PHGC Butterfly Garden Project at Lake Katherine - Spring 2013

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    New PHGC Butterfly Garden Project

    at Lake Katherine(Part of Lake Katherine's 10 year Master Plan)

    Project resulted from two meetings early this year with Gareth Blakesley,(Operations Manager, Lake Katherine). Garden is located along the

    pathway leading to the top of waterfall. Encompasses ~ 300 sq. ft. and is

    divided into three tiers having near full sun exposure. Flowers will consist

    of native species (no-hybrids) of butterfly attractive nectar and host plants.

    Photo: Planning meetingwith Gareth Blakesley on 3-19-2013

    * Jim Agnos (PHGC)

    *+ Donna Hirsch (PHGC)

    *+ Debbie Rea (PHGC)

    * Gareth Blakesley* Ken Kasza (taking photo, PHGC)

    * Project initiators

    + Master Gardener

    Butterfly Garden Site at Lake Katherine

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    PHGC Butterfly Garden ProjectProject Schedule 4 Phasesa

    1) Clean up bed: Early April (completed)

    2) Order plants in April

    3) Planting in mid-May

    4) Summer maintenance

    PHGC Volunteers April Bed CleanupJim Agnos, Florence Brennan, Ken Kasza, Eileen Lange,

    Donna Oliver, Hank Polson, Bill Poore, Debbie Rea

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    Prairie Violet, 3-6" (spring and perhaps fall) - Nectar: small butterflies (inc. Spring Azure), and Duskywing

    skippers. Host: various Fritillary caterpillars.Golden Alexanders, 1-2' (spring-early summer), Nectar: 4 weeks and then has decorative seed heads.

    Host: caterpillars of Black Swallowtail

    Cream Wild Indigo, 2' (summer--May-June, 3 weeks) Host: caterpillars of the butterflies Southern Dogface

    and Orange Sulfur, the skippers Hoary Edge and Wild Indigo Duskywing, and the moth Black-Spotted

    Prominent.

    Butterfly Milkweed* 2-3' (summer--June-Aug.). Nectar: various butterflies, inc. Swallowtails and Fritillaries.

    Host: Monarch butterfly caterpillars.Hoary Vervain, 2-3' (summer--June-Sep., 6 weeks). Host: Buckeye butterfly caterpillar

    Stiff Aster, 1-2' (fall--July-Sept). Nectar: butterflies (inc. Checkered White, Clouded Sulpher, Painted Lady,

    Comma, and Viceroy) and skippers (inc. Checkered Skipper). Host: caterpillars of Silvery Checkerspot

    butterfly, Pearl Crescent butterfly, and many moth species.

    Prairie Blazing Star* 2-4' (summer--July-Sep., 4 weeks) Nectar: Monarchs, Swallowtails, Painted Ladies,

    Sulfurs, Whites, and others. Host: caterpillars of the rare Schinia gloriosa (Glorious Flower Moth)

    Wild Bergamot* 2-4' (mid-summer--July-Sep., 4 weeks) Nectar: butterflies and skippers

    New England Aster2-5' (fall--Aug.-Oct, 8 weeks) Nectar: butterflies (inc. Checkered White, CloudedSulpher, Painted Lady, Comma, and Viceroy) and skippers (inc. Checkered Skipper). Host: Pearl Crescent

    butterfly caterpillar

    SHRUB: New Jersey Tea, 2-3' (summer - 1 month), Nectar: some butterflies and moths. Host:

    Spring/Summer Azure butterfly, Mottled Duskywing skipper, and some moth caterpillars.

    PHGC Butterfly Garden Project:

    Flower Selection

    http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_violetx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/gld_alexanderx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/cr_indigox.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/btf_milkweedx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/hry_vervainx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/flax_aster.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_blazingstarx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/wld_bergamotx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/ne_asterx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/nj_teax.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/nj_teax.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/ne_asterx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/wld_bergamotx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_blazingstarx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/flax_aster.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/hry_vervainx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/btf_milkweedx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/cr_indigox.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/gld_alexanderx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_violetx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_violetx.htm
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    Prairie Violet

    Butterfly MilkweedGolden Alexanders

    New England Aster

    New Jersey TeaPrairie Blazing Star

    Hoary Vervain

    Wild Bergamot

    PHGC Butterfly Garden: Flower Selection(Photo source: Illinois Wildflowers website)

    http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_violetx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/btf_milkweedx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/gld_alexanderx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/ne_asterx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/nj_teax.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_blazingstarx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/hry_vervainx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/wld_bergamotx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/wld_bergamotx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/hry_vervainx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_blazingstarx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/nj_teax.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/ne_asterx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/gld_alexanderx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/btf_milkweedx.htmhttp://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_violetx.htm