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Idlewild Butterfly Farm

We rear native butterflies primarily for exhibit and offer chrysalis kits for educational purposes locally. We also consult and distribute beneficial insects to commercial growers and home gardeners, offer native plants that support insects and eco systems and provide tours of our facility and hold events/workshops.

1100 LOGAN ST
Louisville, Kentucky 40204
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Phone #:

(502) 384-8953

Email Address:

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Is the supplier open specific hours or by appointment only?

Open at specific times and by appointment

Days and Hours Open:

Saturday 10-5 beginning in Spring

Retail, Wholesale, or Both:

Retail Only

Are sales online only?
  • No
Products and Services Offered:
  • Seeds
  • Plants
  • Landscape design/installation
Milkweed (Asclepias) species sold (if applicable):

Swamp milkweed ( A. incaranta),
Butterflyweed (A. tuberosa),
Common milkweed (A. syriaca),
Poke milkweed (A. exaltata),
Whorled milkweed (A. verticilata)
Green antelopehorn (A. viridis),

Are the plants sold sourced from regionally local genotypes?

All of our products are from local genotypes.

Where are regionally local genotypes sourced from?

All over KY. We get our plants from KY growers.

We also sell non-native annuals (Zinnias, Lantana, Pentas).

Does this supplier use neonicotinoid pesticides on the plants sold?

No

Does this supplier sell any non-native species?

Yes

Does this supplier sell any species on the Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council’s list of Exotic Invasive Plants of Kentucky?

No

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