Eastern Tiger Dainty Great Purple Lile Red Admiral Yucca Giant Swallowtail Sulphur Hairstreak Metalmark (Vanessa Skipper (Papilio glaucus) (Nathalis iole) (Atlides halesus) (Calephelis atalanta) (Megathymus ildflower virginiensis) yuccae)

Zebra Cloudless White M Checkered American Long-tailed Swallowtail Sulphur Hairstreak White Lady Skipper Florida is home to a spectacular array of native wildflowers and plants. (Eurytides (Phoebis sennae) (Parrhasius (Pontia (Vanessa (Urbanus marcellus) m-album) protodice) virginiensis) proteus) These plants support a healthy environment and add beauty to our wild lands, gardens and greenspaces. Invite bu
erflies into your yard by including nectar plants for adult bu
erflies and host plants for their Pipevine Orange- Gray Gulf Fritillary Common White developing larvae. While gardens cannot replace natural habitat, a diverse Swallowtail barred Hairstreak (Agraulis Buckeye Peacock landscape full of native plants offers a bounty of resources to help support (Ba us philenor) Sulphur (Strymon vanillae) (Junonia coenia) (Anartia bu
erflies, hummingbirds, bees, and other beneficial wildlife. (Phoebis philea) melinus) jatrophae)

Bu
erflies have four life stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis) Spicebush Southern Southern Oak American Red-spoed Silver- spoed and adult. While adult bu
erflies tend to be generalists, sipping nectar Swallowtail Dogface Hairstreak Snout Purple Skipper from a range of colorful blossoms, their larvae are specialists, feeding only (Papilio troilus) (Zerene Satyrium (Libytheana (Limenitis (Epargryeus on specific host plants to complete development. The illustration below cesonia) favonius carinenta) arthemis clarus) shows the life cycle of our state bu
erfly, the Zebra Longwing (Heliconius astyanax) charithonia) on one of its primary host plants, Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata). Giant Sleepy Red-banded Horace’s Viceroy Mangrove Swallowtail Orange Hairstreak Duskywing (Limenitis Skipper (Heraclides (Abaeis (Calycopis (Erynnis archippus) (Phocides cresphontes) nicippe) cecrops) horatius) pigmaleon) eggs Black Lile Atala Phaon Hackberry Tropical Swallowtail Yellow (Eumaeus atala) Crescent Emperor Checkered (Papilio (Pyrisitia lisa) (Phyciodes (Asterocampa Skipper polyxenes) phaon) celtis) (Pyrgus oileus)

Palamedes Barred Yellow Cassius Blue Question Lile Wood Julia Swallowtail (Eurema daira) (Leptotes Mark Satyr (Dryas iulia) larva (Papilio cassius) (Polygonia (Megisto cymela) palamedes) interrogationis)

pupa Polydamus Great Ceraunus Queen Carolina Monarch Swallowtail Southern Blue (Danaus gilippus) Satyr (Danaus adult (Ba us White (Hemiargus (Hermeuptychia plexippus) polydamus) (Ascia monuste) ceraunus) sosybius) A great variety of Florida native wildflowers and plants Common Partridge Pea False Beach Corkystem Coontie Dahoon Holly are excellent for landscaping. They can be planted in Buonbush (Chamaecrista Foxglove Passionflower (Zamia pumila) (Ilex cassine) small containers or over several acres. (Cephalanthus fasciculata) (Agalinis (Passiflora occidentalis) fasciculata) suberosa) h h h h h Native wildflowers and plants: Purple Thistle Oblongleaf Climbing Buon Hercules Sassafras (Cirsium Twinflower Hempvine Ralesnake- Club • Require less irrigation once established master (Sassafras horridulum) (Dyschoriste (Mikania (Zanthoxylum albidum) • Are adapted to the region’s soil types and climate oblongifolia) scandens) (Eryngium clava- herculis) • Provide food and shelter for bu
erflies, birds, and other wildlife yuccifolium) h h h h • Require limited maintenance and pest control Purple Indian Sparkleberry Scorpionstail Firebush Virginia Designing your garden Passionflower Blanket (Vaccinium (Heliotropium (Hamelia patens) Snakeroot arboreum) angiospermum) • Garden in full sun and partial shade (Passiflora (Gaillardia (Aristolochia incarnata) pulchella) serpentaria) • Check the sunlight, water, and soil needs of each plant to determine the best location h h h • Choose plants in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes Blue Spoed Summer Buon Sage Turkey Tangle Redbay Mistflower • Choose plants with different heights and growth habits Beebalm Farewell (Lantana Fogfruit (Persea (Conoclinium involucrata) borbonia) • Select a variety of plants that bloom at different times (Monarda (Dalea pinnata) (Phyla nodiflora) coelestinum) punctata) • Group plants of the same species h h h • Plant both bu
erfly host plants and nectar sources Blackeyed Pickerelweed Giant Tropical Sage Narowleaf False Nele Susan h icon indicates the species also serve as (Pontederia Ironweed (Salvia coccinea) Sunflower (Boehmeria host plants for buerfly larvae. Many of (Rudbeckia hirta) cordata) (Vernona (Helianthus cylindrica) the Florida native flowering plants pictured gigantea) angustifolius) provide nectar and/or pollen resources for h adult buerflies, bees and other pollinators. Spurred Flatwoods Black Cherry Sweet Pinxter Wild Coffee Dense Illustrations by: Dale A. Johnson and Photographs by: Jaret Daniels and Ryan Fessenden Buerfly Pea Plum (Prunus serotina) Azalea (Psychotria Blazing Star (Centrosema (Prunus (Rhododendrun nervosa) (Liatris spicata) virginianum) umbellata) canescens) h h h Forked Coastal Plain Spoed Southern Swamp White Swamp Blue Privet Senna Bluecurls Willow Water Dewberry Milkweed Milkweed Porterweed (Senna ligustrina) (Trichostema (Salix caroliniana) Hemlock (Rubus trivialis) (Asclepias (Asclepias (Stachytarpheta dichotomum) (Cicuta incarnata) perennis) jamaicensis) h h maculata) h h h Buerfly False Indigo American Eastern Pinewoods Snow Leavenworth’s Ellio’s Aster Milkweed Bush Wisteria Redbud Milkweed Squarestem Tickseed (Symphyotrichum (Asclepias (Amorpha (Wisteria (Cercis (Asclepias (Melanthera (Coreopsis ellio ii) tuberosa) fruticosa) frutescens) canadensis) humistrata) nivea) leavenworthii) h h h h