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Common Name: Mexican Butterfly Plant
Plant Description Name: Asclepias curassavica "Mexican Butterfly Plant"
Top choice for monarch butterflies as its nectar is their top food choice during migration. Also attracts hummingbirds, swallow tails and other pollinators. The red-orange and yellow blooms will produce all summer, even while producing seed. In Warm Southern climates consider cutting back to encourage the monarchs to finish their fall migration. Full sun to part shade, Height: 2 to 3 feet, Zone 8-10
Due to high demand in May, please allow extra nursery time for processing.
Lotuses have started to make runners. We will continue shipping for a few more days. Producing runners increase risk the plant will not make a blooms this year. Order at your own risk.