Where to Purchase Butterfly Host and Nectar Plants
Butterflies use “Host” and “Nectar” plants. A butterfly host plant is the plant that the butterfly will lay its egg on for the caterpillar to hatch out and eat. Each butterfly has it own particular host plant. Some butterflies only have a few host plants, other butterflies have many host plants. If you want butterflies to visit your butterfly garden, you will need butterfly host plants.
Question Mark butterfly laying eggs on a host plant
Milkweed is the host plant for Monarchs
Butterfly nectar plants are the plants that the butterflies use to nectar on. When planting your butterfly garden, you want a variety of butterfly host and butterly nectar plants.
Black Swallowtail butterfly nectaring on a nectar plant
Here is a list of butterfly farmers who offer butterfly host and butterfly nectar plants for sale
FLORIDA United States
Shady Oak Butterfly Farm – Edith Smith
12876 SW CR 231, Brooker FL. 32622
Toll Free (877)485-2458 (352)485-2458
Email: edith@buyabutterfly.com
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FLORIDA United States
www.ButterflyWorkx.com
Sandy Acres Butterfly Farm ~ John Wilchynski
7910-North Fairport Ave, Dunnellon, Florida 34433
1-352-465-1603
Email: johnwilchynski@usdoorcontrol.com
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Michigan United States
Birds Butterflies ~ Mary Bird
11503 Minx Road, Temperance, MI 48182
( 734)731-6686
Email: marybird@birdsbutterflies.com
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North Carolina United States
Butterfly Lady LLC ~ Suzanne & David Tilton
P.O. Box 489
Willow Spring, NC 27592
Fax: 704.899.9909
Email: Orders@butterfly-Lady.com
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