Lepidopterist's Delight: Butterflies in Your Garden
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.as [2008-7-2]
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Butterflies tantalize us with the kaleidoscopic patterns of theirwings and their delicate, ephemeral beauty. It's easy to create afriendly habitat that invites these colorful creatures into yourgarden. To do that, it's important to understand the life cycle ofbutterflies and what they need to thrive.
Some butterflies are near extinction. Butterfly farming has becomean increasingly popular way to raise money to support rain forests,which are the habitat of many of these species. You can enjoythese farmed butterflies and support garden eggs forest preservationthrough the purchase of our collection of mounted, framed butterflies .
Butterfly Life Cycles
Many butterflies depend only on certain plants for food; thesespecial plants are called host plants. Butterflies lay eggs on ornear host plants. The eggs hatch, producing small caterpillars thateat the host plant and grow larger. After 1 to 2 months, acaterpillar finds a safe place to hang upside down, surroundsitself with a protective cover, and changes into a beautifulbutterfly. This change, called metamorphosis, usually takes 1 to 2weeks.
Host Plants and Nectar Plants
During the phases of its life, a butterfly has different foodrequirements. Females search for host plants to lay their eggs andprovide a food source for the growing caterpillars. Youngbutterflies emerge and search for two things: a mate and nectarplants for food. Planting these host plants and nectar plants willfill your garden with delightful butterflies.
Certain butterflies need very specific plants. Monarch butterfliessearch out milkweeds ( Asclepias ) to lay their eggs, while wild lupine ( Lupinus perennis ) is the only host plant for the rare Karner Blue butterfly. Otherbutterflies are more flexible; a good meal is all they seek.
Native plants are an important part of a butterfly garden, becausethey are familiar sources of nectar and food for caterpillars. Somecultivated forms of native plants don't produce as much nectar asthe wild forms. For instance, the popular Coreopsis
Butterflies tantalize us with the kaleidoscopic patterns of theirwings and their delicate, ephemeral beauty. It's easy to create afriendly habitat that invites these colorful creatures into yourgarden. To do that, it's important to understand the life cycle ofbutterflies and what they need to thrive.
Some butterflies are near extinction. Butterfly farming has becomean increasingly popular way to raise money to support rain forests,which are the habitat of many of these species. You can enjoythese farmed butterflies and support garden eggs forest preservationthrough the purchase of our collection of mounted, framed butterflies .
Butterfly Life Cycles
Many butterflies depend only on certain plants for food; thesespecial plants are called host plants. Butterflies lay eggs on ornear host plants. The eggs hatch, producing small caterpillars thateat the host plant and grow larger. After 1 to 2 months, acaterpillar finds a safe place to hang upside down, surroundsitself with a protective cover, and changes into a beautifulbutterfly. This change, called metamorphosis, usually takes 1 to 2weeks.
Host Plants and Nectar Plants
During the phases of its life, a butterfly has different foodrequirements. Females search for host plants to lay their eggs andprovide a food source for the growing caterpillars. Youngbutterflies emerge and search for two things: a mate and nectarplants for food. Planting these host plants and nectar plants willfill your garden with delightful butterflies.
Certain butterflies need very specific plants. Monarch butterfliessearch out milkweeds ( Asclepias ) to lay their eggs, while wild lupine ( Lupinus perennis ) is the only host plant for the rare Karner Blue butterfly. Otherbutterflies are more flexible; a good meal is all they seek.
Native plants are an important part of a butterfly garden, becausethey are familiar sources of nectar and food for caterpillars. Somecultivated forms of native plants don't produce as much nectar asthe wild forms. For instance, the popular Coreopsis
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