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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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” |