Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
July 28, 2021
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Johnny Butterflyseed Celebrates First Scrub Plum (Prunus geniculata) Sprout
July 13, 2021
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Johnny Butterflyseed’s first Scrub Plum
1001 Reasons to Plant Wild Lime (Zanthoxylum fagara) in Florida
May 12, 2021
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Wild Lime (zanthoxylum fagara) provides food for Eastern Giant & Schaus’ Swallowtail butterfly larva, and can replace Japanese Boxwood in the yard or garden.
Swallow-tailed Kites Observed Eating Plant Material
May 11, 2021
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Swallow-tailed Kites (Elanoides forficatus) are a migratory raptor who split their time between the southeastern US, and South America. They migrate to the Central Florida
Happy Mother’s Day!
May 9, 2021
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms; especially Monarch Moms! <3 Johnny
Johnny Butterflyseed Submits Polk County’s First Scrub Plum Herbarium Specimen in Almost 34 Years
April 29, 2021
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The endangered Scrub Plum (prunus geniculata) is submitted by Johnny Butterflyseed to two Florida herbaria, the first for Polk County in a third of a century.
Endocarp Removal Process for Scrub Plum
April 27, 2021
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Channel Lock pliers make the perfect tool for removing a Scrub Plum’s endocarp.
The Secret to Monarch Butterfly Farming
April 26, 2021
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Johnny Butterflyseed has discovered the secret to Monarch Butterfly Farming! Fairies! That’s right, fairies! Fairies are sensitive little creatures that care very deeply about nature.
Flower Fly Nectaring on Dahoon Holly in a Highlands County Florida Baygall
March 26, 2021
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While Johnny was gathering Dahoon Holly (ilex cassine) in a Florida Baygall to give as specimens for the USF Atlas of Florida Plants herbarium, a