My Butterfly Garden

Cosmos is a common butterfly garden plant. It is native to South and Central America. It is an annual flower, which means that the Cosmos only lasts for one summer. It is really easy to grow and will bloom all summer long. It is a fast growing plant that can get up to 4 or [...]

A butterfly’s life cycle is a wondrous thing to see. It is one of the most fascinating, nearly magical things you can experience as a gardener. The butterfly’s life cycle begins when a butterfly finds a host plant to lay her eggs on. It has to be the right kind of plant or the caterpillar [...]

Tiger Swallowtail butterflies are found all across the United States from Canada to Florida and the Carolinas to California. The yearly cycle of the Tiger Swallowtail is much like that of the other butterflies in the species. It passes the winter as a chrysalis, the butterflies hatching out in the spring just about the time [...]

There are many plants that attract butterflies. How do you know which ones to grow in your garden? Well, I guess it would depend on the kinds of butterflies that you want to attract to your garden. Then it is a simple matter to use the plants that attracts the butterflies you want. Personally, I [...]

Butterflies come in many different colors and sizes. One of my favorite small butterflies is the purple butterfly known as the Spring Azure. I figure it was called that because you usually see them in spring, and also because of their purple color.The Spring Azure is so small it is easily missed among the early [...]