Flowering Trees in SWFL, Reports on Findings

Butterfly attracting plants in South Western Florida

This table is a work in progress however it is sufficient to provide information on the insects and plants that work well together. This is collected information assembled from field observations. It is subject to modification as time progresses.

Butterfly plant collection for SW Florida from Knapp
Name		Color	Lighting	Plant Shape	Name Scientific	Use		Type	Name Common		Stage
Milkweed		Yellow, orange	Sun	Stem		Host		Butterfly	Monarch		Eggs, Catepillar
Milkweed		Yellow, orange	Sun	Stem		Host		Butterfly	Queen	Danaus gilippus	Eggs, Catepillar
Coky-Stem	Passion flower	Purple, yellow	Shade	Stem & vine	Passiflora incarnata	Host		Butterfly	Zebra long wing		Eggs, Catepillar
Coky-Stem	Passion flower	Purple, yellow	Shade	Stem & vine	Passiflora incarnata	Host		Butterfly	Gulf Fritillary		Eggs, Catepillar
Corky-Stem	Passion flower	Purple, yellow	Shade	Stem & vine	Passiflora incarnata	Host		Butterfly	Julia		Eggs, Catepillar
Cassia	Gold medalion tree		Sun	Stem , tree	Cassia leptophylla	Host		Butterfly	Sulfur		Eggs, Catepillar
Dill				Stem		Host		Butterfly	Black Swallowtail		Eggs, Catepillar
Dutchman’s pipe		Purple, brown	partial shade	Stem & vine	Aristolochia gigantea	Host		Butterfly	Polydamas swallowtail,		Eggs, Catepillar
Senna Candelabra		Yellow		Stem	Senna alata	Host		Butterfly	Cloudless Sulpher		Eggs, Catepillar
Senna Candelabra		Yellow		Stem	Senna alata	Host		Butterfly	Orange Barred		Eggs, Catepillar
Parsley				Stem		Host		Butterfly	Black Swallowtail		Eggs, Catepillar
Pipevine				Stem	Aristolochia trilobata	Host		Butterfly	Polydamas		Eggs, Catepillar
Porter weed				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly	All		Winged
Pentas				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly	All		Winged
Pentas				Shrub		Nectar		Moth	Sphinx		Winged
Tithonia				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly	Monarch		Winged
Firespike			sun to shade	Shrub	Thyrsacanthus callistachyus	Nectar
Fire Bush				Shrub		Nectar		Moth	Sphinx		Winged
Yellow Lantana				Shrub	Lantana involucrata	Nectar		Butterfly	Peacock		Winged
Salvia				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly	Monarch		Winged
Salvia				Shrub		Nectar		Bee
Wild Coffee				Shrub	Psychotria nervosa	Nectar		Bee	Eufala Skipper		Winged
Sweet Almond				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly	Monarch		Winged
Jatropia				Shrub	Jatropia integerrima	Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Maui				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Clerodendrum				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Mussaenda				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Allamanda				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Ruellia				Shrub		Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Citrus, varieties				Tree		Nectar		Butterfly	Giant Swallowtail		Winged
Powder puff				Tree		Nectar		Butterfly	Polydamas		Winged
Powder puff				Tree		Nectar		Bee
Bottlebrush				Tree		Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Bottlebrush				Tree		Nectar
Orange Geiger				Tree		Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Hong Kong Orchid				Tree		Nectar		Bee
Mango				Tree		Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Vera wood				Tree		Nectar		Butterfly			Winged
Bahinia
Plubago					Plumbago ligustrina
Pomelo								Butterfly	Giant Swallowtail