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!
| Swallowtail Species | Host Plants | Nectar Plants | Swallowtail Species |
| Eastern | American Basswood (Tilia americana) | Azalea (Rhododendron) | Pipevine |
| Black | Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. Sativus) | Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) | Pipevine |
| Black | Celery (Apium graveolens) | Blackberry (Rosaceae Rubus) | Zebra, Appalachian |
| Eastern | Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) | Blazing Stars (Liatris spp.) | Pipevine, Black, Giant, Eastern |
| Black | Dill (Antheum graveolens) | Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) | Zebra |
| Eastern | Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) | Pipevine, Zebra, Black, Spicebush |
| Black | Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) | Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) | Zebra, Black, Spicebush |
| Eastern | Green Ash Tree (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) | Cockspur Hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) | Appalachian |
| Eastern | Hickory Tree (Carya) | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) | Pipevine, Zebra, Black, Giant, Eastern |
| Giant, Eastern | Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliata) | Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) | Zebra, Spicebush |
| Appalachian | Magnolia Tree (Magnolia virginiana) | Eastern Blue Star (Amsonia tabernaemontana) | Zebra |
| Black | Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) | Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) | Zebra |
| Zebra | Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) | Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) | Giant, Eastern |
| Pipevine | Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla) | Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) | Pipevine, Black, Giant, Eastern, Spicebush |
| Eastern | Plum Tree (Prunus domestica) | Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) | Zebra |
| Giant, Eastern | Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) | Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum) | Pipevine, Spicebush |
| Black | Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) | Lantana (Lantana camara) | Giant, Eastern, Spicebush |
| Black, Giant | Rue (Ruta graveolens) | Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) | Giant, Eastern |
| Eastern, Spicebush | Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) | Appalachian |
| Eastern, Spicebush | Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) | Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) | Black, Giant |
| Eastern | Tulip Poplar Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) | Northern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) | Appalachian |
| Eastern | White Ash Tree (Fraxinus americana) | Pawpaw Tree (Asimina triloba) | Zebra |
| Appalachian | Wild Black Cherry Tree (Prunus serotina) | Petunia (Petunia x hybrida) | Pipevine |
| Appalachian | Willow (Salix) | 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 |