Hi, Gardeners for butterflies,
I recently ran across this list of herbs (compiled by Claire Hagen Dole of the Butterfly Gardeners' Quarterly) which are also Butterfly LARVAL HOST PLANTS and I thought I would post them on this forum so that web surfing Herb Gardeners would have some tips on which plants to choose for their potagers...
Link to the Article: http://butterflygardeners.com/herb.htm
Achillea millefolium (yarrow). Painted Lady
Anethum graveolens (dill). Black Swallowtail; Anise Swallowtail
Angelica spp. Black Swallowtail; Anise Swallowtail
Artemesia absinthium (wormwood). Painted Lady
Artemesia dracunculus 'sativa' (French tarragon). Oregon Swallowtail
Borago officinalis (borage). Painted Lady
Carum carvi (caraway). Black Swallowtail; Anise Swallowtail
Dictamnus spp. (gas plant). Giant Swallowtail
Foeniculum vulgare (fennel). Black Swallowtail; Anise Swallowtail
Glycyrrhiza spp. (licorice). Silver Spotted Skipper
Helichrysum angustifolium (curry plant). Painted Lady
Humulus lupulus (hops). Gray Hairstreak; Comma; Question Mark; Red Admiral
Levisticum officinale (lovage). Black Swallowtail; Anise Swallowtail
Melissa officinalis (lemon balm). White Peacock
Mentha spp. (mint). White Peacock, Painted Lady
Petroselinum crispum (parsley). Black Swallowtail; Anise Swallowtail
Pimpinella anisum (anise). Black Swallowtail; Anise Swallowtail
Ruta graveolens (rue). Black Swallowtail; Giant Swallowtail. Warning: oils can burn sensitive
skin; wear gloves when handling.
Salvia spp. (sage). Gray Hairstreak; Painted Lady; West Coast Lady
Symphytum officinale (comfrey). Painted Lady
Tanacetum vulgare (tansy). Painted Lady
Tropaeolum majus (nasturtium). Cabbage white
Viola odorata (sweet violet). Fritillaries
AND for those who need to add a few goodies to their seed collection, Park's Seeds is offering a 35% OFF SALE for a few days on just about everything on their website, including lots of herb seeds and butterfly nectar flowers seeds. PLUS, if you enter Coupon Code 15PRKCPN when you check out you will receive another 15% off. Pretty good deal, I think!
Here's the PARK'S link: http://www.parkseed.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10101&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&mainPage=advsearchresults&SearchText=p16.v226;p16.v234&scChannel=Seeds%20AS
Herb Garden Larval host plants & Seed Sale at Parks
Your link over in the Herb forum didn't work and I didn't see a Salvia forum and figured you meant this forum and found you here!
I am making an inventory of all my plants to index which ones the butterfiles visited. I didn't see a hummingbird this past summer, but I'm sure we had some as we have lots of birds here. I'm busy looking for plants for next year, so seed sources and plant lists posted here are really helpful. Thanks!!