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Filed Under: Garden, Travel Tagged With: pollinators

A Visit to Aruba’s Butterfly Farm

March 24, 2023 By Lucy Mercer Leave a Comment

One of the best parts of gardening is planting for pollinators. You get to enjoy beautiful flowers and one day, the butterflies and other beneficials show up for the party.

Well, imagine a garden where the butterflies are always around. That’s what the Butterfly Farm in Noord, Aruba is like. In my December 2022 visit, I encountered hundreds of butterflies fluttering and nectaring on their favorite flowers.

Following are pictures from my morning at the Butterfly Farm. Go to the beautiful island of Aruba and plan to visit the Butterfly Farm. You’ll learn all about butterflies and how to encourage butterfly populations back home.

Butterfly Farm

Blue clipper butterfly on ixora
Blue clipper butterfly on ixora. Butterfly Farm, Noord, Aruba. December 2022. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
Chocolate pansy butterfly
Chocolate pansy butterfly at the Butterfly Farm, Noord, Aruba. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books.
Blue clipper butterfly on orange slices
Blue clipper butterfly on orange slices. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
Docent at Butterfly Farm, Noord, Aruba
Docent at Butterfly Farm, Noord, Aruba. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

Grow Milkweed

Milkweed is very important for monarch butterfly habitat. In Aruba, they plant tropical milkweed. In the U.S., you’ll need to look for the right kind of milkweed for monarchs. Learn more about monarch conservation.

Tropical milkweed leaf in a bottle
Tropical milkweed leaf in a glass bottle. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
Malachite butterfly on a leaf
Malachite butterfly on a leaf. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
Owl butterfly on tree trunk
Owl butterfly on a tree trunk at the Butterfly Farm in Noord, Aruba. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
Rusty-tipped page butterfly on yellow flower.
Rusty-tipped page butterfly on a yellow flower at the Butterfly Farm, Noord, Aruba. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
Blue chipper butterfly on orange slices
Blue chipper butterfly on a banana. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

Visit the Butterfly Farm

The Butterfly Farm is on beautiful Aruba. Learn more about visiting the Butterfly Farm.

Read More About Pollinators

Plan to Join the Great Southeast Pollinator Census 2023
Plan to Plant for Pollinators in Your Garden

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