First-of-season Monarch butterflies sighted on the Llano River in the Texas Hill Country. With little nectar, drought ravaged roosts, and wildfires across the landscape, Monarchs will find a less-than-welcoming rest stop when they hit Central and South Texas in October.
Texas Butterfly Ranch closes out its weeklong first birthday celebration with some or our favorite butterfly photos of the year. Enjoy.
Brutal summer a test for some flowers, but not Cowpen Daisy, Purple Mistflower and Native Lantanas. Check out our Biography of Cowpen Daisy for cultivation tips.
In the butterfly garden, a Cowpen Daisy update: first blooms appear on one of our favorite host and nectar plants. Butterflies not far behind.
Austin Butterfly Forum members shared tips on how to raise caterpillars and nurture them into butterflies at an informative session at Zilker Gardens recently.
Ever wonder about the best way to raise caterpillars [...]
Native plant sales and how to raise a caterpillar workshops among butterfly events slated for April in Central and South Texas.
Happy Equinox and the start of Butterfly Season. Monarch butterflies and Eastern Swallowtails are fluttering back into our gardens. Be sure you have milkweed, fennel, parsely, dill and rue to give them something to host on.
Millions of Monarch butterflies are heading to Texas for Spring Break, but who's got milkweed for them to host and nectar on? Fortunately, some local nurseries have "got milkweed" in stock.
On the Monarch butterfly trail in Michoacan, Mexico: butterfly "explosions," pure joy and a promise to see them soon here in Texas as they make their way north on their migratory journey.