If you want to attract Whites and Sulphurs to your garden, check out the list of host and nectar plants below for each of the twelve species that visit Tennessee!
| Whites & Sulphurs Species | Host Plants | Nectar Plants | Whites & Sulphurs Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface | Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) | Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) | Checkered White |
| Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface | Beans (Fabaceae, Family) | Asters (Asteraceae, Family) | Cabbage White, Orange Sulphur, Little Yellow, Dainty Sulphur |
| Falcate Orangetip | Bittercress (Barbarea vulgaris) | Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) | Sleepy Orange |
| West Virginia White, Falcate Orangetip | Broadleaf Toothwart (Cardamine diphylla) | Blanket flower (Gaillardia x Grandiflora) | Checkered White, Dainty Sulphur |
| Checkered White, Cabbage White | Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) | Blazing Stars (Liatris spp.) | Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange |
| Checkered White, Cabbage White | Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) | Blue Sage (Salvia officinalis) | Sleepy Orange |
| Checkered White, Cabbage White | Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) | Bluets (Houstonia caerulea) | Falcate Orangetip, Little Yellow |
| Southern Dogface | Clovers (Trifolium) | Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) | Cloudless Sulphur |
| West Virginia White, Falcate Orangetip | Cutleaf Toothworts (Cardamine concatenata) | Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) | Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface, Little Yellow |
| Olympia Marble | Lyre-Leaf Rock Cress (Arabidopsis lyrata) | Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) | Checkered White, Southern Dogface |
| Dainty Sulphur | Marigolds (Tagetes spp.) | Red Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) | Cloudless Sulphur |
| Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange | Northern Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa) | Chickweed (Stellaria media) | Olympia Marble |
| Little Yellow, Sleepy Orange | Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) | Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) | Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface |
| Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface | Peas (Fabaceae, Family) | Clovers (Trifolium) | Checkered White, Clouded Sulphur |
| Checkered White | Poor Man’s Pepper (Lepidium virginicum) | Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata spp.) | Southern Dogface |
| Southern Dogface | Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) | Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) | Checkered White, Cabbage White, Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Sleepy Orange |
| Little Yellow | Prairie Mimosa (Desmanthus illinoensis) | Fogfruit (Phyla lanceolata) | Checkered White, Dainty Sulphur |
| Checkered White | Prairie Peppergrass (Lepidium densiflorum) | Glade Sandwort (Arenaria cumberlandensis) | Falcate Orangetip |
| Checkered White, Cabbage White | Radish (Raphanus sativus) | Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) | Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface, Little Yellow |
| Clouded Sulphur | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) | Impatients (Impatiens capensis) | Cloudless Sulphur |
| Checkered White | Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata) | Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) | Orange Sulphur |
| Clouded Sulphur | Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) | Lanceleaf Gumweed (Grindelia lanceolata) | Checkered White, Orange Sulphur |
| Dainty Sulphur | Shepherd’s Needle (Bidens alba) | Lantana (Lantana camara) | Southern Dogface, Cloudless Sulphur |
| Checkered White | Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) | Marigolds (Tagetes spp.) | Dainty Sulphur |
| Falcate Orangetip | Slender Toothwart (Cardamine angustata) | Mints (Lamiaceae, Family) | Cabbage White |
| Dainty Sulphur | Sneezeweed (Helenium) | Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) | Southern Dogface |
| Cloudless Sulphur, Little Yellow, Sleepy Orange | Southern Wild Senna (Senna marilandica) | Mustards (Brassicaceae, Family) | Checkered White, Falcate Orangetip |
| Checkered White, Olympia Marble, Falcate Orangetip | Tower Rock Cress (Arabis glabra) | Petunia (Petunia x hybrida) | Southern Dogface, Cloudless Sulphur |
| Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur | Vetch (Vicia sativa) | Phlox (Phlox drummondii) | Olympia Marble, Cloudless Sulphur |
| Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur | White Clover (Trifolium repens) | Pincushion Plant (Scabiosa) | Checkered White |
| Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface | Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) | Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) | Southern Dogface, Little Yellow |
| Checkered White | Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) | Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) | West Virginia White |
| Clouded Sulphur | Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa) | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) | Cabbage White |
| Rock Cress (Aubrieta deltoidea) | Olympia Marble | ||
| Sage (Salvia officinalis) | Sleepy Orange | ||
| Shepherd’s Needle (Bidens alba) | Sleepy Orange | ||
| Sneezeweed (Helenium) | Dainty Sulphur | ||
| Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) | Falcate Orangetip | ||
| Stonecrop (Sedum) | West Virginia White | ||
| Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) | Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface | ||
| Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis) | Orange Sulphur | ||
| Thistle (Cirsium discolor) | Clouded Sulphur | ||
| Toothworts (Cardamine concatenata) | West Virginia White | ||
| Verbena (Vervain spp.) | Southern Dogface, Cloudless Sulphur | ||
| Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea) | Olympia Marble | ||
| Violets (Viola) | West Virginia White, Falcate Orangetip, Orange Sulphur | ||
| Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) | Cloudless Sulphur |