Butterfly Gardening

Florida has over 200 species of butterflies, some of which cannot be found anywhere else on Earth. To attract these delicate creatures, your butterfly garden must provide food for both the adult butterflies and their caterpillars.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Butterfly Garden Basics
• Butterfly Gardening (Hendry County)
• Butterfly Gardening (Monroe County)
• Butterfly Gardening, A Peaceful Natural Experience
• Turn Your Lawn into a Butterfly Garden

UF/IFAS Publications

• Do Something Good for Florida – Start a Butterfly Garden (PDF)
• Landscaping Backyards for Wildlife: Top Ten Tips for Success
• Native Plants to Attract Wildlife
• Topics: Butterfly Gardening

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Black-eyed Susan

Other Sites

• Attracting Butterflies--National Wildlife Federation
• Butterfly Gardening in Texas--Texas Agricultural Extension Service
• Butterfly Gardening--Clemson Extension
• Butterfly Gardening--University of Kansas Monarch Watch
• Butterfly Gardening--University of Minnesota Extension
• Butterfly Gardening--University of Nebraska-Lincoln (PDF)
• Butterfly House--Missouri Botanical Garden
• Butterflies and Moths of North America--Big Sky Institute at Montana State University and the NBII Mountain Prairie Information Node
• Grow a Butterfly Garden--American Museum of Natural History
• How to Make Butterfly Gardens--University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
• Regional Brochures from the North American Butterfly Association (about halfway down the page, PDF)