Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: PART 2 BF Host Plant Seed Trade DISCUSSION, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
There ya go! Parsley is the plant my BSTs always seem to go for. There are a few more plants BST's will lay their eggs on for their babies to eat. Usually they will prefer the plant they hatched on, however they will move to other nearby host plants sometimes.

Black Swallowtail aka Eastern Black Swallowtail
- Rue family, Rutaceae
- Carrot family, Apiaceae
Ruta graveolens - rue
Anethum graveolens - dill
Foeniculum vulgare - fennel
Petroselinum crispum – parsley
Zizia aurea - golden Alexander
Daucus carota - Queen Anne's Lace

Check the seed exchange thread too for people who are offering seeds/plants for trade. The hyperlink is in the first post on this page.

Here is the smallest one of mine on Parsley. You will see they can vary a bit in color, sometimes more green, sometimes more black, etc,