HortPark's Butterfly Garden is a 150-sqm landscaped theme garden
comprising an enclosure and an outdoor garden. Providing a visual feast
of tropical plants and nearly 20 species of native butterflies, the
Butterfly Garden enables visitors to learn about the different stages of
metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar into butterfly. Within the
enclosure, visitors are greeted with an up close and personal encounter
with these flying jewels and can observe how pupae emerge into adult
butterflies before taking their maiden flight.
The
Butterfly Garden also serves as an experimental garden for National
Parks Board to work on a Butterfly Species Recovery Programme to
research on suitable nectar and host plants for breeding a variety of
butterfly species, including locally extinct species such as Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) and Common Sergeant (Athyma perius).
Get
up close and personal with the flying jewels, and learn their
different stages of metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar into
butterfly. Observe how pupae emerge into adult butterflies before
taking their maiden flight within HortPark's Butterfly Garden.
This walk is free and is held every last Saturday of the month.
Time: 9-11am, please gather at the Butterfly Garden for the tour
Website: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/
Contact: 6471 5601
