werThe presence of butterflies in the garden as if to add beauty and keasrian a garden full of flowers. Especially was the presence of the butterfly does not harm existing plants, and even assist in the process of pollination or intermarriage rates and produces fruit. So what needs to be known and carried out by the owner of the park in order to invite butterflies present in his home park? Basis of inviting butterflies to the garden is to know the main purposes of butterflies in the process of continuity of life processes. There are four basic things are important to know about the growth of a butterfly, which is looking for food, find shelter, and the availability of water and sunlight. Based on these four points, should a butterfly garden created by presenting the requirements to conditions above. As a source of food, a butterfly seeking two things from a plant, namely as the parent plant for a period of a worm / caterpilar and nectar / juice nectar in adulthood. fUntuk it requires some knowledge of plants which may be one or two functions at once. In the tropical plants, species that can be presented are as follows: * Lonicera nudiflorum (nectar) * Lagerstromia indica (nectar) * Mimosa / Princess Malu, Albizia julibrissin (nectar) * Flower impatiens, impatiens balsamina (nectar) * Sunflower, Helianthus angustifolius (nectar and plant stem) * Cleome, Cleome hasslerana (parent plant) * Lollipops Yellow, Echinacea purpurea (nectar) * Cosmos, Cosmos bipinnatus (nectar) * Flowers Four o’clock, Mirabillis Jalapa (nectar) * Flower Shoes, Hibuscus spp. (nectar and plant stem) * Flower Lantana, Lantana camara (nectar) * Tagetes / Marigold, Tagetes erecta and Tagetes patula (nectar) * Pentas, Pentas lanceolata (nectar) * And others. As a protector, which is very useful when facing the threat of predators, from bad weather, a place to rest, and a nest during the process of metamorphosis. Conifer plant types (needle-leafed trees) and plant species that live throughout the year is the best protector of plants to choose from. The availability of sunlight is very helpful for the life of a butterfly. The butterfly requires enough sunlight in the morning or afternoon to warm the body. In addition, adequate sunlight can also help in the process of flowering in a plant. Availability of water is the last condition that must exist. Water needs, especially in the dry season it can be done. The existence of the nature of some of the butterflies that can not be directly consuming water from the source, can be done the way the provision of a pool or a box containing sand and water or wet soil / mud rather shady places near the plant protector. The important thing to remember is not to place water into a nest of mosquitoes. A butterfly will actively search for food during the day and liked the structure of a daisy type flowers, such as Lantana flowers, Tagetes, Aster, and others. Existing flower petals can be ground will suck the nectar of flowers. Toward the end of the day, flowers are generally white or pale into choices. Besides color, the scent of flowers is also a guide to select the type of flowers required. The butterfly is not going over types of cut flowers often watered chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Besides killing caterpilar / time into a caterpillar, the chemical content can also be toxic to butterflies. Thus, the natural park there will be many more butterflies to come.



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