What are the best butterfly attracting plants for a Southern garden? 5 best butterfly attractors.

If you love butterflies and if you enjoy having nature around your home, then plant a butterfly garden. Caterpillars, which transform into butterflies, require special kinds of plants to feed upon. Below are the top five winners that butterflies appreciate the most. Besides, remember That all yellow flowers are attractive to butterflies, for example Cassias. Butterflies like the Sun and everything that looks like the Sun! 🌞

🏆 5 best butterfly attractors:

1. Calotropis gigantea - Giant milkweed, Arka
2. Odontonema cuspidatum - Firespike
3. Plumbago - blue, white and red
4. Rondeletia leucophylla - Panama Rose
5. Asclepias - Milkweed

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🎥 ABC-7: Butterfly plants at Top Tropicals
The Milkweed and the Monarch, how to raise your own
Musings of a butterfly gardener about the milkweed bug
Plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds

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🔥 What is a good exotic looking flowering plant for a shade garden?

• 🏀 One of the most unusual looking plants in or shade garden collection is Chrysothemis pulchella - Copper Leaf, Black Flamingo.
• 🏀 It is a spectacular tropical perennial that can be grown as a houseplant or in a greenhouse.
• 🏀 From summer to late fall it is covered with showy orange-red flowers, may bloom sporadically several times a year.
• 🏀 Forms a dense mountain of flowers and foliage.
• 🏀 The plant forms tubers at the base of the stem. By the end of fall the leaves may die back, the plant goes dormant till spring. Then it re-sprouts in Spring again.
• 🏀 Reduce water to minimum during dormancy period.

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❔ Why do we love Ground Orchids?

❓ Q: I need your expert advice on a low growing perennial with pretty flowers that I can plant in semi-shade close to my house. What is your favorite perennial?

😊 A: Our most favorite bright flowering perennials are ground orchids!

• 💋 Ground orchids are the easiest and most rewarding flowers for a tropical garden. They thrive in regular garden soil or potting mix, tolerate both sun and shade, and bloom nearly year-round.
• 💋 Their adaptability makes them a perfect choice for any spot in the garden, whether you need to fill a sunny patch or a shaded area under trees.
• 💋 And look at these colors! From vibrant purples to soft pinks and yellows, ground orchids bring a splash of tropical beauty with minimal effort. Their consistent blooming makes them a must-have for gardeners seeking color all year.
• 💋 For profuse blooming, apply Sunshine Orchidasm - Orchid TotalFeed Booster.
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🐈 The King of Top Tropicals

🎥 Meet Kingston, the renowned Russian Blue Cat of TopTropicals Kingdom! King is our official greeter, welcoming all visitors to our Garden Center in Ft Myers. If you've been here before, you definitely know King!

Before you head out, be sure to check your car, especially the trunk - King loves an adventure and has already "hitchhiked" his way into more than a few long trips back home! Sound on 🎶

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🐶 A treat for Avocado lovers 🐶

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." - Adelle Davis

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  📸 Sunshine is NOT sharing with her Mom (Mango) her delicious Avocado that she just harvested from our garden. Even Philemon the Cat knows that Avocado is good for you!

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