Host Plant List
Host plants are listed below each butterfly/moth species:
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
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milkweeds
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
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Hollyhock, Mallow, Malva, Sunflower, Thistles, Stinging Nettle, Ribgrass Plantain, Borage, and many more.
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
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Cottonwood, Willow, Poplar.
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
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American Elm, Willow, Cottonwood, Poplar.
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
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Cabbage, Kale, Radish, Mustard, Nasturtiums, Cleome, other brassicas.
Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
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Fennel, Dill, Parsley, other plants in the carrot family.
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
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Stinging Nettle, False Nettle, Pellitory.
Comma (Polygonia spp.)
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Stinging Nettle, False Nettle.
Lordquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
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Willow, Chokecherry, Poplar.
Polyphemus (Antheraea polyphemus)
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Birch, Oak, Maple.
Nectar Plant List
Please check your climate for suitability of growing the listed plants below:
Annuals
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Lantana
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Pentas
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Marigold
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Mexican Sunflower/Tithonia
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Verbena
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Borage
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Salvia
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Zinnia
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Porterweed
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Cosmos
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Gazinna
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Mexican Flame Vine
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Mist Flower
Perennials
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Milkweeds
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Brazilian Verbena
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Buddleia/Butterfly Bush
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Salvia
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Asters
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Candytuft
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Honeysuckle
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Coneflower/Echinecea
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Black-Eyed-Susan
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Tickseed
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Wallflower
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Pincushion
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Goldenrod
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Joe Pye Weed
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Bee Balm/Monarda
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Blazing Star
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Agastache
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Buttonbush
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Lavender
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Phlox