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Butterflies of Cape Cod is a native butterfly habitat in Bourne, Massachusetts. We are dedicated to educating our guests about butterfly conservation, creating pollinator-friendly gardens, and the critical role butterflies, and all pollinators, have in our environment.

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What's Blooming? April 30th, 2024

Kara Davidson


Serviceberry

Today we’d like to introduce you to the serviceberry, also known as shadbush, a plant native to most of the eastern portion of the United States. Here at Butterflies of Cape Cod, it is one of our first native flowering trees for pollinators in the spring. It is blooming right now!

Serviceberry has flowers in the spring, berries in the summer, and beautiful foliage in the fall. Birds love the berries, but this tree also attracts butterflies and bees. It is a low-maintenance plant that is salt tolerant (important for the coastal communities!) as well as deer and rabbit-resistant.

It’s the host plant for numerous butterflies such as the viceroy and tiger swallowtail.

categories What's Blooming
tags habitat, plants, host plant, serviceberry