Botanical Name:   Zanthoxylum fagara

Common Names:   Wild Lime

Plant type:   Tree

Host for:   Host or Larval Food Plant for Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes and Schaus' Swallowtail Papilio aristodemus butterfly.

Zone:   8-11

Light:   Sun to very light shade

Size:   Grows up to 10' tall

Water:   average

Soil:   average

Propagation:   seed

Bloom:   

Note:   Schaus Swallowtail butterfly species is protected by law and is listed as endangered. DO NOT touch this butterfly whether it is an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or adult.

Butterfly Bloom Attractant:   




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.