pollinators

Gulf fritillary butterfly

Spotting Silver: How to Attract Gulf Fritillary Butterflies

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Showy orange and silver gulf fritillary butterflies will love your garden if you grow their favorite native nectar and host plants. * All photos on this page were taken by me unless otherwise noted. Please provide content and photo credits to thesouthernwildgarden.com. Why gulf fritillaries? In the southeast, gulf fritillary butterflies are the “other” migratory orange […]

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Zebra longwing on black-eyed susan

Chasing Stripes: How to Attract Zebra Longwing Butterflies

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In this post, you will learn about the fascinating ecology of zebra longwing butterflies as well as which native nectar and host plants will entice them to your garden. * All photos on this page were taken by me unless otherwise noted. Please provide content and photo credits to thesouthernwildgarden.com. Why zebra longwings? Zebra longwings are

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Add Some Icing: Growing Frostweed in Your Native Plant Garden

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Want to attract a diversity of pollinators to your garden by growing native plants? Pollinator favorite, frostweed (Verbesina virginica), will bring beetles, butterflies, bees, moths and more to its stunning white flowers for you to enjoy. * All photos on this page were taken by me unless otherwise noted. Please provide content and photo credits to

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