Annual and Perennial Plants of the LRGV
The following table lists the growing group of plants that have been suggested and reviewed by butterfly gardeners in the LRGV. 
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| English Name | Scientific Name |
Plant Type | Caterpillar Food Plant For: |
| Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa |
perennial | Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
| Heartleaf Hibiscus | Hibiscus martianus |
perennial | Yojoa Scrub-hairstreak, Mallow Scrub-hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata |
annual | Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Little Yellow, Ceraunus Blue, Gray Hairstreak |
| Tropical Milkweed | Asclepias curassavica |
perennial or annual | Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
| Turkey Tangle Fogfruit | Phyla nodiflora |
perennial | Common Buckeye, Phaon Crescent, White Peacock |
| English Name | Scientific Name |
Plant Type | Caterpillar Food Plant For: |
| Tropical Milkweed | Asclepias curassavica |
perennial or annual | Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
| Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa |
perennial | Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata |
annual | Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Little Yellow, Ceraunus Blue, Gray Hairstreak |
| Heartleaf Hibiscus | Hibiscus martianus |
perennial | Yojoa Scrub-hairstreak, Mallow Scrub-hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak |
| Turkey Tangle Fogfruit | Phyla nodiflora |
perennial | Common Buckeye, Phaon Crescent, White Peacock |
| English Name | Scientific Name | Plant Type | Caterpillar Food Plant For: |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | annual | Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Little Yellow, Ceraunus Blue, Gray Hairstreak |
| Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | perennial | Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
| Tropical Milkweed | Asclepias curassivica | perennial or annual | Monarch, Queen, Soldier |
| Heartleaf Hibiscus | Hibiscus martianus | perennial | Yojoa Scrub-hairstreak, Mallow Scrub-hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak |
| Turkey Tangle Fogfruit | Phyla nodiflora | perennial | Common Buckeye, Phaon Crescent, White Peacock |