Nectar Plants for adult Butterflies
Abelia, Azalea(native), Black-Eyed Susan, Blue Salvia, Buddleia, Button Bush, Catmint,
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Chives, Coral Vine, Cordia globosa, Flame Vine, Firebush, Firespike, Golden Dewdrop,
Joe-Pye Weed, Lantana, Liatris, Marigold, Montbretia, Native Red Salvia, Pentas,
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Phlox, Pineapple Sage, Pittosporum, Porterweed, Purple Cone Flower, Stokesia, Sweet
Pepper Bush, Tithonia, Wild Coffee, Winter Honeysuckle, Zinnias.
If you are looking for advice, do not hesitate to contact me, Roberta (Robie) robiewaterwth@gmail.com or the SunCoast CoOp, local growers with a wide range of knowledge. Gardening is different in Florida
If anyone is interested, take part in the Annual Butterfly Count next spring?
Why count butterflies?
Butterflies react very quickly to change in their environment which makes them excellent biodiversity indicators. Butterfly declines are an early warning for other wildlife losses.
That’s why counting butterflies can be described as taking the pulse of nature.
The count will also assist us in identifying trends in species that will help us plan how to protect butterflies from extinction, as well as understand the effect of climate change on wildlife.
