Enjoy being immersed among native Texas fluttering butterflies in our butterfly house and butterfly garden. This is also a beautiful setting for pictures.
Here are a few of the varieties of butterflies that you can look for in our Native Texas Butterfly House & Garden.*
Monarchs
Queens
Painted Ladies
Hackberry
Tawny Emperor
Question Marks
Gulf Fritillaries
Variegated Fritillaries
Tiger Swallowtails
Black Swallowtails
Pipevine Swallowtails
Giant Swallowtails
*Please note that varities may vary by season and what is available from our suppliers.
Resources
Learn how to attract native Texas butterflies to your own garden. These instructions will help you to select plants that butterflies use as food for their caterpillars and for nectaring adults.
Also, you can read about the vital importance of "pollinator gardens", and how to create them here>
Or, you can read a butterfly article by Roger Sanderson, Heard Museum Wildlife Biologist and Director of Botanical Gardens, featured in McKinney Living Magazine, March 2010: "Sunny Side of Life"
Admission:
Adults - $9
Seniors & Children 3-12 - $6
The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
1 Nature Place
McKinney, TX 75069
United States