The perfect addition to any butterfly garden that has soil too dry for Swamp Milkweed (another Monarch butterfly attractant); this plant provides food for caterpillars and nectar for mature butterflies
Small orange flowers emerge mid-July and continue into August
Seed “fluff” from this plant provides nesting material for birds, so it makes a lovely addition to a bird garden, as well
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