butterfly garden

Problem and solution

Most adult butterflies live 10-20 daysbuild in new stuffincorporating plants that serve the

needs of all life stages of the butterfly

start with some serious research to learn which kinds of butterflies are native to our region

Build-in-attract what butterfly

Clover plant-clouded and cloudless sulpher, eastern tailed blue,gray hairstreak,little yellow,sleepy orange,western tailed blue

apple plant-cloudless sulpher,spring azure,viceroy

plan we will write it out

Plants That Attract Butterflies

Adults searching for nectar are attracted to:

* Red, yellow, orange, pink or purple blossoms * Flat-topped or clustered flowers * Short flower tubes (allow the butterflies to reach the

nectar with their proboscis) Many caterpillars are picky eaters.

They rely on only one or two species of plants.

Butterfly Garden possible measures/action:

Plant native flowering plants - Dense "clusters" of small flowers such as zinnias, marigolds, tithonia, buddleia, milkweeds, verbenas and many mint family plants generally work well. Because many butterflies and native flowering plants have co-evolved over time and depend on each other for survival and reproduction. Native plants provide butterflies with the nectar or foliage they need as caterpillars and adults. Adult butterflies may accidentally mistake a non-native, invasive plant for a good egg-laying site, which could prevent the survival of its offspring. Grow your nectar-producing native plants in sunny areas that are protected from strong winds.

Butterfly Garden possible measures/action:

Plant type and color is important – Adult butterflies are attracted to red, yellow, orange, pink and purple blossoms that are flat-topped or clustered, and have short flower tubes.

Plant good nectar sources in the sun - Your key butterfly nectar source plants should receive full sun from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. Butterfly adults generally feed only in the sun. If sun is limited in your landscape, try adding butterfly nectar sources to the vegetable garden.

Butterfly Garden possible measures/action:

Plant for continuous bloom - Butterflies need nectar throughout the adult phase of their life span. Try to plant so that when one plant stops blooming, another begins.

Say no to insecticides! - Insecticides such as malathion, Sevin, and diazinon are marketed to kill insects. Don't use these materials in or near the butterfly garden or better, anywhere on your property. Even "benign" insecticides, such as Bacillus thuringiensis, are lethal to butterflies (while caterpillars).

Butterfly Garden possible measures/action:

Feed butterfly caterpillars. - If you don't "grow" caterpillars, there will be no adults. Bringing caterpillar foods into your garden can greatly increase your chances of attracting unusual and uncommon butterflies, while giving you yet another reason to plant an increasing variety of native plants. In many cases, caterpillars of a species feed on only a very limited variety of plants. Most butterfly caterpillars never cause the leaf damage we associate with some moth caterpillars such as bagworms, tent caterpillars, or gypsy moths.

Butterfly Garden possible measures/action:

Provide a place for butterflies to rest – Butterflies need sun for orientation and to warm their wings for flight. Place flat stones in your garden to provide space for butterflies to rest and bask in the sun.

Give them a place for puddling – Butterflies often congregate on wet sand and mud to partake in "puddling," drinking water and extracting minerals from damp puddles. Place coarse sand in a shallow pan and then insert the pan in the soil of your habitat. Make sure to keep the sand moist.

Butterflies use two different types of plants

BUTTERFLY CATERPILLAR HOST PLANT BUTTERFLY NECTAR SOURCE

American Painted Lady Everlasting, Daisy, Burdock Aster, Dogbane, Goldenrod, Mallow, Privet, Vetch American Snout Hackberry Aster, Dogbane, Dogwood, Goldenrod, Pepperbush Anise Swallowtail Queen Anne's Lace Buddleia, Joe Pye Weed Baltimore Checkerspot Turtlehead, False Foxglove, Plantain Milkweed, Viburnum, Wild Rose Black Swallowtail Parsley, Dill, Fennel Aster, Buddleia, Joe Pye Weed, Alfalfa Clouded Sulphur Clover Goldenrod, Grape Hyacinth, Marigold Cloudless Sulphur Cassia, Apple, Clover Zinnia, Butterfly Bush, Cosmos, Cushion Mum Comma Elm, Hops, Nettle Butterfly Bush, Dandelion Common Buckeye Snapdragon, Loosestrife Carpetweed Common Checkered Skipper Mallow/Hollyhock Shepherd's needles, Fleabane, Aster, Red Clover Common Sulphur Vetch Aster, Dogbane, Goldenrod Common Wood-nymph Purpletop Grass Purple Coneflower Eastern Pygmy Blue Glasswort Salt Bush Eastern Tailed Blue Clover, Peas Dogbane Falcate Orangetip Rock Cress, Mustard Mustard, Strawberry, Chickweed, Violet Giant Swallowtail Citrus Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia Gorgone Checkerspot Sunflower Sunflower, Goldenrod Gray Hairstreak Mallow/Hollyhock, Clover, Alfalfa Thistle, Ice Plant Great Spangled Fritillary Violet Thiste, Black-eyed Susan, Milkweed, Ironweed Greater Fritillary Violet Joe Pye Weed Gulf Fritillary Pentas, Passion-vine Joe Pye Weed Hackberry Emperor Hackberry Sap, Rotting fruit, Dung, Carrion Little Glassywing Purpletop Grass Dogbane, Zinnia Little Yellow Cassia, Clover Clover Many more………………………….

Monarch Milkweed Dogbane, Buddleia Mourning Cloak Willow, Elm, Poplar, Birch, Nettle, Wild Rose Butterfly Bush, Milkweed, Shasta Daisy, Dogbane Orange Sulphur Vetch. Alfalfa, Clover Alfalfa, Aster, Clover, Verbena Orange-barred Sulphur Cassia Many plants Painted Lady Thistle, Daisy, Mallow/Hollyhock, Burdock Aster, Zinnia Pearl Crescent Aster Dogbane Pipevine Swallowtail Dutchman's Pipe, Pipevine Buddleia Polydamus Swallowtail Pipevine Buddleia Queen Milkweed Milkweed, Beggar-tick, Daisy Question Mark Hackberry, Elm, Nettle, Basswood Aster, Milkweed, Sweet Pepperbush Red Admiral Nettle Stonecrop, Clover, Aster, Dandelion, Goldenrod, Mallow Red-spotted Purple Black Cherry, Willow, Poplar Privet, Poplar Silver-spotted Skipper Black Locust, Wisteria Dogbane, Privet, Clover, Thistle, Winter Cress Silvery Checkerspot Sunflower Cosmos, Blanket Flower, Marigold, Phlox, Zinnia Sleepy Orange Cassia, Clover Blue Porter, Beggar Tick, Aster Spicebush Swallowtail Spicebush, Sassafras Dogbane, Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia Spring Azure Dogwood, Viburnum, Blueberry, Spirea, Apple Blackberry, Cherry, Dogwood, Forget-me-not, Holly Tawny Emperor Hackberry Tree sap, Rotting fruit, Dung, Carrion Tiger Swallowtail Black Cherry, Birch, Poplar, Willow Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia Variegated Fritillary Violet, Passion Vine Joe Pye Weed Viceroy Willow, Poplar, Fruit Trees Thistle, Beggar-tick, Goldenrod, Milkweed Western Tailed Blue Clover, Peas Legumes White Admiral Birch, Willow, Poplar, Honeysuckle Aphid Honeydew, Bramble Blossom Zabulon Skipper Purpletop Grass Blackberry, Vetch, Milkweed, Buttonbush,Thistle Zebra Longwing Passion-vine Verbena, Lantana, Shepard's Needle Zebra Swallowtail Pawpaw Dogbane, Joe Pye Weed, Buddleia, Privet, Blueberry

BUTTERFLY CATERPILLAR HOST PLANT BUTTERFLY NECTAR SOURCE

Gorgone Checkerspot Sunflower Sunflower, Goldenrod

BUTTERFLY CATERPILLAR HOST PLANT BUTTERFLY NECTAR SOURCE Black Swallowtail Parsley, Dill, Fennel Aster, Buddleia, Joe Pye Weed,

Alfalfa

interdependant

Garden community

After a period of time

Lots of butterfly will appear………A nice scented garden with colourful

plants for butterfly to drink sweet, energy-rich nectar.

Sit back and enjoy the butterflies

Presented by:wong chun kit , lim wen jie, christian rodrigues, merrick low