Host with the Most Garden
10-plant collection
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) and Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpilla r
This 10-plant selection of natives will supply an abundance of vegetative food sources throughout the growing season for your hungry caterpillars. The "HOST with the MOST GARDEN" will include a variety of (4) woody trees/shrubs, (1) vine, and (5) perennials. Assortment is based upon current inventory at time of order. If you would prefer to purchase only perennials (no trees, shrubs, or vines) please let us know when ordering. The plants in this garden will thrive in a wide range of site conditions (each plant will be labeled with cultural requirements) and will fill 40-60 square feet.
The cost of the "HOST with the MOST GARDEN" will vary from $50- $105 depending on the species composition and size of containers in stock at time of order.
Below are examples of plant species that may be included in this 10-plant collection "HOST with the MOST GARDEN".
Wild Senna (Senna marilandica)
Hosts: Cloudless Sulphur and Sleepy Orange Butterflies
Pussy Toes (Antennaria parlinii)
Hosts: American Painted Lady Butterfly
Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)
Hosts: Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Hairy Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)
Hosts: Common Buckeye Butterfly
Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Hosts: Clouded Sulphur Butterfly
Marsh Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Hosts: Monarch Butterfly
Common Violet (Viola papilionacea)
Hosts: Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly
Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia)
Hosts: Banded Sphinx Moth
Aster (Syphyotrichum species)
Hosts: Pearl Crescent Butterfly
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Hosts: Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly
Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa)
Hosts: Silver Spotted Skipper and Southern Dogface Butterflies
Yellow Passion Vine (Passiflora lutea)
Hosts: Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Hosts: Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata)
Hosts: Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
Dutchman's Pipevine (Aristolochia tomentosa)
Hosts: Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
Prairie Willow (Salix humilis)
Hosts: Red Spotted Purple and Viceroy Butterflies
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Hosts: Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Hosts: IO Moth
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Hosts: Cecropia Moth
Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)
Hosts: Spring Azure Butterfly
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Hosts: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
Hosts: Clearwing Moths