Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Please explain..., 1 by Flicker

Flicker wrote:
Liila, In my experience butterflies aren't all alike. Black swallowtails lay on my fennel on and off as long as the heat lasts. Gulf fritillaries start laying in ernest in late July until it gets cold. We have masses of frits. However monarchs have become scarce here but moderate in other areas. Am. painted ladies use cudweed as a host here as long as the cudweed is blooming. It does depend on which host plants you grow in your yard and how many of that particular insect are in your area.
Once you have a good supply of one certain host plant for a couple of seasons--like my delicious passionvines--your flock of butterflies,etc., will grow and grow!

Photo of cudweed