If you want to attract Swallowtail butterflies to your garden, check out the list of host and nectar plants below for each of the seven species that visit Tennessee!
| Host Plants | Swallowtail Species | Nectar Plants | Swallowtail Species |
| American Basswood (Tilia americana) | Eastern | Azalea (Rhododendron) | Pipevine |
| Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. Sativus) | Black | Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) | Pipevine |
| Celery (Apium graveolens) | Black | Blackberry (Rosaceae Rubus) | Zebra, Appalachian |
| Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) | Eastern | Blazing Stars (Liatris spp.) | Pipevine, Black, Giant, Eastern |
| Dill (Antheum graveolens) | Black | Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) | Zebra |
| Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | Eastern | Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) | Pipevine, Zebra, Black, Spicebush |
| Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) | Black | Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) | Zebra, Black, Spicebush |
| Green Ash Tree (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) | Eastern | Cockspur Hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) | Appalachian |
| Hickory Tree (Carya) | Eastern | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) | Pipevine, Zebra, Black, Giant, Eastern |
| Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliata) | Giant, Eastern | Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) | Zebra, Spicebush |
| Magnolia Tree (Magnolia virginiana) | Appalachian | Eastern Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana) | Zebra |
| Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) | Black | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) | Zebra |
| Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) | Zebra | Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) | Giant, Eastern |
| Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla) | Pipevine | Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) | Pipevine, Black, Giant, Eastern, Spicebush |
| Plum Tree (Prunus domestica) | Eastern | Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) | Zebra |
| Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) | Giant, Eastern | Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum) | Pipevine, Spicebush |
| Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) | Black | Lantana (Lantana camara) | Giant, Eastern, Spicebush |
| Rue (Ruta graveolens) | Black, Giant | Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) | Giant, Eastern |
| Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) | Eastern, Spicebush | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) | Appalachian |
| Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) | Eastern, Spicebush | Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) | Black, Giant |
| Tulip Poplar Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) | Eastern | Northern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) | Appalachian |
| White Ash Tree (Fraxinus americana) | Eastern | Pawpaw Tree (Asimina triloba) | Zebra |
| Wild Black Cherry Tree (Prunus serotina) | Appalachian | Petunia (Petunia x hybrida) | Pipevine |
| Willow (Salix) | Appalachian | Phlox (Phlox drummondii) | Pipevine, Spicebush |
| Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) | Pipevine, Spicebush | ||
| Red Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | Spicebush | ||
| Red Clover (Trifolium pratens) | Black | ||
| Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) | Giant, Eastern, Spicebush | ||
| Tennessee Milkvetch (Astragalus tennesseensis) | Black | ||
| Thistle (Cirsium discolor) | Pipevine, Black, Spicebush | ||
| Verbena (Vervain spp.) | Pipevine, Zebra, Giant, Eastern | ||
| White Clover (Trifolium repens) | Zebra | ||
| Wild Black Cherry Tree (Prunus serotina) | Appalachian | ||
| Zinnia (Zinnia spp.) | Pipevine, Zebra, Black, Giant, Eastern, Spicebush |