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Shady Oak Butterfly Farm   Toll-free 877-485-2458
Nectar Plants furnish beauty to us and food for the Adult Butterfly but
Host Plants are the most important ingredient of a butterfly garden.
It's that time of year!
We are refreshing our plant stock for spring.
In late February we will be fully restocked
with fresh plants and ready to ship!
We are Trying to get the Shipping Price right
on Plants, if the Actual Price is Higher we will Notify You before Shipping.
To Purchase Host Plants
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To Purchase Nectar Plants
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Butterfly caterpillars are very specific with their diet. They will eat only one family or one type of plant.
For example, Monarch caterpillars will eat only Milkweed.
If all the milkweed in the world died, all the Monarchs would die.
For more information on host and nectar plants visit
Host plants list
Information about what host plants are
If your goal is to turn your yard and garden into a butterfly habitat, please visit our
Butterfly Nectar Plants
Butterfly Gardening Newsletter
Click to find out what host plants we offer online and at our farm.



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Shady Oak Butterfly Farm    Toll free 877-485-2458    12876 SW CR 231 Brooker, Fl 32622     Stephen & Edith Smith

Located 45 minutes from the Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida

This butterfly website built with advice from Starting Dreams.

Proud member of the
Association for Butterflies: Research, Conservation, Farming, and Gardening



At Shady Oak Butterfly Farm we have raised the following species: Black Swallowtail, Palamedes Swallowtail, Gold Rim Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, Zebra Swallowtail, Giant Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail, Cloudless Sulphur, Orange-barred Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, Monarch, Queen, Soldier, American Lady, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Viceroy, Red-spotted Purple, Snout, Hackberry, Tawny Emperor, Question Mark, Julia, Zebra Longwing, Variegated Fritillary, Gulf Fritillary, Tropical Checkered Skipper, Buckeye, Long-tailed Skipper, Checkered White, Great Southern White, Barred Yellow, Malachite, White Peacock, and Zarucco Duskywing. Cecropia Moth, Luna Moth, Polyphemus Moth, Pink-striped Oakworm Moth, Polka-dot Moth, Tersa Sphinx Moth, and IO Moth.