Host Plants For Caterpillars
The following is a short list of the host plants that are good for attracting and cultivating caterpillars:
- Alder
- Anise
- Aspen
- Aster
- Baby’s Tears
- Buckthorns
- Cabbage
- Canyon Live Oak
- Ceanothus
- Clover
- Coast Live Oak
- Cottonwood
- False Indigo
- Fennel
- Grasses
- Hackberry
- Hollyhock
- Hops
- Lilac
- Mallow
- Milkweed
- Nasturtium
- Nettle
- Parsley
- Passion Vine
- Plantain
- Plum
- Poplar
- Sassafras
- Snapdragon
- Spicebush
- Sunflower
- Verbena
- Violet
- Wild Sienna
- Willow
One of the more interesting facts about butterflies is that you can plant some of the plants listed above and start your very own butterfly garden.