Tropical Milkweed Flowering Butterfly Lure Live Plant, 6" Pot
hand-madeMaterials: Plants, flower pots, soilDescription: If your area experiences cold weather, each purchase will include a heat pack for each plant, this item does not ship to California. Never judge a plant by its name. This is certainly the case with this wildflower, which is not a weed at all. This tough native of North American fields, wetlands and grasslands is the only host plant for the struggling monarch butterfly. Milkweed's small, star-shaped flowers are marvelous for pollination. Depending on the plant, milkweed flowers are yellow, green, purple, pink, or orange. Equally elaborate are the large seed pods that develop from fertilized flowers. In the fall, these skilled self-seeders crack open, releasing hundreds of seeds. Most milkweeds need full sun (at least 6 to 8 hours a day). Attracting monarch butterflies, regulars also include native bees, honey bees, hummingbirds and many other types of butterflies.10.11 2.1