Eastern Tiger Dainty Great Purple Little Red Admiral Yucca Giant Swallowtail Sulphur Hairstreak Metalmark (Vanessa Skipper (Papilio glaucus) ( iole) (Atlides halesus) (Calephelis atalanta) (Megathymus ildflowers virginiensis) yuccae)

Zebra Cloudless White M Checkered American Long-tailed Swallowtail Sulphur Hairstreak White Lady Skipper is home to a spectacular array of native wildflowers and plants. (Eurytides ( 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 into your yard by including plants for adult butterflies and host plants for their Pipevine Orange-­ Gray Common White developing larvae. While gardens cannot replace natural , a diverse Swallowtail barred Hairstreak (Agraulis Buckeye Peacock landscape full of native plants offers a bounty of resources to help support (Battus philenor) Sulphur (Strymon vanillae) (Junonia coenia) (Anartia butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and other beneficial wildlife. (Phoebis philea) melinus) jatrophae)

Butterflies have four life stages: , (caterpillar), (chrysalis) Spicebush Southern Southern Oak American Red-spotted Silver-spotted­ and adult. While adult butterflies 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 , the Zebra LongwingHeliconius ( astyanax) charithonia) on one of its primary host plants, Purple Passionflower ( 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) Black Little Atala Phaon Hackberry Tropical Swallowtail Yellow (Eumaeus atala) Crescent Emperor Checkered (Papilio (Pyrisitia lisa) (Phyciodes (Asterocampa Skipper polyxenes) phaon) celtis) (Pyrgus oileus)

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pupa Polydamus Great Ceraunus Queen Carolina Monarch Swallowtail Southern Blue (Danaus gilippus) Satyr (Danaus (Battus White (Hemiargus (Hermeuptychia plexippus) adult 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 Buttonbush (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 Button Hercules Sassafras (Cirsium Twinflower Hempvine Rattlesnake- 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 butterflies, , 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 Spotted Summer Button Sage Turkey Tangle Redbay Mistflower • Choose plants with different heights and growth habits Beebalm Farewell ( 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 butterfly host plants and nectar sources Blackeyed Pickerelweed Giant Tropical Sage Narowleaf False Nettle Susan h icon indicates the species also serve as (Pontederia Ironweed (Salvia coccinea) Sunflower (Boehmeria host plants for butterfly 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 butterflies, 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 Butterfly Pea Plum (Prunus serotina) Azalea (Psychotria Blazing Star (Centrosema (Prunus (Rhododendrun nervosa) (Liatris spicata) virginianum) umbellata) canescens) h h h Forked Coastal Plain Spotted Southern Swamp White Swamp Blue Privet 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 Butterfly False Indigo American Eastern Pinewoods Snow Leavenworth’s Elliott’s Aster Milkweed Bush Wisteria Redbud Milkweed Squarestem Tickseed (Symphyotrichum (Asclepias (Amorpha (Wisteria (Cercis (Asclepias (Melanthera (Coreopsis elliottii) tuberosa) fruticosa) frutescens) canadensis) humistrata) nivea) leavenworthii) h h h h