Butterflies are among the most beautiful creatures on this planet. They enthrall people with their delicacy, innocence, and ...

A free, family-friendly, butterfly focused education event will be held on June 14 in the Brevard Discovery Garden in Cocoa.

In early spring, when many overwintering insects begin to emerge, they need a readily available source of nourishment to ...

Twice the length of its body, its long tongue can access nectar deep in ... highest diversity of air plants and orchids in the continental U.S. Development in South Florida has severely altered ...

In Plantation, Florida ... She teaches others how to create butterfly-friendly gardens, focusing on two essentials: a host plant for caterpillars and a nectar source for adult butterflies.

The monarch butterfly ... drink nectar from flowers. "Most people associate monarchs with milkweed, and it’s true that their caterpillars dine exclusively on the leaves of these plants.

In response to this loss of native host and nectar plants, the Florida Department of Transportation ... Mach said the butterfly’s potential listing under the Endangered Species Act is a sign ...

The butterfly is the atala, a South Florida native whose life ... miamiherald.com Zoo Miami also has a guide with native plants to attract butterflies, like nectar sources like the beauty berry ...

Sweet almond, from South America, is also touted as a butterfly nectar plant ... Propagate with seeds and warm-season stem cuttings. Plants are available online. A reader wanted to know why ...

Alliums are superb architectural plants that produce attractive globe-shaped flowers with small star-shaped florets. They are also bee and butterfly magnets offering a rich source of nectar.