Johnny Butterflyseed has released Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias Tuberosa) seed packs meant to support the endangered Monarch Butterfly (Danauus plexipus) across most of North America. Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias Tuberosa), also known as “Butterfly Weed,” produce unique, orange flowers that provide nectar for many pollinators, along with Monarch Butterflies. Asclepias Tuberosa is […]
Larval Host Plants
Vascular plants that are required by the larva of Butterflies (Papilionoidea)
Johnny Butterflyseed Author Tarisa Parrish Appears on Bloom TV
Tarisa Parrish, author of the children’s book The Adventures of Johnny Butterflyseed and Butterfly Farmer, joins the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom with tips to raise Monarch Butterflies.
1001 Reasons to Plant Wild Lime (Zanthoxylum fagara) in Florida
Wild Lime (zanthoxylum fagara) provides food for Eastern Giant & Schaus’ Swallowtail butterfly larva, and can replace Japanese Boxwood in the yard or garden.