TOP 10 PLANTS TO ATTRACT SWALLOWTAILS TO YOUR GARDEN

Here are more plants that will attract swallowtails to your garden

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  Parsley

  Petroselinum crispum

  Parsley isn?t just to garnish your dinner plate! This annual is a favorite host plant for black swallowtail caterpillars. They?ll also eat fennel, dill, Queen Anne?s lace and other members of the carrot family, but parsley is easy to grow in just about every garden. In the Deep South, provide some shade in the hot summer months.

  Why we love it:?All parsley, especially the curly varieties, look beautiful as a border in your flower bed or spilling out of a hanging planter.

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  Coneflower

  Echinacea purpurea, zones 3 to 9

  This native wildflower finds its way into every butterfly garden sooner or later. Coneflower is easy to grow and provides masses of tall purple blooms. For best growth, you should divide the clumps every few years. After coneflowers finish blooming, leave seed heads in place for songbirds to enjoy.

  Why we love it: The central cone that gives the flower its name makes it easy to see swallowtails (and photograph them) when they land for a meal.

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