Re: butterflies

Thanks for the info Nan.  It resembles Lantana somewhat in appearance.  Very pretty.  How tall does it get, it looks like it can be grown in this zone.  I'll have to see where I can snag some seeds from! :)
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Nan Sterman wrote:

>       Alan mentioned attracting butterflies to the garden, and I don't
>know if this will work in Arizona or not, but in Illinois the Monarchs are
>crazy about the bloodflower milkweed. In principle, it's an annual asclepias
>with a single very tall stem and very orange flowers with some yellow in the
>center.  They bloom late here in zone 5b, in the late fall and past the
>first few light frosts.

These are perennial in my San Diego area garden and I suspect they
would be in parts of Arizona as well.

Nan
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