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Jul 10, 2021 8:34 AM CST
Name: UrbanWild
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Kentucky - Plant Hardiness Zone 7a
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This list looks vastly different if one is simply considering butterflies. However, if you want birds, you need caterpillars. If you add moths and their foodplants, it helps at all levels. I'd still like to hear about non-woody plants for butterflies though. I'm always looking to add. nodding

Powerhouse plants: University of Delaware researchers Doug Tallamy and Desiree Narango identify key native plants that support shrinking number of insects, stabilize food webs
https://www.udel.edu/udaily/20...
Always looking for interesting plants for pollinators and food! Bonus points for highly, and pleasantly scented plants.

"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit." [“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”] -- Marcus Tullius Cicero in Ad Familiares IX, 4, to Varro. 46 BCE

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