populations of pest insects by making it harder for them to find their host plants. Butterflies also often like native plants. Including those species in your garden usually means less maintenance, since those plants are used to the natural weather conditions in your area. Butterflies themselves are an important part of the ecosystem, and can pollinate many plants.

102. Butterfly Gardens - GardenWeb Active forum provided by gardenweb.com. Ask questions, give answers. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/butterfly/

Blogs Garden Voices Forums Garden Forums ... Post a Message The Butterfly Garden T his forum is for the discussion of plants that both attract and provide habitat for butterflies. Instructions on using the forum are provided below. Before posting a question, please check the FAQ and do a search to make sure it hasn't already been answered. Wildlife Garden Hummingbird Garden Insects NN What's New on GardenWeb: Does Thanksgiving stress you out? Best and Worst Fast-Food Breakfasts 25 Fabulous Finds for Pets Holiday Gift Guide: Of the Month Clubs Messages: On-Topic Discussions [Switch to: Gallery Last Hurrah Posted by: butterflymomok 7 on Mon, Nov 8, 10 at 22:29 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Nov 13, 10 at 23:22 What kind of climbing vine to attract butterflies? Posted by: kumquat1 8b on Sat, Nov 13, 10 at 15:10 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Nov 13, 10 at 21:17 Sweet Everlasting Posted by: linda_tx8 on Sat, Nov 13, 10 at 15:24 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Nov 13, 10 at 20:34 Monarch or Viceroy Posted by: butterflyman 5 on Fri, Nov 12, 10 at 14:16 1 follow-up, posted on Sat, Nov 13, 10 at 19:27

103. Smithsonian Gardens Garden in Washington, D.C., with lists of host plants, tips and articles. http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/gardens/nmnh/butterfly.html

About Smithsonian Websites A-Z Home Exhibitions ... Smithsonian Home › Gardens Horticulture Horticulture Home Smithsonian Gardens ... Contact Butterfly Habitat Garden Interactive Garden Tour The Smithsonian Butterfly Habitat Garden is 11,000 square foot area that supports plant species having specific relationships to life cycles of eastern United States butterflies. It is located on the East side of the National Museum of Natural History at 9th Street between Constitution Avenue and the National Mall in Washington, DC. The original Butterfly Garden was built in 1995 with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee, a group dedicated to supporting education, outreach, conservation, and research projects within the Smithsonian through its fund-raising activities. The garden's success encouraged the Smithsonian Gardens to work toward tripling its size. In 2000, the Garden Club of America designated the Butterfly Habitat Garden one of its Founder's Fund Projects and gave the Smithsonian a gift to expand the garden. This gift was in keeping with one of the GCA's goals, of restoring, improving, and protecting the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic improvement.

104. How To Make Butterfly Gardens | University Of Kentucky Entomology Instructions and pictures of correct plants, placement, preferred colors and butterfly anatomy. http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef006.asp

UK Home College Home Site Index Search ... Personnel Directory ENTFACT-006 Download Printable Version (PDF) HOW TO MAKE BUTTERFLY GARDENS by Stephanie Bailey, Extension Specialist University of Kentucky College of Agriculture 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 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.

105. Butterfly Garden Plant List Names, colors, and sizes of plants used in a butterfly garden in Illinois, USA. http://the-garden-gate.org/bflyplnt.txt

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