Top 35 Host Plants for Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden ... | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Host plants are the nurseries of the garden. Even though host plants aren’t top-of-mind when planning a butterfly garden[1], no butterfly garden is complete without these important, ‘behind-the-scenes’ plants. Continue reading to understand why host plants are important and which plants butterflies need.

Butterflies need certain plants to lay their eggs and to feed caterpillars. To attract more butterflies and to experience their complete life cycle, host plants are a must. Once you add these plants to your garden, watch for butterflies flying around the plant.

Good chance you will see the female butterfly flit around the plant and gently lay her next brood’s eggs. The eggs are sometimes laid on the stems, sometimes on the top of leaves but usually on the bottom, hidden from predators.