Milkweed (Butterfly Weed) Flower Head My gardening daughter, Jean, is a lover of all sorts of plants, especially those that attract butterflies, and more especially, Monarch Butterflies. She was overjoyed to find a Milkweed plant for her garden (evidently hard to find around here). She told me yesterday that, while the Monarchs have not yet shown up, the flowers are already attracting all sorts of butterflies.
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Very nice! And I love the daylily below!
ReplyDeleteThis is just gorgeous, love the flower AND your shot! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful plant and photo, Pat... Love the colors!!!!
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Hugs,
Betsy
Beautiful, bright colors. They would make even the saddest person feel happy.
ReplyDeleteHappy colors! Celebration colors for this holiday weekend! Tell your daughter I've more *other* butterflies than monarchs this year. I have no idea where they all have come from, but they are gorgeous. They just don't stay still long enough to have their portrait done! :D
ReplyDeleteLovely photo! Looks like Iowa State Cyclone colors! Glad to hear butterflies are visiting this milkweed and I hope a Monarch comes soon. I have a orangish milkweed similar to this and it is just starting to bloom, too.
ReplyDeleteHave you been to "stickhorsecowgirls" blog? They post some pretty good old memories. They're in Arkansas, too, I think.
Wow, that is too pretty to be a weed!! But then I have cone flowers and black eyed susans which are weeds to some.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Butterfly weed is such a cool plant. We have some wild (orange) around, but I wish we had more.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have ever seen this flower before...it is stunning.
ReplyDeleteI'm not even a butterfly and I am attracted.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot of the milkweed. I leave mine alone for the Monarch. Some people actually destroy these lovely plants.
ReplyDeleteOh, how beautiful. I should think it would attract more than a few hummingbirds too, although I have no idea if they could make use of it.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't help but notice this flower as I have it in my garden too. For your daughter - here's a shot of the monarch chrysalis and scroll down on my post to see a monarch caterpillar and the butterfly in my garden.
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Just gorgeous. The milkweed I've seen around here (which does indeed attract Monarchs) is much more subdued shades - like mauve.
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