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What Plants? If you want butterflies, then plant the butterflies host plant, such as the Coontie to attract the Atila Butterfly (a once thought to be extinct native butterfly) If you want to attract birds, then plant fruiting vegetation such as beauty berry, so the birds can feast. Baby birds like plump juicy catipillers another reason for butterfly host plants. Lucy said to look at the plant inventory within the Juno Dunes Management Plan to know what grows here.
Right Plant Right Place. Determine the amount of sunlight that you have in your space prior to selecting your plants and be aware of the mature height and width of your plant choice as roots can be a problem in a small garden next to paved areas.
Survival of our Native Wildlife. According to Lucy, experts agree that it only takes 60% Native Plants in a landscape to assure the survival of our local insect population to support local wildlife. She suggested no pesticides on native plants because they are food for bees, insects, butterflies.
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