Check out the BugLady's list of available
butterfly nectar and caterpillar
host plants for OCTOBER!
Barber Laboratories
504-739-5715
6444 Jefferson Highway in Harahan
(Social distancing outside in backyard)
Monday thru Friday 9:30-5:00
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Butterfly Nectar Plants |
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| Photo | Item | Size |
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Bee Balm - white (Monarda) | 4" |
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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) | 4" |
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Blanket Flower Mesa Yellow (Gaillardia) | 4" |
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Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) | 1 gallon |
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Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | 4" |
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Coneflower (Purple) (Echinacea) |
4" |
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Crabapple tree (Malus) | 3 gallon |
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Eupitorium odoratum | 1 gallon |
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Gomphrena "Fireworks" | 6" round |
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Gulf Coast Penstemon (Penstemon tenuis) | 5" |
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Ironweed (Vernonia) | 4" |
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Mexican Flame Vine (Senecio confusus) | 4" |
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Mountain Mint Big Leaf (Pynanthemum muticum) | 6" round |
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Porterweed (Stachytarpheta) | 4" |
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"Red Husker" Penstemon: (Penstemon digitalis) | Quart |
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Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirins) | 1 gallon |
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September Sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) | 1 gallon |
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September Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) | 1 gallon |
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Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata) |
4" |
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Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus) | 1 gallon |
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Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) | 6" & 1 gallon 3 gallon |
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Caterpillar Host Plants |
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| Photo | Item | Size |
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Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora) (for Spicebush Swallowtails) | 4" |
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Dill (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
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Lead Plant (Amorpha fruticosa) (for Silver-spotted Skipper & Dogface Sulphur) | 1 gallon |
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Lippia "Frogfruit" (for Buckeye and Phaon Crescent) | 4" |
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Milkweed: Aquatic- white flower (Asclepias perennis) (for Monarch) | 4" |
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Milkweed: Swamp- pink flower (Asclepias incarnata) ( for Monarch) |
1-quart |
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Parsley - curled or straight leaf (for Black Swallowtail) | 4" |
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Passion Flower Vine (Passiflora caerullea) (for Gulf Fritillary) | 1 gallon |
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Senna - (Senna corymbosa) (for Sulphur butterflies) | 4”, 6" round |
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Spider plant (Cleome hassleriana) (for Great Southern White) | 4" |