Hill Country Butterflies


Yantis Lakeside Gardens -

Living and Gardening in the Beautiful Texas Hill Country

Hill Country Butterflies in Our Yard

Central Texas Butterflies and their Plants

Here are pictures of butterflies that I have taken in my yard in Kingsland, Texas.

Scroll down for host plants and butterfly plants for the Hill Country.

All photos by Robert and Sheryl Yantis


Host Plants

Painted Lady - Dusty Miller

Tiger Swallowtail - Willow, ash, dusty miller

Giant Swallowtail - Ash, all citrus

Cloudless Sulphur - Bougainvillea, pea family

Buckeye - Snapdragon, toadflax, ruellia

Queen & Monarch - Oleander, milkweed

Gulf Fritillary - Passion Vine

Black Swallowtail - Dill, Fennel, parsley

Pipevine Swallowtail - Pipevine

Good plants to grow in the Hill Country to attract Butterflies

Abelia

Plumbago

Crape Myrtle

Esperanza - Yellow Bells

Phlox

Firebush

Hummingbird Bush

Mexican Petunia

Roses

Turk's Cap

Lantana

Mexican Butterfly Weed

Texas Gold Columbine

Purple Coneflower



Pride of Barbados

Gregg's Mistflower

Mexican Bush Sage

Coral Vine

Cosmos

Salvia Coccinea - Tropical Sage

Zinnia

Verbena

Penta

Mexican Flame Vine

Any other viable hill Country plants that have flowers - they like red, yellow, blue, white, purple and orange