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Butterfly Gardening - Marion County

 

Butterfly Gardens, Butterflies (and Moths), and Plants to Attract Butterflies

Attracting Butterflies to Your Yard (FNR-248) (Purdue)

Butterfly Gardening (Purdue/White River Gardens)

Butterflies on the Web (Purdue/White River Gardens)

Butterfly Websites for Children (Purdue/White River Gardens)

Activities for Children: Butterflies & Other Insects (Purdue/White River Gardens)

The Children's Butterfly Site (National Biological Information Infrastructure)

Wildlife Habitat Programs (Indiana Wildlife Federation) (native plants for butterfly gardens offered for sale)

Butterfly Gardening (Ohio State University)

Butterfly Gardening (University of Minnesota)

Butterfly Gardening (University of Kentucky)

Butterfly Gardening in North Dakota (North Dakota State University)

Butterfly Gardening (University of Nebraska)

Butterflies and Moths of North America (Montana State University) Updated Link 5/09

  • Butterflies and Moths of Indiana
    Click on name for caterpillar hosts and adult food sources.

    Caterpillars of Eastern Forests (U.S. Geological Survey)
  • Images by Family

    Caterpillar Host Plants of the World (Natural History Museum, London)

  • Search the Database

    More Butterfly Links (The Butterfly WebSite)

    Using Online Search Tools to Find Plants Attractive to Butterflies

    Use the search tools at the following websites to find specific plants attractive to butterflies.

    Illinois Best Plants (Chicago Botanic Garden)

  • Search for Plants to Attract Butterflies (use advanced search for butterfly criteria)

    UConn Woody Plant Database (University of Connecticut)

  • Search by Butterfly Adult and/or Larvae Attractant

    Plant Finder (Missouri Botanical Garden)

  • Search for Plants that Attract Butterflies

    Butterfly Gardens and Exhibits at Public Venues

    White River Gardens, Indianapolis, IN, "Butterflies" Conservatory Show (2009 is the eleventh season), Spring through Labor Day (Show Info)

    DNR Butterfly Garden, Indiana State Fairgrounds, NW Corner, 1202 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN (Butterfly Garden Plant List) (IDNR)

    Butterfly House at Cox Arboretum and Gardens, Dayton, OH

    Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, OH (Blooms and Butterflies)

    Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, OH (Butterfly Garden outside & Butterfly Rain Forest inside)

    Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH

    Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH (Butterfly Feature)

    Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL (Butterflies)

    The Field Museum, Chicago, IL (Butterfly Collection)

    The Butterfly House, Faust Park, Chesterfield, MO (butterfly garden and tropical conservatory, a division of Missouri Botanical Garden)

    Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI (Butterflies are Blooming Show)

    U.S. Public Butterfly Gardens (The Butterfly Farm)

    Butterfly Gardens and Exhibits (The Butterfly WebSite)

    Public Gardens with Butterfly Features, use Garden Search link and then click on Advanced Search (American Public Gardens Association, formerly AABGA)
    Updated Page 05/09
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