OR: Create a Butterfly Garden

1 Stephanie Lamb and Sommer Chambers, students, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; and Nancy Allen, Extension wildlife instructor; Oregon State University EC 1549 January 2002 $1. 50 Create a Butterfly Garden S. Lamb, S. Chambers, and N. Allen The... More

1 Stephanie Lamb and Sommer Chambers, students, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; and Nancy Allen, Extension wildlife instructor; Oregon State University EC 1549 January 2002 $1. 50 Create a Butterfly Garden S. Lamb, S. Chambers, and N. Allen The Wildlife Garden Butterflies are some of the most beautiful, fragile animals in nature, sometimes called “flying flowers. ” Butterflies and moths pollinate flowers, and both adults and larvae are an important food source for birds, bats, and other wildlife. Nearly 700 kinds or speciesoccur in North America. About 20 species commonly are found in the Pacific Northwest. Attracting butterflies to your yard and garden is easy if you create a habitat that meets the butterflies’ needs for growth and development. Butterfly larvae, or caterpillars, eat leaves. Adult butterflies feed on nectar from colorful, fragrant flowers. Putting in the right plants for both of these increases your chances of attracting and keeping butterflies in your g Less