Avignon's Butterfly and Herb Garden

Plants: Primary Larval Food Source

Picture of Milkweed picture of a Passionflower picture of Cloudless Sulpur Chrysalis

Milkweed: (Asclepias ssp.): From Gk.Asklepios god of medicine, relating to medicinal properties. It is the primary larval food for the Monarch and Queen Butterflies.
Passionflower: (Passiflora ssp.): Some people say that parts of the flower resemble the crusifixion of Christ. It is the primary larval food for the Gulf Fritillary and Zebra Longwing Butterflies.
Sugarberry Tree: (Celtis laevigata): It is the primary larval food for the Hackberry Butterfly, Tawny Emperor and Snout Butterfly.
Senna: (Cassia ssp.): It is the primary larval food for the Cloudless Sulphur.
Marigold: (Tagetes ssp.): It is the primary larval food for the Dainty Sulphur.
Snapdragon: (Antirrhinum ssp.): It is the primary larva food for the Buckeye.

NOTE: Some herbs are also larva food sources, see section on herbs.

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