D2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 22, 1996
All Gardens
Great & Small
by
York Co. i
Horticultural Agent I
Tom Becker
Caterpillars Become
Butterflies That All Enjoy
Yes, even if you do nothing at
all in your garden this summer,
butterflies will still pass through
your yard. But, with a little effort
you can encourage them to stay,
rear their young, and multiply.
Your garden will become alive
with butterflies.
No matter how great or small
your garden space, create the right
habitat for butterflies like warm
sunny spaces, shelter from wind,
and plenty of water and food for
both the adult butterfly and (cater
pillar) larvae. That may mean
using fewer insecticides that harm
caterpillars and permitting a weed
or two to grow in the garden.
Each butterfly type selects a
plant species to host their young.
Look first at which butterflies fre
quent your garden and which
plants they like to feed on. For
example the parsley caterpillar
worm turns into the beautiful
black Swallowtail. They feed on
carrot, celery, parsley and pars
nips. The Monarch caterpillar
likes milkweed. A simple guide
book will help you recognize each
caterpillar.
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Many types of flowers provide
nectar butterflies. Many butter
flies like the same flowers; mainly
those with fragrance that provide
the most nectar. Butterflies like
flowers that are easy to land on
and that have nectar readily acces
sible. That means either flat flow
ers, like those in the daisy family,
or a cluster of small florets such as
Lantana or Phlox. Plant single var
ieties of plants such as Zinnias and
Marigolds. Even wonder why but
terflies shun multi-petaled flowers
like Roses or Peonies?
Butterflies have varying flower
color preferences. Many types like
purple, pink, yellow or white
flowers. Since most insects don’t
see red and because red flowers
usually lack fragrance, it’s not a
choice color to plant (of course,
you’ll probably want to add these
to attract hummingbirds that pre
fer them).
Whichever flowers you choose,
get the attention of butterflies fly
ing by, with mass planting. Avoid
planting a mixture of flower types
in small areas. Also, butterflies are
out all spring and summer. Choose
some flowers for spring, summer
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and even fall so there will always
be something blooming.
When flowers are scarce, sup
plement flower nectar with feed
ers filled with 10:1 water/sugar
solution. A simple feeder can be
made by placing a flat sponge
soaked with this solution in a
saucer. Butterflies can’t swim so
don’t use an open pan of water.
They do need water to drink, so
you may want to line a depression
in the yard with plastic and fill it
with sand which you keep wet.
Mud puddles are favored by but
terflies, not just for water but for
needed chemicals. Place a few big
rocks in the garden for basking in
the sun, since butterflies can’t fly
until they warm up.
Some butterflies prefer rotting
fruit, cairion, or tree sap to flower
nectar. The Anglewings, Admi
rals, Red Spotted Purple and
Mourning Cloak will enjoy a
recipe of smashed ripe bananas,
sugar or molasses, stale beer or
rum and fruit juices. Again, pro
vide a landing sponge in the dish
filled with this concoction.
They’ll also appreciate leftover
melons or other rotting fruit.
The average life of a butterfly is
just a few weeks. Be sure to
include some host plants so you
can enjoy the next generation.
Plant extra parsley for the hungry
black Swallowtail and invite that
Queen-Anne’s-lace that always
volunteers among your flowers.
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Those violets invading your lawn * * ’Some irresistible nectar plants
were made just for Fritillaries, and are (Butterfly Bush), Lantana,
butterfly weed will look as attrac- Monarda, Coneflowers, Butterfly
tive in your garden as it does in the Weed, Asters and Phlox,
pasture. Other favorite host plants You’ll find detailed listings in
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bush). Trees include Cherry Book.”
(Tiger Swallowtail), Paw Paw Information for this article was
(Zebra Swallowtail), Willow provided by Violet Stailey, a Penn
(Viceroy and Mourning Cloak) State Master Gardener from York
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