The Gardens on Spring Creek

Zebra Longwing The Butterfly House Still Flutters by Chris García-Hellmuth, Butterfly Coordinator, Butterfly Pavilion, The Gardens on Spring Creek Butterfly House At a glance, the diet of a butterfly is simple: nectar.  Whether the nectar is from fruit or flowers does not matter to the butterfly as long as it gets the sugar it needs to fly. In the Butterfly House at The Gardens on Spring Creek, you will find flowers of all kind to provide nectar for the butterflies.  In addition to the flowers, Butterfly Pavilion staff members provide artificial nectar a nd fruit mixtures to ensure all butterflies have an abundance of nutrients in order to thrive.   Most butterflies have an adult lifespan of two to four weeks, due to their simple nectar diet.   The Gardens on Spring Creek receives regular shipments from butterfly farms to keep the Butterfly House fluttering with an average of 300 North American butterflies.   While The Gardens and the Butterfly House have be...