Hundreds of Black Swallowtails this summer....

We counted and watched at least 130 Black Swallowtails go through the early stages of their life cycles until we just could not keep up anymore. We've had nine parsley plants, 2 dill and several carrots that we have let grow all summer just for the leaves. Each plant has been decimated and regrown a couple of times this summer. It's been great and the Butterfly Garden has been a great success. I have no clue how many we have now, but we have at least 50 cats eating on the different plants. If you plant plants from the wild carrot family, the Black Swallowtails will come.