Botanical Name:   Asimina triloba

Common Names:   Paw Paw Tree

Plant type:   Shrub or tree depending upon species

Host for:   Zebra Swallowtail butterfly Eurytides marcellus

Zone:   6 - 9 depending upon specie

Light:    Full sun to shade

Size:   6 - 20 feet, depending upon specie

Water:    Average water needs, tolerates drought

Soil:   Average garden soil

Propagation:   seed

Bloom:   white

Note:   

Butterfly Bloom Attractant:   2




Butterfly Attractant Scale:    0 - 10
10 = Excellent nectar source
8-9 = Great nectar source
6-7 = Good nectar source
5 = Fair nectar source
3-4 = Poor nectar source
1-2 = Rarely visited by butterflies
0 = We have never observed a butterfly nectaring from this flowering plant.

These ratings are offered by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm from observations in Brooker, Florida, as well as on our travels. Different species of butterflies may be attracted to different plants in different areas of the US and of the world.