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Butterflies in Your Yard?
How often do you see a butterfly in your yard? It is important what you plant! Read Steve's article that appeared in the Daily Sun - "It Matters What You Plant". This includes plant recommendations for Central Florida.
Steve and Lloyd Singleton speak at VBF Gardens Meeting "Attracting Butterflies"
Steps in Creating a Butterfly Garden: Advice from Lloyd Singleton, Sumter County Extension Agent.
Nectar Plant for Butterflies
Native Plants for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects - pdf file from Xeces Society
Milkweed for Monarchs in Central Florida
An introduction to attracting Monarch butterflies from the Home ยป UF/IFAS Extension Orange County Blog. Types of milkweed for Central Florida are described.
Tropical Milkweed - Good or Harmful? Asclepias curassavica, it's easy to grow, it's easy to buy, but is it harming Monarchs?
Milkweed Controversy - In 2024, a milkweed scientist gives advice to Florida gardeners about milkweed.
In the Garden by Jaret C. Daniels "Select the Right Milkweed for Your Butterfly Garden" from the Daily Sun
Al and Joan: What do Florida native plants bring to our yard besides happiness?
More information about landscaping for butterflies is on our Resource Links. Pay special attention to the informative The Villages Butterfly and Garden Club renamed as the Fred Funk Butterfly Garden web.
Learn About Florida Butterflies
Florida Museum
Florida Wildflowers and Butterflies
You can search on several criteria - type a name, choose a color, or county. Sumter County has 46 butterflies. The information goes beyond description to include life cycle, host plants, and range in Florida.
The Florida Wildflower Foundation
Here is a webinar about Florida Monarchs & Milkweed.
Florida Fish and Wildlife
This is a good source for all Florida wildlife including butterflies.
UF/IFAS Extension
Orange County Blog provides a good introduction to the Monarch life cycle and descriptions of the milkweed host plants that do well in Central Florida.
Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly (In The Villages!) from Al and Joan
- Swallowtail Butterfly Life Cycle (Pipevine Swallowtail) This shows it all. Amazing! These little guys are voracious.
Butterfly Gardens to Visit
Visit our Resource links for Butterfly Gardens
Moths
The Ecological Landscape Blog's article "For the Love of Moths" provides lots of good reasons for including moths in your landscape plans.
Learn about National Moth Week in July.
Xerces Society: Gardening for Moths