we SUPPLY Seeds for butterfly larval host plants ACROSS florida and throughought north america.
Our SEEDS
Larval Host Plant Seeds
All butterflies require a specific plant or family of plants for their eggs and caterpillars.
Nectar Plant Seeds
Adult butterflies and other pollinators require the quick fuel of flower nectar. Now that’s Flower Power.
Shelter Plant Seeds
Butterfly caterpillars need to build their chrysalis in strong shrubs, bushes, and trees with woody stems, called Shelter Plants.
Why johnny butterflyseed?
Larval Host Seeds
Butterflies rely on their Larval Host Plants. A 'Butterflyseed' is a larval host seed. If you grow a butterfly's larval host, you will grow those butterflies.
20 Years of Experience
Neary two decades of experience studying butterflies within the ecology of Florida's xeric uplands; from Passionvine to Prickly Pear.
Education
With a heavy emphasis on endangered species, such as the Monarch Butterfly, we focus on education about North American butterflies and their larval host plants.
johnny's blog
Lake Wales Rails-to-Trails: A Safe Harbor for Invasive Species
The Lake Wales Rails-to-Trails program has missed one of its three most important targets: the removal of invasive, non-native species. The Lake Wales “Rails-to-Trails” program is great in conception. Convert…
Johnny Butterflyseed Finds Scrub Plum (Prunus geniculata) Seedling in the Wild
Johnny Butterflyseed has found a Scrub Plum (Prunus geniculata) seedling in the wild, an exceptionally rare occurrence. Scrub Plum seedlings are so rare that determining the causes of their rarity…
Johnny Butterflyseed Celebrates First Scrub Plum (Prunus geniculata) Sprout
Johnny Butterflyseed’s first Scrub Plum
1001 Reasons to Plant Wild Lime (Zanthoxylum fagara) in Florida
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
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 area by passing over (or…
Johnny Butterflyseed Submits Polk County’s First Scrub Plum Herbarium Specimen in Almost 34 Years
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
Channel Lock pliers make the perfect tool for removing a Scrub Plum’s endocarp.
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Simpson’s Stopper Twinberry Seeds – Florida Native – Free Shipping
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Saw Palmetto Seeds – Set of 5 – Florida Native – Free Shipping
$9.99 Add to cart -
5 Scrub Blazing Star Seeds (Liatris ohlingerae) for 2024 – Polk and Highlands FL ONLY – Free Shipping
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20 Cabbage Palm Seeds (Sabal palmetto) for 2024 – Florida Native – Free Shipping
$5.99 Add to cart