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Butterfly Gardening in the Central Texas Hill Country
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| Information, links and resources for attracting a beautiful hill country visitor to your Central Texas garden. |
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Austin, Wimberley, San Marcos, Kerrville, New Braunfels... all are centered in migrating paths for the fabulous Monarch
butterflies as well as the Central
Flyway for migrating birds. The diminishing natural
diversity of plants native to the Central Texas Hill Country
invites a wide variety of insect life, some exotic, all
fascinating.
Butterflies are among the most attractive of these
visitors, and both gardeners and non-gardeners alike can
attract these lovely creatures to yards and fields. All it
takes is a little knowledge and forethought to create an
area where nature provides the entertainment.
Below are suggested resources for beginners and
experienced gardeners for the delightful art of Butterfly
Gardening.
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Attracting Butterflies to the Garden |
Explore the steps involved in planning a butterfly garden. Lots of photos of butterflies at various stages of life.
Colorado
State University. |
| » Bring Back the Butterflies Campaign |
Butterfly World produced this wonderful page which describes how to create a butterfly garden, specific to the state/area you live in! |
| » Butterflies and Larval Food Plants |
Nice chart by the University of California. |
| » Butterfly
Plant List |
A
32-page list of butterfly plants and the species they attract.
(PDF document, 216k) |
| » Butterfly & Hummingbird Gardening |
Multiple
articles on butterfly gardening. |
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» The Butterfly Farm Gardening
Guide for Region 4 (Texas)
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After
checking out this helpful list, browse the
rest of the site...many excellent
resources. |
| » The Butterfly Garden |
A forum for the discussion of plants that both attract and provide habitat for butterflies.
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| » The Butterfly Gardeners Association |
Moved by the visible decline of butterfly populations worldwide, members plant butterfly gardens and promote education and action to help regenerate these gorgeous creatures. |
| » Butterfly Gardening and Conservation |
This site has information and pictures about butterflies and butterfly
gardening. |
| » Butterfly Gardening |
Brief
introduction to butterfly gardening. |
| » Butterfly Gardening in Containers |
Short article
for those of us who like to garden in
deer-protected containers, from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. |
| » Caterpillar
Host Plant Database |
A
massive database provided by the London Natural History Museum.
This site is an extremely useful resource,
but requires patience in searching. Most
easily used if you have the scientific
names of your query handy. |
| » Gardening for Butterflies |
Nice
introduction to butterfly gardening,
includes butterfly and larval food plant lists. |
| » Gardening for Butterflies |
Clearly
written article about benefits of butterfly gardening and a list of some butterfly host plants. |
| » How to Create Your Own Butterfly Garden |
The
Smithsonian Institute's take on the
subject. Nice resources. |
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» How to Make Butterfly Gardens |
Recommended
for the useful photographs and thorough
exploration of butterfly nectar preferences and larval food plants. |
| » Larval Food Plants |
Huge index sorted by plant
type from a Norwegian site...but don't
worry, it's all in English! |
| » Lifestyles of Specific Butterflies and Caterpillars |
Excerpts from Geyata Ajilvsgi's book "Butterfly Gardening for the South."
A helpful approach to learning about
individual butterflies. |
» MonarchWatch Host Plants
» MonarchWatch Nectar Sources |
Chart of butterfly caterpillars and their preferred host plants.
Chart of nectar sources to attract butterflies to your
garden. |
| » Nectar Plants and Their Visitors |
A
personal site by Hiltrud Masuch Webber
with plants that attract butterflies and moths.
Included here because of the useful links
directly to identification photos of
butterflies. |
| » Natural
Gardener in Austin |
Tour
this butterfly garden online, and check it
out for real in South Austin, handy for
Hill Country gardeners. |
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