Your Florida Guide to Butterfly Gardening
Author: JARET C. DANIELS
Publisher:
Published: 2022-04-19
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780813068534
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Gardening for Florida's Butterflies
Author: Pamela F. Traas
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2023-12-21
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 1493082418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBring life to your garden and experience the magic of metamorphosis! This book tells you how. It describes 23 species of butterflies and shows them in color photos - adults, caterpillars and pupae, as well as dozens and dozens of larval and nectar food plants. Complete growing information is included for each plant: family, plant type, geographic region, mature size, flowering time, color, light, water and soil requirements, propogation methods and salt tolerance.
Butterfly Gardening
Author: Jane Hurwitz
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2018-04-10
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0691170347
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn indispensable and lavishly illustrated guide to creating a garden that attracts and sustains butterflies Butterfly gardening creates habitats that support butterflies, connecting us with some of the most beautiful creatures in the natural world and bringing new levels of excitement and joy to gardening. In this engaging and accessible guide, lavishly illustrated with more than two hundred color photographs and maps, accomplished butterfly gardener Jane Hurwitz presents essential information on how to choose and cultivate plants that will attract a range of butterflies to your garden and help sustain all the stages of their life cycles. An indispensable resource for aspiring and experienced butterfly gardeners alike, Butterfly Gardening is the most gardener-friendly source on the subject, covering all the practical details needed to create a vibrant garden habitat that fosters butterflies. It tells you which plants support which butterflies, depending on where you live; it describes what different butterflies require in the garden over the course of their lives; and it shows you how to become a butterfly watcher as well as a butterfly gardener. While predominantly recommending regionally native plants, the book includes information on non-native plants. It also features informative interviews with experienced butterfly gardeners from across the United States. These gardeners share a wealth of information on plants and practices to draw butterflies to all kinds of gardens--from small suburban gardens to community plots and larger expanses. Whether you are a gardener who wants to see more butterflies in your garden, a butterfly enthusiast who wants to bring that passion to the garden, or someone who simply wants to make their garden or yard friendlier to Monarchs or other butterflies, this is a must-have guide. An essential guide for aspiring and experienced butterfly gardeners Encourages readers to rethink gardening choices to support butterflies and other pollinators in their gardens and communities Introduces gardeners to butterfly watching Includes regional lists of plant species that are time-proven to help sustain butterflies and their caterpillars Features informative interviews with expert butterfly gardeners from across the United States
Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida
Author: Roger L. Hammer
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780813060248
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom groundcovers to large trees, from soil requirements to effective seeding and frost-protection strategies, the author catalogues 200 of the best plants for luring hummingbirds and butterflies into even the smallest yards. The book offers helpful tips for beginning and establishing a thriving refuge that is easy to maintain, and the selection of exotic plants are all safe for use in Florida. --
Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and Their Host Plants
Author: Marc C. Minno
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780813027890
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhether in scrub forest, freshwater marsh, or your own backyard, this book will inspire you to go out and make friends with a caterpillar near you."--BOOK JACKET.
Central Florida Butterflies and Their Host Plants
Author: Sharon R. Laplante
Publisher:
Published: 2018-11-19
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780692189498
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a complete list of the butterfly host plants native to central Florida. Sharon LaPlante has drawn from her twenty-five years of experience working with local native plant communities to create an accessible reference guide to the plants used for butterfly gardening in central florida . Also included is information about many of the native plants, trees, shrubs, wildflowers and vines that are nectar sources for adult butterflies. Have you ever wanted to try butterfly gardening with the goal of attracting butterflies to your personal space? Perhaps you are interested in learning more about the beautiful butterflies and catepillars you see whenever you venture outside? Learning about these fascinating creatures and their habitats, can take years. So too can planning and executing a butterfly garden. This guide will help the central Florida gardener decide what native plants to choose that support each variety of butterfly, at each of their life-stages. The principles taught in the book can be applied to the butterfly garden wherever on Earth it may be. Sharon's knowledge and experience affords both the budding enthusiast, as well as the more experienced gardener, a sure path to a bountiful butterfly landscape.
Pollinator Friendly Gardening
Author: Rhonda Fleming Hayes
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Published: 2016-01-15
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 0760349134
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPollinator Friendly Gardening shows you how to select plants and build habitat to make your garden a place for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators to thrive.
Caterpillars in the Field and Garden
Author: Thomas J. Allen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005-06-02
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780198034131
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJeffrey Glassberg's acclaimed Butterflies through Binoculars guides have revolutionized the way we view butterflies. Now there's a field guide in the same practical format, and with the same emphasis on conservation, to identify caterpillars. Caterpillars are as varied, fascinating, and often as colorful as the adult butterflies they become. This is the most comprehensive guide to these creatures available. It contains all the information necessary to find and identify the caterpillars of North America--from Two-tailed Swallowtails, some of the largest butterfly caterpillars at just over two inches when fully grown, to tiny Western Pygmy-Blues. Caterpillar seekers will learn how to distinguish between butterfly caterpillars and moth caterpillars, where and how to find caterpillars, and the visual differences between young and older caterpillars. Each species section describes how to identify the caterpillar, complete with brilliant photos--many published here for the first time. To make for easy field use, each caterpillar's key physical features, abundance, habitat, and major hostplants are listed on the same page as its photo. The book also contains a special section on butterfly gardening, offering valuable information on how to set up a butterfly garden and raise healthy butterfly caterpillars, and provides a thorough list of the plants butterflies most like to feast on. From the concerned gardener who wishes not to kill caterpillars that may one day become beautiful butterflies to the serious butterflier wishing to take the hobby to the next level, this remarkable guide will provide all of the information necessary for an enriching caterpillar experience.
Florida's Fabulous Butterflies
Author: Thomas C. Emmel
Publisher: World Publications (FL) DBA National Art Service
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780911977158
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an overview of the different types of butterflies and moths that inhabit Florida.
Butterflies of Florida Field Guide
Author: Jaret Daniels
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Published: 2003-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781591930051
DOWNLOAD EBOOKButterfly identification is now simple for everyone This handy field guide focuses on 102 species of Florida butterflies, arranged by color. See a blue butterfly? Turn to the blue section. Perfect for backyard or field use, this book features full-color photos of each butterfly plus an illustration that points out key identification marks. You'll learn things you've always wondered about butterflies while easily identifying the ones that you see.
