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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
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