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1 Garden Design, Installation and Maintenance Presented by: Jonnie Smallman Florida Master Gardener UF/IFAS Extension Bay County Bay County Horticultural Agent Julie McConnell

2 Planning Interested Master Gardeners (MG): Proposed List of Plants to Include Completed Design Sourced Plants from MGs Purchased Plants from Area Nurseries COUNTY EXTENSION BUTTERFLY GARDEN DESIGN (1 ft by 48 ft (two 1 ft X 20 ft plots and one 1 ft X 4 ft plot with 3 ft separation)) L L N4 N8 L N4 N8 L N4 L10 L10 N4 N4 N4 N21 N21 L9 L9 L9 N21 N21 L L N4 L10 N21 N21 N8 L10 N1 N1 L9 L9 L13 L13 N L3b N N L N22 N1 N1 N11 N11 N12 L3b N19 N N19 N22 N19 N N19 N11 N11 N19 N1 N1 N19 N23 N23 N22 N N N11 N1 L3 N1 L1 N N18 N18 L2 L3 Bottlebrush Kumquat N Cassia L3 N11 N19 N N14 N24 N19 N19 N19 N22 L3b N19 N23 N23 N N19 N22 N N2 N2 N22 N23 N N20 L12 N13 N20 N2 N2 N13 N23 N N20 N20 L4 L4 N23 N2 N13 N9 N9 N13 L4 L4 L4 L4 N13 N13 N9 N9 N2 L10 L4 L10 N2 L10 L L10 N3 N3 N3 N3 L4 L4 N4 N4 N4 Nectar Plants 1. Bottlebrush Annuals 4. Stokes Aster. Salvia Coccinea. Various Salvias. Pentas 8. Rudbeckia Lancialata 9. Rudbecka 10. Garlic Chives 11. Narrow Leaf Sunflowers 12. Giant Ironweed 13. Lyreleaf Sage 14. Porterweed 1. Firespike Goldenrod 18. Beach Sunflower 19. Garlic Chives 20. African Iris 21. Society Garlic 22. Echinaecea 23. Blue Eyed Grass 24. Dotted Horse Mint 2. Coreopsis 2. Mexican Heather 2. Mexican Sage Larval Host Plants 1. Citrus Giant Swallowtail 2. Candlestick Cassia- Cloudless Sulphur 3. Fennel Black Swallowtail 4. Parsley Black Swallowtail. Decorative pot with Frogfruit Buckeye, Phaon Crescent. Maypop on free standing trellis Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Longwing. Partridge Pea Sulphurs, Grey Hairstreak Milkweeds Monarch, Queen 10. Coontie Atala 11. Wild Petunias Buckeye 12. Corky or Yellow Passionflower on free standing trellis 13. Yellow Thistle

3 1 x 48 feet 2 each 1 x 20 plots 1 each 1 x 4 plot 2 each 3 foot aisles Applied Herbicide Tilled No Additional Soil Added Broke Ground November 2014 Photos by Julie McConnell

4 Installation Planted hardy plants in Nov 2014 and Jan 201 Watered plants heavily after installation Once a day the 1st week Once a week for the 1 st month Once a month thereafter Thick layer of pine straw to prevent weeds Photo by Julie McConnell

5 Installation March 201 Don t Despair Photo by Julie McConnell

6 Installation Spring 201 Planted herbaceous plants and annuals in April and May 201 Photo by Julie McConnell

7 Spring 201 Photo by Julie McConnell September 201

8 Very Little Maintenance Every Spring Do a little weeding Add layer of pine straw Thin re-seeded volunteers Cut old bloom stems Photo by Jonnie Smallman Water in newly planted annuals

9 So How Does Our Garden Grow Photo by Julie McConnell

10 Very Well Thank You Photo by Julie McConnell

11 UF/IFAS EXTENSION BAY COUNTY BUTTERFLY GARDEN Created and Maintained by the Master Gardeners Bottlebrush Cassia Kumquat Bottlebrush Garden Cassia Garden Kumquat Garden 1. Coontie (L) 2. Annuals 3. Coral Nymph Salvia 4. African Iris. Coreopsis. Pentas. Garlic Chives 8. Dotted Horse Mint 9. Beach Sunflower 10. Bottlebrush 11. Salvia Coccinea 12. Firespike 13. Partridge Pea (L) 14. Rudbecka lancialata 1. Mexican Salvia 1. Goldenrod 1. Stokes Aster 2. Mexican Heather 3. Yellow Passionflower (L) 4. Coreopsis. Cassia (L). Maypop (L) 1. Coontie (L) 2. Annuals 3. Frogfruit (L) 4. African Iris. Parsley (L). Lyreleaf Sage. Echinaecea 8. Blue Eyed Grass 9. Porterweed 10. Kumquat (L) 11. Pentas 12. Giant Ironweed (L) 13. Yellow Thistle (L) 14. Society Garlic 1. Milkweed (L) 1. Narrow Leaf Sunflowers 1. Bronze Fennel (L) 18. Fennel (L)

12 Common Name Scientific Name Color Season Height Butterfly Use Bottlebrush Garden 1 Coontie Zamia pumila 3' Larval host plant for Atala 2 Annuals Nectar plants 3 Coral Nymph Salvia Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph' 2' Nectar plant 4 African Iris Dietes iridiodes 2-3' Nectar plant Coreopsis Coreopsis spp. 2' Nectar plant Pentas Pentas lanceolata 3' Nectar plant Garlic Chives Allium tuberosum 1-2' Nectar plant 8 Dotted Horsemint, Spotted Bee Balm Monarda puncata 2' Nectar plant 9 Beach Sunflower Helianthus debilis 1-3' Nectar plant 10 Bottle Brush Callistemon viminalis 10-2' Nectar plant 11 Scarlet Sage Salvia coccinea 2-3' Nectar plant 12 Fire Spike Odontonema strictum 2-' Nectar plant 13 Partridge Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata 1-3' Larval host plant for Cloudless Sulfur and Grey Hairstreak 14 Lanceleaf Rudbeckia Rudbeckia lancialata Nectar plant 1 Mexican Bush Sage Salvia leucantha 2-4' Nectar plant 1 Golden Rod Solidago odora 2-' Nectar plant Cassia Garden 1 Stokes Aster Stokesia laevis 1-2' Nectar plant 2 Mexican Heather Cuphea hyssopifolia 1-2' Larval plant for Long Tail Skippers 3 Yellow or Corky Passionflower Passiflora suberosa 8-12' Larval host plant for Gulf Frittilary Candlestick Cassia Senna alata -8' Larval host plant for Cloudless Sulfur Maypop Passiflora incarnata 8-12' Larval host plant for Gulf Frittilary and Zebra Longwing Kumquat Garden UF/IFAS Extension Bay County Butterfly Garden 1 Coontie Zamia pumila 3' Larval host plant for Atala 2 Annuals Nectar plant 3 Frog Fruit Phyla nodiflora " Larval host plant for Buckeye, Phaon Crescent 4 African Iris Dietes iridiodes 2-3' Nectar plant Parsley Petroselinum crispum 1' Larval Host Plant for Black Swallowtail Lyreleaf Sage Salvia lyrata 1' Nectar plant Purple Coneflower Echinaecea purpurea 1-3' Nectar plant 8 Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium " Nectar plant 9 Porterweed Stachytarpheta cayennensis 2' Nectar plant 10 Kumquat or Meyer's Lime Fortunella japonica 8-10' Larval host plant for Giant Swallowtail 11 Pentas Pentas lanceolata 3' Nectar plant 12 Giant Iron Weed Vernonia gigantea 4-' Nectar plant 13 Yellow Thistle Cirsium horridulum 3-4' Larval host plant for Little Metalmark 14 Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea 2' Nectar plant 1 Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa 2' Larval host plant for Monarch and Queen 1 Narrow Leaf Sunflower Helianthus angustifolius ' Nectar plant 1 Bronze Fennel Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' 2' Larval Host Plant for Black Swallowtail 18 Fennel Foeniculum vulgare 2' Larval Host Plant for Black Swallowtail Blooms primarily in spring Blooms primarily in summer Blooms primarily in fall

13 What s in Flower Today African Iris Dietes iridiodes Photos by Lorna Patrick Beach Sunflower Helianthus debilis Photos by Jody Wood-Putnam

14 What s in Flower Today Bottle Brush Callistemon viminalis Purple Coneflower Echinaecea purpurea Photo by Julie McConnell Tick Seed Coreopsis spp. Frog Fruit Phyla nodiflora Photos by Jody Wood-Putnam

15 What s in Flower Today Garlic Chives Allium tuberosum Passion Flower Passiflora suberosa Mexican Heather Cuphea hyssopifolia Fennell Foeniculum vulgare Photos by Jody Wood-Putnam unless otherwise noted

16 What s in Flower Today Pentas Pentas lanceolata Scarlett Sage Salvia coccinea Society Garlic Tulbaghia violacea Stokes Aster Stokesia laevis Photo by Jody Wood-Putnam Photos by UF/IFAS unless otherwise noted

17 Visit the Garden Throughout the Year Candlestick Cassia Senna alata Photo by Julie McConnell

18 Visit the Garden Throughout the Year Narrow Leaf Sunflower Helianthus angustifolius Photo by Mary Derrick, UF/IFAS Extension

19 Visit the Garden Throughout the Year Spotted Bee Balm Monarda puncata Black-Eyed Susans Rudbeckia lancialata Fire Spike Odontonema strictum Golden Rod Solidago odora Photos by Jody Wood-Putnam

20 Let s See What s in the Garden Photo by Lorna Patrick

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