Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Raising Butterflies, 0 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Never tried it myself. I prefer to plant their larval host plants and have them come to my yard. Have raised gobs of different native species that way. Yep, plant it...and they will come!!!

You can try with the common butterflies that frequent your yard. Monarchs, Queens, Swallowtails..etc. You do have nectaring and larval host plants (what the caterpillars will eat)...don't ya? If you're not sure which plants you need to grow you can do a search on this forum...I know there have been numerous postings about larval host plant lists. Or you could snoop the internet or check with your local NABA chapter. Lots of us on here have raised butterflies and can quickly tell you what caterpillars will eat.

It's so much more rewarding to work in your yard, plant the right stuff and watch the butterflies come to lay eggs. Then you can watch over the eggs until they hatch and watch the caterpillar grow, eventually go into the chrysalis stage then emerge as butterflies to continue the cycle of life.

~ Cat