Invite a Pollinator to Lunch
Learn about Native Plants and Pollinator relationships.
Featured Plants for July 2026
Common Blue Violet
Common Violet (Viola sororia) is a purple-flowered herb that is a host plant for fritillaries.
Turtlehead
Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) is a host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
Pawpaw
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a host plant for the Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Spicebush
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) is a shrub to small tree that hosts the Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio trolius)
Featured Gardens at Silphium Design
The area around Silphium Design is planted in Native Plant Pollinator Gardens. Below are images from two of the gardens.
South-End of the Monet Garden
Woodland Garden
Featured Plants
Featured plants in the garden shop.
Featured Books
Featured books in the garden shop.
Test Your Knowledge – Guess the Host Plant for These Butterflies
Zebra Swallowtail
(Eurytides marcellus)
Pawpaws
The Zebra Swallowtail feeds on species in the Asimina genus, such Pawpaws
Great Spangled Fritillary
(Speyeria cybele)
Violets
The Great Spangled Fritillary feeds on species of Violets (Viola spp.).
Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
Turtleheads and Beardtongues
The Baltimore Checkerspot feeds on turtlehead (Chelone glabra) and beardtongues (Penstemon spp.)
Come Visit the Gardens
If you are in the Titusville, PA area, be sure to visit the gardens.