Florida butterfly gardening brushfooted butterflies. Butterfly gardening in flo rida 3 butterfly nectar plants by region. Mark deyrup, entomologist, archbold biological station. Your florida guide to butterfly gardening thriftbooks. Butterfly gardening in south flo rida, the best site on the internet with thousands of original digital photos, the best site on the internet for tropical plants, sub tropical plants, exotic plants with growing guides plus solid how to information for growth and care. Also information on which stage of butterfly th eplant best supports. Could not confirm via my books, your photo was excellent. This colorful illustrated guide shows you how simple it can be to start a butterfly garden today. Sometimes when i tell people weve had 60 butterflies fluttering around our garden at one time, i can sense that they dont quite believe what im sayingbut i understand their reluctance. Common butterflies seen in yards and gardens in southern florida. South florida gardening guides provide instruction and advice on what, how and when to grow flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, trees and shrubs.
This is an abbreviated selection of florida friendly plants pollinators love. Butterfly gardening in south florida, the best site on the internet with thousands of original digital photos, the best site on the internet for tropical plants, sub tropical plants, exotic plants with growing guides plus solid how to information for growth and care. Florida gardening score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Below is a south florida garden planting guide published by the university of florida ifas. Butterfly gardeners in south florida enjoy the luxury of butterfly gardening twelve months of the year. Sp78 master gardener handbook, south florida edition. It was seeing one of these amazing monarch spectacles for myself that awoke my burning. Gardeners are also turning to use more florida native plants in their landscapes. Butterfly gardening, butterfly garden certification program. As part of a broad effort to improve water quality, the following landscape guidelines were developed for usda plant hardiness zone 9b in south central florida to guide the design and installation of floridafriendly landscaping ffl in residential neighborhoods figure 1.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Creating a florida butterfly garden old things r new. Butterfly gardening in florida palm beach county, florida. There are books and books and books for gardeners but, this book is definitely for gardening in south florida. The unique climate, geography and soil of south florida make such a guide essential, especially for people moving to the area who are used to growing plants in different. The curve in the highway teases unknown sights to be seen a bear crossing the road or simply another breathtaking mountain view. The book, the third in the popular your florida guide series, offers a thorough. Providing plants for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators is something many gardeners strive to do. I live in southwest florida on the gulf coast and love butterfly gardening. Central florida, but many of those plants do not fare well in south. A guide for the deep south an excellent butterfly book that includes nectar plants and host plants for larvae i used this reference often.
If you like this website, youre going to love my garden. Some are older books, some are new, but all contain valuable info you can use. A guide for the deep south is very nice one of my favorite all round gardening books as well as handy field guide for butterflies and the four stages of their lives. This is a south florida butterfly garden webquest appropriate for grades k5. Butterfly worlds south florida butterfly life cycle guide. I took this photo in october 2019 on the newfound gap highway in the great smoky mountain national park. Get more details in my 5 star rated butterfly gardening book. I dont grow it in our main garden, but on the south side of the house where it gets more. South florida sees a ton of sunny days, abundant summer moisture, and a yearround growing season.
It offers a look at florida s most important butterflies and the plants they prefer for food, shelter and egglaying. A guide for the deep south by jaret c daniels online at alibris. South floridas climate offers gardeners the opportunity to attract butterflies every month of the year. The book, the third in the popular your florida guide series, offers a thorough look at floridas most important butterflies and the plants they prefer for food, shelter, and egg laying. Find one for that addresses your state for the most specific advice. When choosing food plants for butterflies be certain to choose species and cultivars that provide for.
And this is a lovely book because it not only features our wonderful native plants but also the well behaved exotics that are essential to our butterflies, bees and our seasonal hummingbirds. Lilacs do not grow in zones 8b through 11b, but if you research florida gardening books, or ask your favorite florida master gardener, you will find that butterfly bushes, buddleia spp. Butterfly gardens gardening solutions university of florida. Whether your goal is just maintaining a healthy landscape or creating an everchanging tropical paradise, knowledge is the key when it comes to south florida gardening. Nice charts with which plants will do well in north, central or south florida as well as what kind of environment they need sunny, moist etc. These photos are from the list provided on nature share for the florida region search and represent 198 of the 453 butterfly species found in north america.
Dont miss these great pages on florida native butterfly gardening getting started in butterfly gardening this cooperative extension service reprint by richard k. South florida s climate offers gardeners the opportunity to attract butterflies every month of the year. There are about 160 species of butterflies in florida. A very good copy of this complete guide to attracting, identifying, and enjoying butterflies of the lower south. Air plants bamboos bulbs fruit orchids shrubs aroids bananas epiphytes gingers palms trees annuals bromeliads ferns herbs perennials vines. Watching these insects is much more interesting if you know their names and understand their behaviors. A guide for the deep south, 2000 po ints out that the same passion vine, planted in the sun, will attract gulf fritillaries. Recommended books about native plants, native plant communities, and the creatures. The guide helps you select plants for a yard where butterflies can live and return year.
By adopting floridafriendly principles for residential yards, homeowners can create environmentally sound landscapes that conserve and protect both water and energy. Butterfly gardening in south florida enhances your outdoor pleasure while helping preserve and protect the local environment. A field guide to butterfly caterpillars of north america. With brilliant photographs of plants and birds, this volume is essential for firsttime or expert gardeners, homeowners or commercial landscapers, and novice or experienced birders seeking to. Use the following key points to place your vegetable garden to increase your gardening success. This book is well organized, with lots of pictures of plants and butterflies. Common butterflies of south florida naba butterfly garden. Attract wildlife bring butterflies and other wildlife into your garden for purposes of enjoyment, observation, study, and photography ecosystemhabitat conservation a wellplanned butterfly garden becomes a small, but representative sample of the surrounding habitat and as such provides a safe haven for butterflies and other wildlife to gather, seek. Site features monthly gardening tips for south florida gardeners and links to great gardens in south florida. Florida butterflies photo gallery by tom murray at. Roger hammer is one of our favorite plant people down here in south florida. Perfect plants for pollinators gardening solutions.
Pictures from the book butterfly gardening for the south by geyata ajilvsgi. Several good books and websites exist on the subject of gardening for butterflies. If you are looking to add kinetic color to your carolina garden, this is the book that will tell you how to bring in the butterflies. In this guide, i am going to talk about the different flowers that i. Attracting birds to south florida gardens fills a conspicuous void in the literature on two of americas most popular activities, gardening and birding. The unique climate, geography and soil of south florida make such a guide essential, especially for people moving to the area who are used to growing plants in different gardening zones. Best plants for butterflies florida native plants nursery. Attracting birds to south florida gardens the florida. Because of this, the plants that you will be able to grow in this area of the country may be limited. A comprehensive work on butterfly caterpillars has been needed for a long time. Or why not add a few tropical elements of flair into it for a south florida style. Soon to be adding a third week of 4070 degree weather to our locale, yippee.
Butterfly host plants for southeast florida sort by scientific plant name this plant list, always a work in progress, identifies all known plants used as caterpillar food by the butterflies occurring in florida from lake okeechobee south to the florida keys. South florida vegetable gardening guide gardens may be planted year round in florida, but fall is the preferred season in south florida. Written at a level that is easy to understand, practical and fun. Gardening for butterflies gardening in the coastal southeast. Culin, clemson university this book will become the classic guide to southern butterfly caterpillars and their host plants. Researching gardening books, butterfly books, visiting nurseries, botanical gardens and nature centers should supply you with the information you need to round out your design. I have several books on the subject and your florida guide to butterfly gardening. Butterfly gardening in florida university of florida. They are also fragrant and attract butterflies, as the name honestly implies. Keys to using the tables determine the larval and adult foods for each species from the tables. Florida butterfly caterpillars and their host plants.
How to attract more monarchs to your butterfly garden and keep them there. You can create a dedicated butterfly garden or just tuck a few plants that attract butterflies into your landscaping. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping costs. They should also be encouraged to check out books from the library.
Everything you need to know about south florida landscape plants flower, tree, shrub and palm tree photos with descriptions, gardening howto, the perfect guide for newbies, natives and snowbirds. As a new resident of south florida, i have used your site regularly to help me ident these gorgeous flights. Aug 22, 2019 butterfly weed, asclepias tuberosa, has been gaining in popularity in the perennials market as it attracts adult butterflies to feed on its nectar and monarch caterpillars to feed on its leaves. The author, an avid lepidopterist, persuaded his household to allow their garage to become a butterfly farm and raised many of the creatures pictured in the book. To attract these delicate creatures, your butterfly garden must provide food for both the adult butterflies and. Moths are insects in the order lepidoptera, which is made up of butterflies. Table 7 lists butterfly nectar plants for north and central florida regions 14. Butterfly gardening for south florida south florida plant guide. Butterfly gardening gardening tips for south florida. Sprenkel, professor north florida research and education centerquincy reveals what is necessary to grow the. The recommendations are for vegetable planting by month.
It includes planting diagrams, easy oneday container projects, and full garden layouts designed for each of florida s three major growing zones and suitable for gardens throughout the deep south. Butterfly gardening in south florida north american butterfly. Gardens can be planted yearround in florida, but fall is the preferred seedplanting season. To attract these delicate creatures, your butterfly garden must provide food for both the adult butterflies and their caterpillars. A garden diary monthly gardening tips for south florida.
Though i know our lovely winter weather will soon turn into spring where temperatures stay relatively in the 70s for a few months. Jaret daniels author of your florida guide to butterfly gardening. I am trying to plant a florida friendly butterfly garden and hope you will one day identify the plants all these butterflies are on. The students will be using specific websites and web pages to obtain information about butterflies in general, butterflies of florida, plants attracting butterflies, butterfly gardening, native plants of florida and florida ecosystems. With that being said, the shade is an excellent option for plants that do not need direct sunlight, but they can handle a bit of indirect heat. Table 8 lists butterfly nectar plants for south florida regions 57. Take the time to explore all the wildlife encountered in florida by browsing their site. From usda climate zone 10 in the northern section to zone11 in the florida keys, native plants provide a wide selection of butterfly nectar sources and caterpillar food plants. Vegetable planting guide by month for south florida gardeners. Jan 30, 2014 here in south florida soflo we are finally enjoying the cold weather for a decent period of time. The first comprehensive guide to butterfly gardening in florida and adjacent states.
Many butterfly gardening books for florida recommend plants that are more suited for north or. Sample plant lists and designs for four florida regions. A fantastic guide to florida s butterfly caterpillars and their host plants. Be creative and include information you learned from visiting the different websites. Basic botany mg entomology mg nematology mg plant pathology mg fruit crops mg, south florida ed. Geyata ajilvsgis butterfly gardening for the south is most helpful. Gardening in south florida can be a challenge whether youre new to the area or a longtime resident.
Starting a monarch butterfly garden is an exciting journey that will make your garden flutter with joy while supporting the struggling monarch population and other precious pollinators. When you live in the state of florida, the heat and the humidity can be brutal. This is a complete reference for florida gardeners who wish to attract butterflies to their gardens with both host and nectar plants. When i moved to south florida from the midwest, it took me a while to fully understand how different the subtropical climate here is from the continental climate where i grew up. Butterfly gardening gardening tips for south florida gardeners. Florida butterfly gardening a complete guide to attracting, identifying, and enjoying butterflies of the lower south by marc c. Listed here are some of the best books on south florida plants and gardening. Butterfly gardening in florida 3 your butterfly region map look at the map provided figure 1 and determine the region in which you live. Florida butterfly caterpillars and their host plants university press. Anticipate, blossom, create will be your garden credo as you travel down the garden path with bob haehle and m. Plant hardiness zone 9b in south central florida to guide the design and installation of floridafriendly landscaping ffl in residential neighborhoods figure 1.
Your butterfly region tables then, look for your region in the florida butterflies tables tables 16, highlight the species that occur in your area, and use habitats that can be. Website is based on the book of the same name by robert g. How to attract butterflies to your south florida garden city of cape. The brushfoot butterflies are a very large family of butterflies with 23 species known to breed in florida. Five ebooks about south florida plants, all based on the best of my published newspaper columns about south florida gardening. Attracting hummingbirds and butterflies in tropical florida. Jun 15, 2000 this colorful illustrated guide shows you how simple it can be to start a butterfly garden today. Houseplants and flowers mg vegetables mg landscape mg shrubs and trees mg, south florida ed.