Butterfly Gardening in Florida

Learn how to attract and keep butterflies in your garden year-round along with other pollinators and beneficial insects, which are important to a healthy ecological landscape. We will talk about common butterflies and about key nectar and host plants for Central Florida. Learn more about our Florida-Friendly program at sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/orange/home...

[@cheridefries4980]

Wow! Just found this and it is an excellent video! Very informative, presented in an easy to understand way. Thank you!! As a side note, I e heard people that use tropical milkweed should cut the seed pods off before they bloom to prevent the spread to areas where people would not know to cut the plant to the ground in November.

[@subtropicalsteph]

I thought Passiflora suberosa was called "corkystem" because its thick stem is the color and texture of cork.

[@vanschermerhorn7167]

Doesn't some tropical milkweed have parasites in them that are harmful or kill the butterflies ?

[@ocextension]

You are correct, the tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, is known to be a host to OE disease. Either stick to native milkweeds or cut the tropical milkweed back to the ground in the fall around Thanksgiving to prevent pathogen build up on the leaves and stems.