Annual and Perennial Plants of South Florida
The following table lists the growing group of plants that have been suggested and reviewed by butterfly gardeners in south Florida.
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| English Name | Scientific Name |
Plant Type | Caterpillar Food Plant For: |
Thalia geniculata |
perennial |
Brazilian Skipper |
|
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis |
perennial |
Tropical Buckeye |
|
Asclepias tuberosa |
perennial |
Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
|
Gaillarida pulchella |
annual |
Not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Chamaecrista fasciculata |
annual |
Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Little Yellow, Ceraunus Blue, Gray Hairstreak |
|
Asclepias curassavica |
perennial or annual |
Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
|
Phyla nodiflora |
perennial |
Common Buckeye, Phaon Crescent, White Peacock |
|
Oxypolis filiformis |
perennial |
Black Swallowtail |
| English Name | Scientific Name |
Plant Type | Caterpillar Food Plant For: |
Asclepias curassavica |
perennial or annual |
Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
|
Asclepias tuberosa |
perennial |
Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
|
Chamaecrista fasciculata |
annual |
Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Little Yellow, Ceraunus Blue, Gray Hairstreak |
|
Gaillarida pulchella |
annual |
Not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Oxypolis filiformis |
perennial |
Black Swallowtail |
|
Phyla nodiflora |
perennial |
Common Buckeye, Phaon Crescent, White Peacock |
|
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis |
perennial |
Tropical Buckeye |
|
Thalia geniculata |
perennial |
Brazilian Skipper |
| English Name | Scientific Name | Plant Type | Caterpillar Food Plant For: |
Chamaecrista fasciculata |
annual |
Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Little Yellow, Ceraunus Blue, Gray Hairstreak |
|
Gaillarida pulchella |
annual |
Not a caterpillar food plant |
|
Thalia geniculata |
perennial |
Brazilian Skipper |
|
Asclepias tuberosa |
perennial |
Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
|
Asclepias curassivica |
perennial or annual |
Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
|
Phyla nodiflora |
perennial |
Common Buckeye, Phaon Crescent, White Peacock |
|
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis |
perennial |
Tropical Buckeye |
|
Oxypolis filiformis |
perennial |
Black Swallowtail |