The Butterfly Garden is designed with plants that attract butterflies and meet their needs. The garden includes:

• Host plants on which butterflies lay eggs and where their larvae, the caterpillars, feed
• Nectar plants which provide food for adult butterflies
• Shelter plants that provide protection from wind, rain and predators

The goal of the garden is to showcase plants and educate local gardeners about plants which can be found and grown in their gardens to attract local butterflies. A field guide for butterfly identification, written by the Fort Bend Master Gardeners Entomology Group, is available as a resource to help the public identify eggs, caterpillar stages, chrysalis and adult butterflies, as well as their host and nectar plants. The garden serves as an interactive, educational exhibit for young and old alike.