Butterfly Host Plants in my Zone 9a garden along the Texas Gulf Coast

Including butterfly host plants was a game changer for me for the sheer increase of butterflies that were in my gardens. The more host plants you have, the more butterflies you will see. The host plants that butterflies regularly visit in my gardens and that I discuss in this video are below. I am also going to include the butterflies these host plants support: Flame Acanthus - Texas Crescent butterfly Passion Vines - Gulf Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary, Julia Heliconian, and Zebra Heliconian Pipevines - Pipevine Swallowtail and Polydamas Swallowtail Bronze Fennel - Eastern Black Swallowtail Senna - Little Yellow, Orange-barred Sulphur, Cloudless Sulphur, and Sleepy Orange Rue - Black Swallowtail and Giant Swallowtail False Nettle - Red Admiral and Question Mark Snapdragons - Common Buckeye Milkweed - Monarch and Queen Sassafras tree - Spicebush Swallowtail and Palamedes Swallowtail Elm tree - Question mark and Mourning Cloak Shrimp plant - Texas Crescent In the spring of 2021 I wanted to start a butterfly garden. In these past two years I have learned a lot and enjoyed so many butterflies along the way. Join me in this video as I talk about the various host plants that are in my yard to attract butterflies. I garden along the upper Texas Gulf Coast in Zone 9a. If you haven't watched my video on what to think about if you are going to add a butterfly space to your gardens, I will put the link here:    • Create a butterfly friendly space in your ...