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| Butterfly plants for Kolkata, India August 06, 2009 I am from Kolkata, India. I have a garden of 200ft x 50ft size, mostly shadowed by big trees. I want to attract butterflies in my garden. Can you please let me know the flowers / plants I plant for bu... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| What species of Aristolochia occur in Hidalgo County, TX? August 06, 2009 What species of Aristolochia or are in the Aristolochiaceae family occur in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, particularly Hidalgo Co., TX. Both Pipevine and Polydamas Swallowtail butterflies occur down h... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| What would replace non-native orange tree leaves in butterfly hatchery? July 17, 2009 I have a very small orange tree that currently has dozens of caterpillars on it that look like bird droppings. I think I have narrowed them down to a swallowtail butterfly. I would love to let them ma... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Butterfly and medicinal plants for New Braunfels July 10, 2009 I am in zip code 78132 and we just put in a garden at our front steps- so my choices for plants need to fill a need for beauty and function. I want to include plants that will host and feed butterfli... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Transplanting butterfly weed in Hamden OH July 10, 2009 I have tried transplanting butterfly weed from it's native location to my yard and each time the plant wilts and dies. Any suggestions? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Butterfly plants for Washington DC area June 28, 2009 Dear Mr. Smarty Plants, I am a teacher working with very young students to establish a wildlife garden. We received a donated butterfly bush of a smallish cultivar, but wondering if there is a native... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Butterfly gardening in Wood County, TX February 11, 2009 What food and host plants should be planted for butterflies in Wood County Texas. View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Butterfly gardening in Quitman, TX February 11, 2009 We want to establish a butterfly garden in our back yard. What plants should we establish to attract the butterfly for food and host planting? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Non-invasive plants for hummingbird and butterfly garden January 20, 2009 Hello :) I've been building a huge Hummingbird and Butterfly garden. Up until now I've only had the Milkweeds and Dill for host plants for the Monarch and Black Swallowtail Butterflies. I'd love t... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| More questions about Asclepias spp. December 24, 2008 Hi. Thank-you for replying to my message. What does Emory's Milkweed look like? I have been trying to find out, but no luck. Also What Milkweeds did you find for sale as seeds and plants? Does Texas ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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