Butterfly Garden
The dream was for an inviting retreat, a garden where both children and butterflies could rest and be nurtured, a place where our little lambs could frolic and learn. The butterfly garden took six years of planning before it became a reality.
The head, thorax, and abdomen are made of colored cement. The wings are stacking stones, creating a wall for the children to sit upon and observe the wonders of the winged creatures that visit. Edging creates beds on both sides of the body and provides a grass pathway through the garden. Repurposed toilet floats serve as antennas.
The following plants are found in the garden:
Purple Coneflower - Echinaceae purpurea (N)
Verbena - Verbena bonariensis (N)
Lantana - Lantana camara various (N)
Penta - Penta lanceolata (N)
Yarow - Achillea x ‘Coronation Gold’ (N)
Butterfly Bush - Buddleia ‘Black Knight’ (N)
Azure Sage - Salvia grandiflora (N, H)
Sweet Viburnum - Viburnum odoratissimum (N, H)
Southern Gaura - Gaura angustifolia (N)
Stokes Aster - Stokesia laevis (N)
Mickey Mouse or Bat Face - Cuphea (N)
Salvia - Salvia x Superba ‘May Knight’ (N)
Thrift - Phlox stolonifera (N)
Cup Plant - Silphium perfoliatum
Bog Salvia - Salvia Uliginosa (N)
Parsley (H)
Butterfly Weed – various Asclepia (N, H)
Fennel (H)
Dill (H)
Tulip Poplar - Populus (H)
Swamp Marsh Mallow - Kosteletskya virginica (N)
Blue Porterweed - Stachytarpheta urticifolia(considered invasive in FL) (N)
Clethra Summersweet - Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ (N)
Salvia guaranitica ‘Purple Majesty’ (N)
Mexican Sage - Salvia leucantha (N)
Indigo Spires Sage (N)
Passion flower - Passiflora incarnata (H, N)
N - Nectar Source H - Host Plant
