Top 10 Butterfly Host Plants for Florida Gardens

Looking for the best host plants for your Florida garden? In this video, I’m sharing my top 10 favorite host plants that keep my backyard full of caterpillars and butterflies! Whether you are in Zone 10a or elsewhere in the southeast, these plants are absolute magnets for our local pollinators. I count down from #10 to my absolute #1 favorite plant—the one that attracts the most butterfly activity of all. 🦋 Plants mentioned in this countdown: 00:00 Intro 00:30 #10 Wild Black Cherry (Eastern Tiger Swallowtails) 01:08 #9 Coontie (Atala) 01:28 #8 Sassafras & Spicebush (Spicebush Swallowtails) 02:03 #7 Butterfly Pea (Long-tailed Skippers) 02:23 #6 Rue (Eastern Black Swallowtails) 02:55 #5 Wild Lime (Giant Swallowtails) 03:44 #4 Privet Senna (Sulphurs) 04:41 #3 Swamp Milkweed (Monarchs) 06:24 #2 Pipevine (Polydamas & Pipevine Swallowtails) 07:50 #1 Passiflora ‘Incense’ (Gulf Fritillaries & Zebra Longwings) Resources: Join me for more gardening adventures and native plant tips! #floridagardening #butterflygarden #hostplants #zone10a #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden