Swallowtail Butterfly Host Plant Herb Collection

$12.00

Find peace and purpose in an uncertain world, become a butterfly hero! Grow these tasty herbs both for your family and as host plants for swallowtail caterpillars. Support local wildlife and witness this amazing transformation right in your backyard!

This is also free to any Founding Members on the Joy Max Jardin Substack! Just one of many exclusive benefits at this membership level.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

  • Bouquet Dill: Sweet, feathery fronds

  • Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley: Rich, robust flavor

  • Grosfruchtiger Leaf Fennel: Delicate, anise-scented leaves

  • Rue: A host plant for Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) and a medicinal herb

BENEFITS BEYOND BUTTERFLIES:

  • Grow fresh, organic herbs for your kitchen

  • Create a mindful morning routine tending to your garden and checking on your butterflies

  • Share the joy of butterfly raising with family

  • Experience the satisfaction of supporting local wildlife

  • Find moments of peace watching nature unfold

PRODUCT DETAILS:

  • Non-GMO & Open-Pollinated seeds

  • 100+ seeds per collection

  • Includes a JMJ-illustrated gift-ready postcard

  • Complete care instructions included as a digital guide

Find peace and purpose in an uncertain world, become a butterfly hero! Grow these tasty herbs both for your family and as host plants for swallowtail caterpillars. Support local wildlife and witness this amazing transformation right in your backyard!

This is also free to any Founding Members on the Joy Max Jardin Substack! Just one of many exclusive benefits at this membership level.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

  • Bouquet Dill: Sweet, feathery fronds

  • Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley: Rich, robust flavor

  • Grosfruchtiger Leaf Fennel: Delicate, anise-scented leaves

  • Rue: A host plant for Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) and a medicinal herb

BENEFITS BEYOND BUTTERFLIES:

  • Grow fresh, organic herbs for your kitchen

  • Create a mindful morning routine tending to your garden and checking on your butterflies

  • Share the joy of butterfly raising with family

  • Experience the satisfaction of supporting local wildlife

  • Find moments of peace watching nature unfold

PRODUCT DETAILS:

  • Non-GMO & Open-Pollinated seeds

  • 100+ seeds per collection

  • Includes a JMJ-illustrated gift-ready postcard

  • Complete care instructions included as a digital guide

Provide essential food and shelter for swallowtail butterflies at every stage of their life cycle.

By planting these host plants, you’ll support caterpillars as they grow, witness the magic of metamorphosis, and release new born butterflies into your garden. It’s an easy, rewarding way to nurture nature.

A female Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) in my butterfly tent

 

Raising your butterflies

Choose your own butterfly-raising adventure! Let nature take its course by watching caterpillars develop right in your garden, or boost their chances of survival by raising them in a protected enclosure. I’ll tell you everything I know about how to do it in my included guide.

Eastern Swallowtail caterpillars have white, green, and black stripes with yellow dots, similar in look to a Monarch. Giant Swallowtail Caterpillars are brown and white splotched, camouflaged as bird droppings. The younger versions of both are dark with a light “saddle” in the middle of their body.

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