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Bird and butterfly gardens are specially designed to attract our winged friends. Carefully chosen plants create mini-ecosystems that sustain butterflies through all stages of their life, and provide food and habitat for native and migrating birds. The perennials selected for these gardens grow naturally in Wisconsin and are, therefore, naturally low-maintenance and hardy.
The addition of a bird and butterfly garden to your backyard will create a wildlife haven for many types of birds, butterflies and beneficial insects. Your garden may attract birds such as: hummingbirds, cardinals, house finches, goldfinches, chickadees and migrating birds such as warblers, rose-breasted grosbeaks, and indigo buntings. Some butterflies need specific host plants in order to survive. By providing golden alexander for swallowtails, butterfly weed for monarchs and fox sedge for the skipper family of butterflies you can create crucial sanctuaries for these species.
Other types of butterflies you might expect to see are red admirals, cabbage whites, and the clouded and cloudless sulfur butterflies. Additionally, bird and butterfly gardens are attractive to the dragonfly, most popular for being voracious mosquito eaters. |
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