Florida Butterfly Gardening

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Learn how to attract butterflies to your yard by planting larval host plants for caterpillars and nectar plants for adult butterflies. Florida-Friendly plants suitable for Central Florida landscapes are recommended and milkweed species for monarch butterflies are discussed in detail. Learn more at: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/orangeco/2...
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@mydragonflygardens Жыл бұрын

Bravo!!! 🫶👏🏼

@KimClark-1 Жыл бұрын

Great presentation! Thank you.

@FIUPanther305 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation, thanks!

@itziahurtado 3 жыл бұрын

I learned so much..Thank u :)

@ocextension 3 жыл бұрын

So glad - Thanks!

@sean2val 2 жыл бұрын

great info thank you cheers from Australia

@ocextension 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers to Australia! Glad it was helpful!

@SarahWhitmire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!!

@ocextension 2 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@kellyjenkins8419 2 жыл бұрын

Notes for self: 3:19 is red bottlebrush tree and purple salvia

@susansloan9312 2 жыл бұрын

11/1/2021 I have some monarch caterpillars ready to pupate on plants in containers. Will they survive the Central Florida winter? Should I move the pots from my carport to a different location?

@ocextension 2 жыл бұрын

The monarch caterpillars will freeze if we get temperatures below freezing for prolonged periods. I wouldn’t worry about them in Central Florida except in extreme cold temperatures you can put a sheet or blanket over them or bring them back inside under a protected area.

@cjsoutherland1 2 жыл бұрын

We now live in the Tampa area (port Richey) from Pismo Beach, ca which is also a monarch city. Is milkweed from there considered invasive here? I bought some seeds I think are the Native milkweed. I’ve had three caterpillars so far this year. Will it grow behind a shed in the shade? Working on our yard being a bug friendly one. I did find one of my chrysalis in the soil so I used dental floss to rehang it!

@ocextension 2 жыл бұрын

There are several types of milkweed that grow all over the world, some are native and some are nonnative to Florida. You can see photos and look for their scientific names of the milkweeds that grow well in Central Florida in our blog blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/orangeco/2020/04/02/milkweed-for-monarchs-in-central-florida/.

@vanschermerhorn7167 Жыл бұрын

Is there a ratio of flowering plants and host plants ?

@ocextension Жыл бұрын

We try to provide host plants for the major species of butterflies in Central Florida and then fill the rest with nectar plants. For example milkweed, passionvine, and cassia are host plants for any species of butterflies. There is no specific ratio.