Male Pipevine Swallowtail butterflies catch our attention with their metallic blue wings.

Gold Rim Swallowtail and Polydamas Swallowtail butterflies are the same butterfly ... it is simply known by both names.

Gold Rim Swallowtail butterflies do not resemble Pipevine Swallowtails as adults. But what about the eggs and caterpillars? Can you tell the difference?

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Found in most states, this butterfly catches attention quickly. Eggs are burgundy and laid in clusters. Caterpillars are social and stay in tight clusters while young. But the males aren't always courting female Pipevine butterflies!

Eggs, caterpillars, and chrysalises are available now for shipments within Florida. Please contact us for more information if you wish to purchase a Pipevine Swallowtail.

The very southern edge of the US and Florida; Gold Rim (Polydamas) Swallowtail butterflies can be abundant. Stripping huge Calico Vines of all leaves, they pupate and emerge to lay hundreds more eggs.

What a fantastic flower! Not only can we enjoy the bloom, Gold Rim caterpillars will too if we live where they fly.

Available as free seed; send a self-addressed stamped envelope to; Calico Vine, 12876 Southwest County Road 231, Brooker, FL 32622. If you'd like free milkweed seed, just put a note in the envelope. We are OVERSTOCKED on the seed!

Small plants but a Pipevine Swallowtail magnet! Pipevines lay burgundy eggs on stems and tender leaves. Hatchlings eat clustered side to side, in groups.

We have not created a webpage for Virginia Snakeroot yet, it's in the making! We have four inch and six inch pots available. Please email if you would like more information or to order these plants!

There is an easy way to tell the difference between the two species.