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Butterfly Gardening: Host Plants for Caterpillars, Nectar for Adults

You need two plant types: host plants (fennel, parsley, butterfly weed, passion flower, elm) for caterpillars, and nectar plants (butterfly bush, lantana, zinnias) for adults. Add a mud puddle (buried basin with wet sand) for minerals and basking.

Resources

Butterfly Identification
Walter's Butterfly Plant List
Georgia Butterfly Gardening
Clemson Butterfly Gardening
University of Kentucky Butterfly pamphlet
LSU Butterflies

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