Botanical Name:   Ruta graveolens

Common Names:   Rue

Plant type:   Herb

Host for:   Rue (Ruta graveolens) host or larval food plant for Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Zone:   

Light:   Full sun to light shade

Size:   

Water:   Need to have time for soil to dry out

Soil:    Dry Average soil

Propagation:   Seed, cuttings, layering

Bloom:   

Note:    Eggs are small smooth green balls laid normally on the underneath although sometimes on the top side of a leaf. Eggs turn darker before hatching.

Caterpillar: Young caterpillars are black and white, resembling a bird dropping. Older caterpillars are green, brown, or black, depending on species and age of caterpillar.

Butterfly Bloom Attractant:   1




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.

Botanical Name:   Ruta graveolens

Common Names:   Rue

Plant type:   Herb

Host for:   Rue (Ruta graveolens) host or larval food plant for Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Zone:   

Light:   Full sun to light shade

Size:   

Water:   Need to have time for soil to dry out

Soil:    Dry Average soil

Propagation:   Seed, cuttings, layering

Bloom:   

Note:    Eggs are small smooth green balls laid normally on the underneath although sometimes on the top side of a leaf. Eggs turn darker before hatching.

Caterpillar: Young caterpillars are black and white, resembling a bird dropping. Older caterpillars are green, brown, or black, depending on species and age of caterpillar.

Butterfly Bloom Attractant:   1




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.