Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies: A Field Guide

by Jim Weber, Lynne M. Weber, Roland H. Wauer

While many growers focus on attracting adult butterflies to their gardens, fewer know about the plants that caterpillars need to survive. Native host plants--wildflowers, trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and sedges--not only provide a site for the butterfly to lay its eggs, they also provide a ready food source for the emerging caterpillar. Think of these plants as the nurseries of the garden. This user-friendly, heavily illustrated field guide describes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623496462
• ISBN13: 9781623496463
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"