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Spring Has Sprung at Barber Labs – Updated Plant List
Is your garden ready for MONARCH MIGRATION? Check out the BugLady's list of available nectar and caterpillar host plants for May!
Plants available May 2020
Barber Laboratories
504-739-5715
6444 Jefferson Highway in Harahan
(Social distancing outside in backyard)
Monday thru Friday 9:30-5:00
Butterfly Nectar Plants |
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| Item | Size |
| Bee Balm - white (Monarda) | 4" |
| Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) | 4" |
| Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) | 1 gallon & 3 gallon |
| Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | 4" |
| Clasping coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis) | 4" pot & 6" round |
| Crabapple tree (Malus) | 3 gallon |
| Eupitorium odoratum | 1 gallon |
| Garden Phlox (Phlox panicullata) Robert Poore | 6" round |
| Gulf Coast Penstemon (Penstemon tenuis) | 4" |
| Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica) | 6" round |
| Ironweed (Vernonia) | 6" round |
| Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) | 4" |
| Lemon Bee Balm (Monarda citriodora) | 4" |
| Mexican Flame Vine (Senecio confusus) | 4" |
| Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) | 4" |
| Mountain mint: Slender (Pynanthemum tenuifolium) | Quart |
| Mountain Mint - Slender (Pynanthemum tenuifolium) | 1 gallon |
| Mountain Mint - Big Leaf (Pynanthemum muticum) | 6" round |
| Penstemon: White Wand (Penstemon tubaeflorus) | 4" |
| Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirins) | 4" |
| September Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) | 4”, 6" & 1 gallon |
| September Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolia) | 4 “, 6" & 1 gallon |
| Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora) | 4" |
| Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) | 6" & 1 gallon & 3 gallon |
Caterpillar Host Plants |
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| Item | Size |
| Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora) (for Spicebush Swallowtails) | 1 gallon |
| Cassia - "Candelabra" (Cassia alata) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 6" |
| Cassia - "Partridge Pea" (Cassia fasciculata) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 4" |
| Dill (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
| Fennel - green or bronze (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
| Hop Tree also called Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata) (for Giant Swallowtail) | 3 gallon |
| Lead Plant (Amorpha fruticosa)(for Silver Spotted Skipper & Dogface Sulphur) | 4" |
| Milkweed: Aquatic- white flower (Asclepias perennis) (for Monarch) | 4" |
| Parsley - curled or straight leaf (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
| Passion Flower Vine (Passiflora incarnata) (for Gulf Fritillary) | 1 gallon |
| Senna - (Senna corymbosa) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 4” |
HEY, BUTTERFLY & POLLINATOR GARDENERS!
Is your garden ready for MONARCH MIGRATION? Check out the Buglady's list of available nectar and caterpillar host plants for April!
Plants available April 2020
Barber Laboratories
504-739-5715
6444 Jefferson Highway in Harahan
(Social distancing outside in backyard)
Monday thru Friday 9:30-5:00
Butterfly Nectar Plants |
|
| Item | Size |
| Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) | 4" |
| Bee Balm - white (Monarda) | 4" |
| Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) | 4" |
| Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) | 1 gallon & 3 gallon |
| Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | 4" |
| Clasping coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis) | 4" pot & 6" round |
| Crabapple tree (Malus | 3 gallon |
| Eupitorium odoratum | 1 gallon |
| Ironweed (Vernonia) | 6" round |
| Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) | 4" |
| Mountain mint: Slender (Pynanthemum tenuifolium) | Quart |
| Mountain Mint (Pynanthemum muticum) | 6" round |
| Penstemon: White Wand (Penstemon tubaeflorus) | 4" |
| Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirins) | 4" |
| September Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) | 4” |
| September Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolia) | 4 “ |
| Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora) | 4" |
| Virginia Willow (Itea virginica) | 6" & gallon |
Caterpillar Host Plants |
|
| Item | Size |
| Cassia - "Candelabra" (Cassia alata) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 6" |
| Cassia - "Popcorn" (Cassia didymobotrya) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 1 gallon |
| Cassia - Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 4" |
| Dill (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
| Fennel - green or bronze(for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
| Hop Tree also called Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata) (for Giant Swallowtail) | 3 gallon |
| Lead Plant (Amorpha fruticosa)(for Silver Spotted Skipper & Dogface Sulphur) | 4" |
| Milkweed: Aquatic- white flower (Asclepias perennis) (for Monarch) | 4" |
| Milkweed: Swamp- pink flower (Asclepias incarnata) (for Monarch) | 4" |
| Parsley - curled or straight leaf(for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
| Passion Flower Vine (Passiflora incarnata) (for Gulf Fritillary) | 1 gallon |
| Senna - (Senna corymbosa) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 4” |