Flora, Fauna, Friends and Butterfly Weed

August 24, 2025 00:04:27
Flora, Fauna, Friends and Butterfly Weed
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Flora, Fauna, Friends and Butterfly Weed

Aug 24 2025 | 00:04:27

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Show Notes

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) makes up for its lack of milky sap with the copious amount of nectar found in the flowers. Stand back and let the pollinators in! The photos are mine of the “clusters of golden yellow flowers” and taken on the day described in this episode.  

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