Another point of view: I love blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana). It is tolerant of pruning, and can be shaped into a multitrunked specimen. Fast growing, water-tolerant and drought tolerant. I have had no problem with berries dropping; birds pick them clean before they fall. I love the cream sprays of flowers; that says California spring to me. The pale blue berries are also quite decorative. And edible in jams or pies. I also love the buckeye (Aesculus californica). The lime green leaves and the candles of white flowers in spring, attracting butterflies from all over. In summer, the leaves turn bronze, adding color to the garden. Leafless, the silver trunks and branches look arresting. There is an absolutely magificent specimen in Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.

To-date List Woodies Spring 2013 Pi Alpha Xi Proper Name, Common Name, Size, Quantity, Retial Price Araucaria araucana Monkey Puzzle Tree Tube 4 $30.00 Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' Comp.strawberry Bush Tube 5 $20.00 Ardisia japonica 'Chirimen' Chirimen Kadsura size 2 10 $7.50 Azelea 'Farrow' Bollywood Bollywood Variegated Azalea size 2 3 $18.00 Azelea 'Johga' Johga Azalea size 3 3 $18.00 Azalea exbury 'Mandarin Lights' Mandarin Lights Dec Azalea size 2 3 $20.00 Azalea exbury 'Northern Hi-Lights' Northern Hi-Lights Dec. Azalea size 2 3 $20.00 Azalea exbury 'White Lights' White Lights Dec. Azalea size 2 3 $20.00 Berberis darwinii Darwin's Barberry Tube 5 $15.00 Berberis thunbergii 'Admiration' Admiration Barberry size 3 3 $20.00 Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar' Helmond Pillar Barberry size 3 3 $20.00 Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar' Helmond Pillar Barberry size 3 5 $20.00 Billardiera longiflora Blueberry Vine Tube 7 $20.00 Buddleja davidii 'Evil Ways' Evil Ways Butterfly Bush size 3 3 $20.00 Buddleja davidii 'Evil Ways' Evil Ways Butterfly Bush size 3 7 $20.00 Buddleja davidii 'Miss Ruby' Miss Ruby Butterfly Bush size 3 7 $20.00 Buxus sempervirens 'Pyramidalis' Pyramidal Boxwood size 7 5 $30.00 Callitropsis glabra 'Blue Ice' Blue Ice Arizona Cypress size 3 5 $20.00 Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar Tube 5 $20.00 Camellia Japonica 'Les Marbury' Les Marbury Camellia size 3 5 $22.50 Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl' Nuccio's Pearl Camellia size 3 5 $20.00 Carpenteria californica 'Elizabeth' Elizabeth Tree Anemone Tube 2 $20.00 Carpinus betulus 'Pendula' Weeping Hornbeam Size 1 1 $35.00 Cedrus Deodora 'Bill's Blue' Bill's Blue Deodar Cedar size 3 5 $25.00 Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sputnik' Sputnik Buttonbush size 3 7 $15.00 Cercis 'Merlot' Merlot Redbud size 7 5 $75.00 Cercis siliquastrum Judas Tree Tube 1 $15.00 Chaenomeles 'Contorta' Contorted White-flowered Quince Tube 4 $20.00 Chaenomeles speciosa 'Double Take™ Orange Storm'pp Orange Storm Quince COLORCHOICE size 2 5 $20.00 Chaenomeles 'Iwai nishiki' Large Red-flowered Quince Tube 4 $20.00 Chamaebatiaria millefolium Fern Bush, Desert Sweet Tube 2 $20.00 Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Weeping Nootka False Cypress Tube 3 $25.00 Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis' Hinoke False Cypress size 3 5 $18.00 Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' Boulevard Cypress size 3 5 $18.00 xChitalpa tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn' Pink Dawn Chitalpa (Catalpa x Chilopsis) Size 1 3 $30.00 Chrysothamnus nauseosus Grey Rabbitbrush Tube 2 $15.00 Clematis x armandii Evergreen Clematis size 3 7 $20.00 Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' Ruby Spice Summersweet size 3 5 $15.00 Clethra alnifolia 'Sugartina'™ Crystalina pp#21561 Crystalina Summersweet COLORCHOICE size 2 5 $20.00 Clianthus puniceus 'Albus' White Parrot's Beak Tube 1 $25.00 Convolvulus cneorum Silver Bush Morning Glory Tube 5 $20.00 Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave' Cherokee Brave Red Flowering Dogwood size 5 5 $35.00 Cornus kousa var. angustata 'Empress of China' Empress of China Evergreen Dogwood size 7 7 $45.00 Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' Royal Purple Smoke Bush size 5 5 $20.00 Cryptocarya alba Peumos Tube 1 $25.00 Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' Black Dragon Cryptomeria size 3 5 $20.00 Cryptomeria japonica 'Dragon Prince' Dragon Prince Cryptomeria size 3 7 $22.50 Cryptomeria japonica 'Radicans' Carpet Cryptomeria size 3 7 $35.00 Cupressus darjeelingensis Bengal Kashmir Cypress Tube 5 $25.00 Cupressus sempervirens Italian Cypress size 7 5 $35.00 Cydonia oblonga 'Cooke's Jumbo' Cooke's Jumbo Fruiting Quince Tube 3 $25.00 Deutzia x hybrida 'Perle Rose' Perle Rose Deutzia size 3 3 $15.00 Distylium racemosum Evergreen Witchhazel Tube 3 $25.00 Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akebono' Red Dragon Paperbush Tube 10 $35.00 Edgeworthia 'Winter Gold' Winter Gold Paperbush size 3 7 $30.00 Empetrum nigrum Crowberry Tube 3 $15.00 Euonymous americanus Hearts-a-bustin' size 3 7 $12.50 Exochorda x 'Blizzard' Snow Day™ Snow Day Blizzard Pearl Bush COLORCHOICE size 3 2 $20.00 Fatsia japonica Fatsia size 3 5 $17.50 Ficus carica 'Improved Celeste' Improved Celeste Fig Tube 1 $15.00 Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol Tree Tube 3 $20.00 Franklinia alatamaha Franklinia size 3 7 $20.00 Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel' pp#19896 Crown Jewel Gardenia size 3 5 $20.00 Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans' Spreading Gardenia size 3 12 $15.00 Gelsimium sempervirens/ rankinii Twice-blooming Carolina Jessamine size 3 7 $17.50 Genista lydia Lydia Broom Tube 3 $20.00 Halesia carolina Carolina Silverbell size 3 3 $15.00 Hamamelis vernalis Fall-blooming Witch Hazel size 3 3 $15.00 Hamamelis virginiana Native Witchhazel size 3 5 $15.00 Heteropterys glabra Redwing vine size 1 7 $10.00 Hibiscus syriacus 'American Irene Scott' Sugar Tip pp Sugar Tip Hibiscus size 3 3 $22.50 Hibiscus syriacus 'Minspot' Hibiscus First Edition Fiji size 3 10 $22.50 Holboellia angustifolia Sausage Vine Tube 5 $20.00 Hydrangea pan. 'Renhy' pp#20670 Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea size 3 5 $25.00 Hydrangea pan.'Renhy' Vanilla Strawberry pp#20670 Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea FIRST EDITION size 3 3 $25.00 Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice' Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea size 3 7 $20.00 Hydrangea serrata 'Mak20' Tuff Stuff ™ ppaf Tuff Stuff Hydrangea COLORCHOICE size 2 7 $20.00 Ilex x attenuata 'Foster #2' Foster's Holly size 3 7 $15.00 Ilex crenata 'Drops of Gold' PP# 11420 Drops of Gold Holly size 3 7 $15.00 Ilex cornuta 'O Spring' O Spring Holly size 3 7 $15.00 Ilex decidua 'Sentry' Sentry Deciduous Holly size 5 5 $20.00 Ilex glabra 'Shamrock' Shamrock Inkberry Holly Size 3 10 $15.00 Ilex pedunculosa Female Long-stalked Holly Size 1 3 $35.00 Illicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine' Florida Sunshine Illicium Size 3 7 $25.00 Jasminum officinale 'Frojas' Golden Jasmine Tube 3 $18.00 Jasminum wallichianum (J.humile walli.) - Jasmine Tube 3 $25.00 Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' Hollywood Juniper size 3 5 $12.50 Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' Skyrocket Juniper Size 3 7 $15.00 Juniperus squamata 'Blue Alps' Blue Alps Juniper size 3 5 $18.00 Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl' Grey Owl Juniper size 3 5 $15.00 Kalmia latifolia 'Peppermint' Peppermint Mountain Laurel Tube 3 $20.00 Leucothoe axillaris 'Curly Red' PP#17666 Curly Red Leucothoe size 2 10 $12.50 Lonicera fragrantissima Winter Honeysuckle size 3 3 $12.50 Lonicera x heckrottii 'Goldflame' Goldflame Honeysuckle size 3 5 $20.00 Loropetalum chinensis 'Purple Diamond' Purple Diamond Fringeflower size 1 15 $12.50 Loropetalum chinense 'spg-3-017' Garnet Fire Loropetalum size 3 5 $25.00 Lycium chinense Chinese Wolfberry Tube 7 $25.00 Magnolia x 'Betty' Betty Magnolia size 10 3 $25.00 Magnolia figo Banana Shrub size 3 5 $18.00 Manettia cordifolia 'John Elsley' John Elsley Firecracker Vine Tube 5 $15.00 Melaleuca gibbosa Lavender Honeymyrtle Tube 3 $20.00 Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood size 3 7 $20.00 Microbioata decussata Siberian Carpet size 1 20 $15.00 Millettia taiwanensis Evergreen False Wisteria size 3 5 $17.50 Nandina domestica 'Flirt' Flirt Heavenly Bamboo size 3 5 $15.00 Neillia affinis Chinese Ninebark Tube 3 $20.00 Nerium oleander 'Hardy Red' Hardy Red Oleander size 3 5 $20.00 Nerium oleander 'Hardy Pink' Hardy Pink Oleander size 3 3 $20.00 Nerium oleander 'Hardy Yellow' Hardy Yellow Oleander size 3 3 $20.00 Osmanthus heterophyllus var. auranticus Orange-flowering False Holly size 3 7 $18.00 Oxydendrum arboreum Sorrel Tree ��" Sourwood Tube 3 $20.00 Paeonia lutea ludlowii Tibetan Peony Tube 1 $45.00 Paliurus spina-christi Jerusalem Thorn Tube 3 $25.00 Periploca greca European Silk Vine Tube 5 $15.00 Pieris x 'Prelude' Prelude Pieris size 3 7 $20.00 Pinus aristata Colorado Bristlecone Pine Tube 3 $25.00 Pinus jeffreyi Jeffery Pine Tube 1 $15.00 Pinus wallichiana 'Zebrina' Variegated Himalayan White Pine Tube 3 $25.00 Philadelphus mexicanus Evergreen Mockorange Tube 3 $20.00 Rhododendron canescens 'Camilla's Blush' Camillas Blush Deciduous Rhododendron size 3 3 $25.00 Rhododendron x carla 'Wolfpack Red' Wolfpack Red Azelea size 3 10 $10.00 Rhododendron catawbiense 'Grandiflorum' size 3 3 $25.00 Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' Yellow Lady Bank's Rose size 3 5 $20.00 Rosa chinensis mutabilis Chinese Multicolored Rose Tube 3 $15.00 Rosa x meipotal 'Carefree Delight' Carefree Delight Shrub Rose size 3 7 $20.00 Rubus 'Apache' Thornless Blackberry Tube 7 $15.00 Sambucus canadensis Elderberry size 1 5 $15.00 Spiraea reevesiana Bridal Wreath Spiraea size 3 3 $17.50 Symphoricarpos x chenaultii 'Hancock' Hancock Prostrate Coralberry size 3 3 $17.50 Syringa x 'Penda' ppaf Bloomerang Lilac COLORCHOICE size 2 5 $20.00 Taxus cuspidata 'Monloo' Emerald Spreader pp#10335 Emerald Spreader Yew size 3 7 $20.00 Trachycarpus fortunei 'Taylor's Hardy' Taylor's Hardy Windmill Palm size 2 3 $18.00 Vaccinium corymbosum 'Sunshine Blue' Sunshine Blue Buleberry size 3 15 $17.50 Viburnum macrocephalum 'Sterile' Chinese Snowball Viburnum size 3 3 $18.00 Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon' Blue Moon Native Wisteria size 3 3 $20.00 Xanthoceras sorbifolia Shiny-leaf Yellowhorn Tube 3 $20.00 What do you think? 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Just from the get-go: Thujopsis dolobrata should do well. Platycladus orientalis I would think too. Same for Taxodium distichum (you might try southern sources over northern sources). Since Metasequoia does well you should add Sequoia sempervirens as they are practically genetically alike but one is deciduous the other not. Comparing Metasequoia and Sequoia, I would think Sequoiadendron would fall into place well for you too. I'd add to your list: Chamaecyparis thyoides (poor drainage, poor soil, wet soil, this species does not care -- sort of like Platycladus orientalis in specific terms. All the taxodiums I would think would do well. Cupressus nootkatensis should do fine. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana needs cool temperatures and excellent drainage. Scratch that. I'd add Chamaecyparis pisifera to your list. Calocedrus decurrens I was told would perform well here in Illinois but is not so winter hardy for me. For you it is definitely winter-hardy. I'd think all Thuja would do well with the possible exception of Thuja plicata. A clone you should try is 'Excelsa'. It's excellent and grows well in the midwest. What about Junipers??? Juniperus virginiana should do great. Some nice clones. Juniperus formosana sure is excellent and reminds me of Weeping Cupressus nootkatensis. I'm not book smart yet though. These seem like good choices to me though for not so perfect soil composition and keeping in mind drought tolerance as well as heat tolerance. Dax

The numbered plants are those that somebody on the Butterfly Gardening forum has used to SUCCESSFULLY rear caterpillars to adulthood or has actually observed the caterpillar eating. If there is no numbered plant, then nobody on our forum can vouch for any specific plant. If a butterfly in the list below has no numbered plant, research the plant family shown for hostplant candidates. Several forum members report that using nursery or home-improvement store plants can be poisonous to caterpillars and adult butterflies due to pesticides or other chemicals. You have three main options: 1--raise the plant from seed (best). 2--prune the plant, do not put it in a prominent location, and wait for some new growth before presenting the plant to butterflies (good). 3--buy nursery/store plants, wash them thoroughly (fair; it is hard to get all the chemical off of the plant). SWALLOWTAILS Giant Swallowtail - Citrus family, Rutaceae 1. Ptelea trifoliata - hop tree, wafer ash 2. Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - hercules club 3. Zanthoxylum fagara - wild lime 4. Zanthoxylum americanum - prickly ash 5. Citrus spp. - various species, including cultivated 6. Murraya paniculata - orange jasmine 7. Ruta graveolens - rue 8. Dictamnus albus - gas plant Spicebush Swallowtail - Laurel family, lauraceae 1. Persea borbonia - redbay 2. Persea palustris - swampbay 3. Sassafras albidum - sassafras 4. Lindera benzoin - spicebush 5. Cinnamomum camphora - camphor tree Pipevine swallowtail caterpillars will die if raised on tropical pipevines. Please only use the pipevines on the list. Pipevine Swallowtail - Pipevine family, Aristolochia 1. Aristolochia macrophylla - big leaf pipevine 2. Aristolochia tomentosa - woolly pipevine 3. Aristolochia serpentaria - Virginia snakeroot 4. Aristolochia californica - California pipevine 5. Aristolochia fimbriata - white-veined Duchman's pipe 6. Aristolochia trilobata - Dutchman's Pipe 7. Aristolochia clematitis - Birthwort 8. Aristolochia watsonii - Desert pipevine Anise Swallowtail - Carrot family, Apiaceae 1. Pimpinella anisum - anise 2. Foeniculum vulgare - fennel 3. Lomatium - parsnip Eastern Black Swallowtail - Rue family, Rutaceae - Carrot family, Apiaceae 1. Ruta graveolens - rue 2. Anethum graveolens - dill 3. Foeniculum vulgare - fennel 4. Petroselinum crispum - parsley 5. Zizia aurea - golden Alexander Palamedes Swallowtail - Laurel family, lauraceae 1. Persea borbonia - redbay 2. Persea palustris - swampbay 3. Sassafras albidum - sassafras Zebra Swallowtail - Pawpaw family, annonaceae 1. Asimina triloba - common pawpaw 2. Asimina pygmaea - dwarf pawpaw 3. Annona muricata - soursop Polydamas Swallowtail - Pipevine family, Aristolochia 1. Aristolochia elegans - calico flower 2. Aristolochia gigantea - giant pipevine 3. Aristolochia fimbriata - white-veined Duchman's pipe Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Rose family, Rosaceae - Magnolia family, Magnoliaceae - Olive family, Oleaceae 1. Prunus serotina - wild black cherry 2. Liriodendron tulipifera - tulip poplar 3. Ptelea trifoliata - wafer ash, hoptree 4. Fraxinus velutina - Arizona ash tree 5. Magnolia virginiana - sweetbay magnolia Canadian Swallowtail 1. Populus tremuloides - quaking aspen Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail - Cherry family, Prunus - Ash family, Fraxinus - Citrus family, Ptelea 1. Prunus virginiana - chokecherry 2. Ptelea crenulata - California hoptree 3. Ptelea trifoliata - Common hoptree Pale Swallowtail - Buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae 1. Rhamnus californicus - coffeeberry 2. Ceanothus arboreus - California lilac Western Tiger Swallowtail - Willow family, Salicaceae WHITES and SULPHURS Sulphurs - Bean family, fabaceae Cloudless Sulphur 1. Cassia alata - Candlestick plant 2. Senna hebecarpa - wild senna Clouded (Common) Sulphur 1. White or red clover 2. Baptisia australis - wild indigo Orange-barred Sulphur Sleepy Orange 1. Cassia obtusifolia - sicklepod 2. Cassia bicapsularis - Christmas senna 3. Cassia surattensis - glaucous cassia 4. Senna mexicana - Bahama senna 5. Senna ligustrina - privet senna 6. Cassia javanica - apple blossom cassia, pink cassia 7. Chamaechrysta fasciculata - partridge pea 8. Senna alata - Candlestick cassia, candlebush Cabbage White - Mustard family, brassicaceae 1. The garden vegetable cabbage 2. Tropaeolum spp. - nasturtium California Dogface - Bean family, fabaceae 1. Amorpha californica - false indigo Dainty Sulphur - Aster family, asteraceae 1. Bidens spp. - Spanish needles Great Southern White - Mustard family, brassicaceae - Nasturtium family, tropaeolaceae - Saltwort family, bataceae Common White - Mustard family, brassicaceae Sara orangetip - Mustard family , brassicaceae Orange (Alfalfa) Sulphur - Bean family, fabaceae GOSSAMERS (blues, coppers, hairstreaks, Harvester) Gray Hairstreak - Mallow family, malvaceae 1. Sida spp. - broomweed 2. Hibiscus moscheutos - swamp rose mallow 3. Hibiscus coccineus - swamp hibiscus/Texas star 4. Desmodium genus - beggarweed 5. Trifolium repens - white clover 6. Medicago sativa - alfalfa Juniper Hairstreak 1. Juniperus virginiana - eastern redcedar Cassius Blue - Leadwort family, plumbaginaceae 1. Plumbago auriculata - leadwort 2. Plumbago scandens - wild plumbago Echo Blue (aka Spring Azure or Summer Azure) - Buckthorn family, rhamnaceae 1. Ceanothus spp. - California buckeye, California lilac Achmon Blue - Wild buckwheat family, polygonaceae 1. Eriogonum spp. - buckwheat Eastern Tailed Blue - clovers 1. Securigera (Coronilla) varia - crown vetch Atala - Zamia family, zamiaceae Great Purple (or Blue) Hairstreak - Mistletoe family, loranthaceae Harvester - In America, our only carnivorous butterfly. They feed on woolly aphids of the genera schizoneura and pemphigus. BRUSH-FOOTS (admirals, fritillaries, crescentspots, checkerspots, anglewings, ladies, tortoiseshells, leafwings, patches) Buckeye - Snapdragon family, scrophulariaceae - Plantain family, plantaginaceae - Vervain family, verbenaceae 1. Agalinis fasciculata - wild foxglove 2. Dyschoriste spp. - twinflower 3. Ruellia caroliniana - wild petunia 4. Ruellia succulenta - thickleaf wild petunia 5. Verbena hastata - blue vervain 6. Orthocarpus spp. - owl's clover 7. Plantago lanceolata - English plantain/ribgrass 8. Mimulus - monkey flower 9. Linaria vulgaris - butter & eggs 10. Linaria canadensis - blue toadflax 11. Linaria purpurea - purple toadflax 12. Galvezia speciosa - Island bush snapdragon 13. Diascia spp. - twinspur 14. Plantago major - greater or common plantain Most red-flowered and a few blue flowered passifloras will not support the butterflies that use these vines in the United States. Many red-flowered tropical passionvines are on the market. Please do not use them - they are similar enough to our own passionvines that our female butterflies will lay eggs on them, but the caterpillars will soon die. Gulf Fritillary - Passionvine family, passifloraceae 1. Passiflora incarnata - maypop 2. Passiflora suberosa - corky stemmed passionvine 3. Passiflora lutea - yellow passionflower 4. Passiflora alto - 'Amethyst'/'Lavender Lady'/'Star of Mikan' 5. Passiflora caerulea - blue passionflower/'Waterloo Blue' 6. Passiflora incarnata x cinnicata - incense passionflower 7. Passiflora vitifolia x caerulea - passionflower 'Lady Margaret' 8. Passiflora biflora - twin flower passionflower Zebra Longwing - Passionvine family, passifloraceae 1. Passiflora suberosa - corky stemmed passionvine 2. Passiflora biflora - two-flower passionvine 3. Passiflora lutea - yellow passionvine 4. Passiflora incarnata - purple passionflower or Maypops Ruddy Daggerwing - Fig family, moraceae 1. Ficus aurea - Florida strangler fig 2. Ficus citrifolia - wild banyan 3. Ficus benjamina - weeping fig 4. Ficus macrocarpa - Australian banyan Julia - Passionvine family, passifloraceae 1. Passiflora suberosa - corky stemmed passionvine 2. Passiflora lutea - yellow passionflower 3. Passiflora incarnata - maypop Painted Lady - Aster family, asteraceae 1. Borage 2. Sunflower 3. Malva sylvestris - High mallow 4. Malva parviflora - cheeseweed 5. Lavatera maritima - tree mallow 6. Thistles American Painted Lady - Aster family, asteraceae 1. Gnaphalium obtusifolium - cudweed, sweet everlasting 2. Gnaphalium falcatum - cudweed 3. Helichrysum petiolatum - licorice plant 4. Helichrysum thianschanicum - licorice icicles 5. Anaphalis margaritacea - pearly everlasting 6. Antennaria plantaginifolia - plantain-leaved pussy toes 7. Artemesia ludoviciana - Prairie Sage West Coast Lady - Mallow family, malvaceae 1. Lavatera maritima - tree mallow 2. Althea rosea - common hollyhock 3. Malva neglecta - common mallow Red-spotted Purple - Rose family, rosaceae - Willow family,salicaceae - Poplar family, populus 1. Salix nigra - black willow 2. Salix caroliniana - Carolina willow 3. Prunus serotina - wild black cherry 4. Prunus cerasifera - purple leaf plum 5. Malus angustifolia - Southern or wild crabapple 6. "hybrid crabapple" Variegated Fritillary - Passionvine family, passifloraceae - Violet family, viola 1. Passiflora incarnata - maypop 2. Viola floridana - common violet 3. Viola soraria - woolly blue violet 4. Viola tricolor - Johnny Jump-ups 5. Viola x Wittrockiana - pansies White Peacock - Snapdragon family, scrophulariaceae - Vervain family, verbenaceae 1. Bacopa caroliniana - water hyssop, lemon bacopa 2. Bacopa monnieri - water hyssop, herb of grace Viceroy - Willow family, salicaceae - Poplar family, populus 1. Salix nigra - black willow 2. Salix caroliniana - Carolina willow 3. Salix caprea - goat willow Phaon Crescentspot - Vervain family, verbenaceae 1. Phyla nodiflora - fogfruit Silvery Checkerspot 1. Echinacea purpurea - purple coneflower 2. Echinacea tennesseensis - Tennessee coneflower 3. Echinacea pallida - pale coneflower 4. Rudbeckia hirta - black-eyed susan 5. Liatris spicata - blazing star/gayfeather Baltimore Checkerspot 1. Plantago lanceolata - English or narrow-leaved plantain 2. Chelone glabra - white turtlehead 3. Chelone lyonii - turtlehead "hot lips" Question Mark - Nettle family, urticaceae - Elm family, ulmus 1. Humulus lupus - hops vine California Tortoiseshell - Buckthorn family, rhamnaceae 1. Ceanothus spp. Red Admiral - Nettle family, urticaceae 1. Urtica spp. - stinging nettle Goatweed Leafwing - Croton family, euphorbiaceae 1. Croton capitatum - goatweed Hackberry Emperor - Elm family, ulmaceae - Hackberry family, celtis 1. Celtis spp. - hackberry, sugarberry Great spangled Fritilary - Violet family, viola Mourning Cloak - Willow family, salicaceae - Cottonwood family, populus - Elm family, ulmus 1. Salix matsudana - corkscrew willow White Admiral - Birch family, betula - Willow family, salicaceae - Poplar family, populus 1. Prunus serotina - wild black cherry Lorquin's Admiral - Willow family, salicaceae California Sister - Oak family, quercus Malachite - Acanthus family, acanthaceae Bordered Patch - Asteraceae - sunflower family 1. Wedelia hispida - Zexmenia 2. Verbesina encelioides - Golden Crownbeard MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES Monarch - Milkweed family, asclepiadaceae 1. Asclepias currasavica - tropical/scarlet milkweed 2. Asclepias incarnata - swamp milkweed 3. Cynanchum laeve - honeyvine 4. Asclepias fascicularis - narrow-leaf milkweed 5. Asclepias speciosa - showy milkweed 6. Asclepias physocarpa - Balloon or Swan plant 7. Calotropis gigantea - giant milkweek or crown flower Queen - Milkweed family, asclepiadaceae 1. Sarcostemma clausa - whitevine 2. Asclepias currasavica - tropical/scarlet milkweed SKIPPERS Brazilian Skipper - Canna family, cannaceae - Arrowroot family, marantaceae 1. Thalia dealbata - powdery thalia Fiery Skipper - Grass family, Poaceae 1. Bermuda grass - Cynodon dactylon Silver-spotted Skipper - Bean family, fabaceae 1. Amorpha fruticosa - desert false indigo 2. Robinia pseudoacacia - black locust Long-tailed Skipper - Bean family, fabaceae Hoary Edge Skipper - Bean family, fabaceae 1. Amorpha fruticosa - desert false indigo 0gt;