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While butterflies will visit lots of different flowers, there are some that actually draw them. This can be for several reasons. Most commonly, there are some plants, such as dill, or milkweed, that ...

Milkweed is the only plant monarch butterflies can lay their eggs on and feed from as caterpillars. Other beneficial plants for adult monarchs include zinnias, asters, coneflowers, and bee balm. Avoid ...

Tropical milkweed was added to Florida's invasive species list in June 2025. This non-native plant hosts a parasite that harms monarch and queen butterflies. Florida has 21 native milkweed species ...

Butterflies are a canvas of splendor. Often symbolic of hope, change, renewal, and joy, over 160 species can be found in the Peach State according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

The resurgence of a native Floridian plant, the coontie, has in return revived the fortunes of the native Atala butterfly, which relies on the coontie and related plants to feed its larvae. Both ...

This article first appeared on jillbjarvis.com. Click here to view the article in its original format. Since school is a little different this year… we’re posting an idea for a Houston-area (socially ...

It’s still early in the season, but some butterflies have already returned to Norfolk Botanical Garden. On a warm but comfortable weekday in late May, several monarch butterflies already had begun to ...