Garden for Children

Interactive Plants

Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica (from Latin: pudica "shy, bashful or shrinking"), is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, re-opening minutes later. The species is native to South America and Central America.

Easy to start from seed!

Exotic Venus Flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant that catches and digests animal prey—mostly insects and arachnids. 

Butterfly Gardening

Host Plants for Larvae

• The Giant Yellow Swallowtail larvae prefers herbaceous leaves from the Citrus Family. Rue (the leaf was the inspiration for the club design in playing cards) - this herb is from the citrus family and is a great host for the Giant Swallowtail.
• Black Swallowtail - Dill, Parsley
• Frittilary - Passion flower Vine
• Monarch - Mexican Milkweed
• Attracting Butterflies Nectar Plants
• Lantana, Purple Coneflower, Abelia

Related Articles: Butterfly Gardening

Hummingbirds

Attract hummingbirds by selecting plants with trumpet shaped flowers in bright colors.
Tracking Hummingbirds.

Visit a local Arboretum or Botanical Garden

Fort Worth Botanical Garden

       Fort Worth Children's Garden Design
       BRIT

Dallas Arboretum

Five Star Book for Children

Kite, L. P., and; Banek, Y. S. (1995). Gardening wizardry for kids. Hauppauge, N.Y: Barron's.