Stonehouse Elementary Habitat

3651 Rochambeau Dr., Williamsburg, VA  23188;   School Phone: 757-566-4300

 

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Stonehouse Elem. Habitat home page

 

List of Native Plants in the

Stonehouse Habitat

 

List of Native Plants in the Stonehouse

Habitat plus Wildlife Benefits

 

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Critters Spotted
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Habitat History

 

 

Virginia native plants are used in the Habitat because they are beneficial to native wildlife and, once established, use less water and pesticides than exotic or non-native plants.

 

Spicebushes have provided food for numerous spicebush swallowtail caterpillars, while various milkweed species provide leaves and stems for monarch caterpillars and nectar for butterflies.  So far the Habitat has had 20 bird’s nests and has been home to countless numbers of black swallowtail and monarch caterpillars, toads and tree frogs.  Butterflies, ladybugs, praying mantises and many other insects have also been living in and feeding in the Habitat.  Bluebirds have raised their young in one of the bird houses.  In addition, fritillary caterpillars have fed on passionflower vine, birds have been have been eating winterberries, service berries and various seeds, and hummingbirds seem to enjoy the nectar from coral honeysuckle, bee balm and cardinal flower.  As the plants in the Habitat keep maturing and growing, we expect more and more wildlife to visit or take up residency.

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Native Plants

in the Habitat

 

Native Plant Lists

 

Why Plant Native
 

Spicebush Swallowtail

Caterpillar

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John Clayton Chapter

Virginia Native Plant Society

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Stonehouse Habitat Webmaster: Jan Newton       *Please contact Jan Newton for permission to use photos.*

Stonehouse Elementary School:  3651 Rochambeau Dr., Williamsburg, VA  23188;   School Phone: 757-566-4300

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