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Some facts about butterflies:
- o Most caterpillars develop through five stages (instars), molting between each stage, over two to six weeks before forming a chrysalis.
- o Adult butterflies feed on flower nectar, using it as an energy source for flight and egg production.
- o Butterflies rest, hidden plant foliage, during nights and on cloudy or rainy days.
- o And plants that flower throughout the summer and into October and November attract migrating butterflies.
Some ideas to start with are:
- o Blue mist flowers attract many types of butterflies.
- o Lantana in assorted colors, which are very drought tolerant needs to be pruned back a couple of
- o times during the year
- o Scarlet sage or red salvia, which also attracts humming birds
- o Butterfly weed, which is also called Mexican Milkweed orange, are great for attracting monarch butterflies
- o Purple sage or cenizo bushes not only attract beautiful creatures, but can also be used to make
- o tea to clear up sinus congestion
- o Yellow buttercups attract the Fritillary Butterfly
- o Herb garden, blooming dill attracts swallowtail butterfly
A list of STC biology courses can be found at http://ms.southtexascollege.edu/biology/courses/descriptions.html. Or you can call 956-872-2023.
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Be sure to either mulch your garden well, or put down ground cloth and rocks, to avoid having to do lots of weeding of unwanted nonnative grasses, etc. Put in little flat containers to collect water, too.
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