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