Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) To cater to Monarch caterpillars, gardeners can plant Mexican milkweed ( Asclepias curassavica ). Yes, we have native Louisiana milkweeds, and I do ...

Pentas, lantana, verbena, zinnia, salvias (many different species and cultivars), Mexican butterfly weed (Asclepias curassavica) and buddleia are excellent flowering plants to attract butterflies ...

The words "butterfly garden" evoke a certain image — drifts of color and mounds of blooms with butterflies flitting from flower to flower sipping nectar. We envision coneflowers, buddleias ...

Butterfly Weed. Asclepias tuberosa, also known as butterfly weed or butterfly flower, ... These Mexican and Central American natives prefer full-sun conditions and well-draining soil.

Here are some great nectar plants: ironweed, butterfly weed, Joe-pye weed, creeping phlox, abelia, liatris, Mexican sunflower, coneflower and single-flowered zinnias.

Butterfly weed, or milkweed, is a must for anyone who wants to attract butterflies. THE LAZY GARDENER'S GUIDE. ... Magical 292-year-old Mexican town is an art-lover's dream.