Virtual Seminar: How to Create a Butterfly Garden in Central Florida

We discuss how attract certain butterflies to your Florida garden with different plants and how to maintain those plants so the butterflies stick around.

[@kinglyzard]

The perfect time to photograph them is to find them basking on cool, sunny days when they're at their most presented and when their reflexes aren't quite like they are on warmer days.
Butterflies are notoriously camera shy.

[@AmandaJanayFrank]

Great video! I’m excited to get started

[@zulemapearce4949]

Best butterfly video so far and I’ve watched a lot! Thank you from South Florida!

[@suzanp8431]

I’m so excited to start a butterfly garden in my lake county “ new” home.

[@kinglyzard]

3:35
Cover plants are necessary for the caterpillars too. I plant host plants among neutral plants so the caterpillars can get away from wasps during molts and resting periods.
4:27
Rue is actually in the Citrus Family (Rutaceae) and will support Giant Swallowtails awa Black Swallowtails.

[@saltlifegull4091]

Outstanding~ subscriber from Florida

[@jasongross4241]

Why not native plants?

[@sandralamphier9433]

That fancy pipevine plant you showed is toxic to the pipevine caterpillars, they need our native pipevine which isn’t nearly as showy. Otherwise, your video is very informative.

[@katiecannon8186]

Exactly. Folks really need to go to native plant nurseries. Also, since I guess this guy owns a nursery, he needs to stop recommending invasives - especially poisonous ones.

[@jasongross4241]

Zebra longwing

[@katiecannon8186]

The red passion vine you showed is poisonous to our butterflies. The pipe vine you showed is poisonous to our butterflies.
This is extremely irresponsible of you.