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Aug 17, 2018 7:54 PM CST
Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
Dances with Dirt
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Great lists

here are a few that may have been overlooked
growing in my garden

Herbs :
Dill
fennel
parsley( these three host black swallow tail)
Allium ,always loaded with wings

weeds:
Clover (for the little hairstreaks and asures)
Nettle ( host Red admiral & questionmark)

Trees
Hackberry ... Host to at least 5 including the American snout
Sassafras for the spicebush , tiger and pale swallowtails
Pawpaw , zebra swallowtail
Willow also host to several
..a balanced life is worth pursuit.

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