Wildlife Habitat
Creating winter habitat for wildlifehttp://www.dnr.state.mn.us/wildlifehabitat/index.html This link will bring you to a PDF file to view. If you do not have a PDF Reader, click here to download the free Adobe Reader:http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Butterfly Gardens, Moth and Hummingbird Garden
Here are some top choices for a beautiful flower bed that will be irresistible to these wild creatures.
For butterfly:
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Rough blazing star (Liatris aspera)
Meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis)
Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Pink everlasting (Sedum alboroseum)
Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
For Ruby-throated hummingbirds:
Scarlet bergamot (Monarda didyma)
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) For White-lined sphinx moths:
Vinca (Vinca minor) - look for the moths at dusk in late summer
Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata) - the moths feed on this at dusk
Prepared by Carrol Henderson, Supervisor, Nongame Wildlife Program Minnesota DNR
Here are some top choices for a beautiful flower bed that will be irresistible to these wild creatures.
For butterfly:
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Rough blazing star (Liatris aspera)
Meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis)
Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Pink everlasting (Sedum alboroseum)
Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
For Ruby-throated hummingbirds:
Scarlet bergamot (Monarda didyma)
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) For White-lined sphinx moths:
Vinca (Vinca minor) - look for the moths at dusk in late summer
Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata) - the moths feed on this at dusk
Prepared by Carrol Henderson, Supervisor, Nongame Wildlife Program Minnesota DNR
