Nebraska - Silphium Gardens

Black adult polydamas swallowtail (Battus polydamas) on vegetation, a Raleigh Swallowtail.

An Easy Butterfly Gardener’s Guide to Omaha, NE Swallowtails

Butterflies, Host Plants, Nectar Plants

The Omaha, Nebraska-Council Bluffs, IA metro area is located in eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa in the United States. Omaha and Council Bluffs are is located in Zone 5b, while the northern and eastern outlying…

Greenish-white flowers of slim-leaf milkweed (Asclepias stenophylla), a Nebraska milkweed.

17 Nebraska Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) to Grow for Monarch Butterflies

Butterflies, Host Plants

Nebraska Milkweed Species to Include in your Butterfly Garden There are seventeen species of Nebraska milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) that can be grown for Monarch Butterflies and other insects. Milkweeds are an important host species for…