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This is not just a favorite with the Monarchs. Asclepias incarnata in not only a larval host for the Monarch butterfly but it is also larval host for the Queen butterfly. This plant produces nectar which attracts many different kinds of butterflies including the Common Buckeye, Giant Swallowtail, Great Spangled Fritillary, Pearl Crescent, Pipevine Swallowtail, Variegated Fritillary, Banded Hairstreak, Delaware Skipper, Bronze Copper, Gray Hairstreak , Little Glassywing, Pecks Skipper, Two-tailed Swallowtail, Broad-winged Skipper, Fiery Skipper, European Skipper, Rare Skipper, Ocola Skipper, Yehl Skipper, Hessels Hairstreak, Sachem, Dun Skipper, and the White-M Hairstreak buterflies. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058562084915,"sku":"asclepias-asclepiasincarnata","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/asclepiasincarnata.jpg?v=1589752667"},{"product_id":"asclepias-asclepiastuberosa","title":"Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly MilkWeed | Pleurisy Root | 50_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Asclepias tuberosa, also known as Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, and Pleurisy Root. Unlike many of the other milkweeds, this one prefers a dryer soil and must be planted in full sun. Another major difference between this plant and other milkweed is that this one does not have a milky sap. The orange and yellow blooms are out from mid Summer to early Fall. This milkweed attracts all kinds of wildlife, bringing in several different birds, bees, and butterflies. The hummingbirds are especially interested in this plant. This Plant is a Host Plant for the Monarch and the Queen butterflies. In places where there is no oleander Asclepias tuberosa is used as a larval host by the Polka-Dot Wasp Moth. It has been used as a larval host for the Cycnia collaris  and Unexpected Cycnia Moths. It attracts a whole assortment of butterflies as a nectar source. Documented nectar sources include the Gray Cooper, Banded Hairstreak, and Phaon Crescent butterflies. Common names include Canada Root, Chieger Flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Posy, Orange Milkweed, Orange root, Orange Swallow wort, Silky Swallow wort, Tuber Root, Yellow Milkweed, White root, Windroot, Butterfly Love, and Butterflyweed. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 10.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058562117683,"sku":"asclepias-asclepiastuberosa","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/asclepiastuberosa.jpg?v=1589752674"},{"product_id":"asclepias-asclepiassyriaca","title":"Asclepias syriaca | Milkweed | Butterfly Flower | Silkweed | 200_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Asclepias syriaca, also known as common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow wort, and Virginia silkweed. Help the Monarchs, and all of the other butterflies, and even the honey bees for that matter, by giving them what they need to survive, reproduce, and flourish. This is not only the best North American Monarch butterfly plant to have, it is also the best honey bee milkweed in the sense that it produces the highest yield of honey compared to the other milkweeds. This milkweed is a Perennial Herb that can grow up to about 9 feet tall, and it is a big hit with all of the birds, bees and butterflies. Asclepias syriaca is a mid Summer bloomer with bursts of rose and mauve colored flowers. This plant loves to live in full sun, but does fairly well in partial shade as well. This is the plant people generally think of when the term milkweed is used. It is somewhat historical in the sense that Asclepias syriaca was detailed in Cornuts 1635 work Canadensium Plantarum Historia, making it one of the earliest documented North American species. Not only is this a Host Plant for the Monarch Butterfly, but the butterflies and the larvae use glycosides from the plant to make themselves toxic to birds and other animals who might want to eat them. Asclepias syriaca is a long time larval host plant of the Monarch, Queen and Soldier butterflies. It is also the larval host of the Milkweed Tussock Moth. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and again the Milkweed Tussock moth. Among the many documented butterflies who use Asclepias syriaca as a nectar source are the American Lady, Black Swallowtail, Great Spangled Fritillary, Monarch, Painted Lady, Queen, Question Mark, Red Admiral, Red-spotted Purple, Zebra Swallowtail, Silver-spotted Skipper, Silvery Checkerspot, Spicebush Swallowtail, Variegated Fritillary, Viceroy, Banded Hairstreak, Delaware Skipper, Baltimore Checkerspot, Eastern Tailed-Blue, Fiery Skipper, Gray Hairstreak ,  Mourning Cloak,  Orange Sulphur,  Little Glassywing,  Zabulon Skipper, Southern Cloudywing, Hoary Edge, Lorquin Admiral, Pecks Skipper, Red-banded Hairstreak, Sachem, Spring Azure, Common Sootywing, Juniper Hairstreak, Eastern Pine Elfin, Hobomok Skipper, White-M Hairstreak, Atlantis Fritillary, Northern Cloudywing, Two-spotted Skipper, Dun Skipper, Hickory Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak, Long Dash, Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, Dion Skipper, Ottoe Skipper, Delaware Skipper, Ruddy Daggerwing, Baltimore Checkerspot, Diana Fritillary, Black Swallowtail, and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies. The Nessus sphinx Moth is also known to nectar this plant. USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 9.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058562281523,"sku":"asclepias-asclepiassyriaca","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/asclepiassyriaca.jpg?v=1589752680"},{"product_id":"asclepias-asclepiasverticillata","title":"Asclepias verticillata | Whorled Milkweed | Horsetail | 50_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Asclepias verticillata, also known as whorled milkweed, eastern whorled milkweed, and horsetail milkweed. This is a great choice if you are looking for a deer resistant milkweed. As an added bonus the flowers are lightly scented. This plant likes to live in a dry soil that is located in full sun. This plant can blossom all the way into late September, after all of the other milkweed blooms are gone. Asclepias verticillata is a larval host plant for the Monarch, Queen, and Soldier Butterflies. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058562609203,"sku":"asclepias-asclepiasverticillata","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/asclepiasverticillata.jpg?v=1589752695"},{"product_id":"asclepias-asclepiasviridis","title":"Asclepias viridis | Green Antelopehorn | Spider Milkweed | 50_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere I am offering seeds from Asclepias viridis, also known as green milkweed, green antelopehorn, and spider milkweed. This low maintanance milkweed grows to about 2 feet tall in almost any soil. This plant likes to live in the full sun and blooms from late Spring into the middle of the Summer. Grow this one in the full sun where it will be a very popular plant with the bees, birds, and butterflies. It is a larval host plant of the Monarch butterfly. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. 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It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 7\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058562773043,"sku":"asclepias-asclepiashirtella","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/asclepiashirtella.jpg?v=1589752707"},{"product_id":"asclepias-asclepiasspeciosa","title":"Asclepias speciosa | Showy Milkweed | Greek Milkweed | 100_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Asclepias speciosa, also known as Greek Milkweed, and Showy Milkweed. This plant likes to live in the full sun where it attracts all sorts of bees, butterflies, and birds. This is a larval host plant of the Monarch butterfly. This perennial plant can get up to 6 feet high in good conditions, and sports gorgeous pink, rose and purple blossoms. This plant is less spreading and more manageable than most of the other milkweeds. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058563297331,"sku":"asclepias-asclepiasspeciosa","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/asclepiasspeciosa.jpg?v=1589752715"},{"product_id":"asclepias-incarnatawhite","title":"Asclepias incarnata White | Ice Ballet | 50_seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Asclepias incarnata White. This plant likes to live in the full sun but will tolerate some shade. This bright white blossoming plant grows 3 to 4 feet high. This plant is very popular with the birds, bees, and butterflies and the blooms last for a long time so the butterflies will be around for most of the season just because of this long blooming Asclepia. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058564640819,"sku":"asclepias-incarnatawhite","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/incarnatawhite.jpg?v=1589752720"},{"product_id":"asclepias-cinderella","title":"Asclepias incarnata Carmine-Rose | Cinderella | 50_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Asclepias incarnata Carmine-Rose Cinderella. The Cinderella cultivar was selected for its gorgeous color and full bodied blooms. This plant grows 3 to 4 feet high and attracts several birds, bees and butterflies. It should be planted in the full sun where it will bloom from the middle of the Summer until late Fall. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. 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I do not think that they like the milky liquid inside the stems. Not only is this a larval host plant for the Monarch, Queen, and Soldier Butterflies, but it is a nectar source for many other beneficial pollinators. Growing to about 3 feet tall this plant likes to live in sun or partial shade where it blooms in the middle of the Summer. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. 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Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 9\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058567032883,"sku":"asclepias-perennis","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/perennis.jpg?v=1589752741"},{"product_id":"asclepias-fascicularis","title":"Asclepias fascicularis | Mexican Whorled Narrow Leaf Milkweed | 200_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Asclepias fascicularis, also known as Narrow-Leaf Milkweed, and Mexican Whorled Milkweed. This perennial milkweed attracts many different birds, bees, and butterflies. Growing to a maximum height of about 4 feet these plants must live in the full sun. The blossom color changes from pale green to white and finally to a light pink starting in the middle of the Summer and lasting until early Fall. Not only is this a larval host plant for the Monarch, Queen, and Soldier Butterflies, but it is a nectar source for many other beneficial pollinators. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. 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The flower clusters can be boiled down to make a sugary sweetener, or they can be used as a thickener and flavoring in soups. Young shoots can be cooked and used as an asparagus substitute, while tips of older shoots are cooked and used as a substitute for spinach. Young seed pods are very tasty and older pods can be eaten after the floss is removed. The fibers are very water repellent and therefore they are used to stuff life jackets. Not only is this a larval host plant for the Monarch, Queen, and Soldier Butterflies, but it is a nectar source for many other beneficial pollinators. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. 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Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 7\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058568933427,"sku":"asclepias-exaltata","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/exaltata.jpg?v=1589752766"},{"product_id":"asclepias-helloyellow","title":"Asclepias tuberosa Hello Yellow | 10_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Asclepias tuberosa Hello Yellow. This plant likes to live in the full sun where the orange and yellow blooms are out from the middle of the Summer until early Fall. This milkweed attracts all kinds of wildlife, bringing in several different birds, bees, and butterflies. The hummingbirds are especially interested in this Asclepias tuberosa Hello Yellow. This Plant is a Host Plant for the Monarch and the Queen butterflies. In places where there is no oleander Asclepias tuberosa Hello Yellow can be used as a larval host for the Polka-Dot Wasp Moth. It has been used as a larval host for the Cycnia collaris and Unexpected Cycnia Moths. It attracts a whole assortment of butterflies as a nectar source. These include the Gray Cooper, Banded Hairstreak, and Phaon Crescent butterflies. Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. 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Asclepias in general are documented nectar sources for the Monarch, Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Dina Yellow, Carus Skipper, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Falcate Metalmark butterflies. It is also the nectar source for the Clarks sphinx, and Milkweed Tussock moths. USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058569523251,"sku":"asclepias-ovalifolia","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/ovalifolia.jpg?v=1589752813"},{"product_id":"aristolochia-aristolochiaclematitis","title":"Aristolochia clematitis | European Birthwort | asarabacca | 10_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere I offer seeds from Aristolochia clematitis, also known as European Birthwort, and asarabacca. This perennial grows to about 3 feet high and has beautiful heart shaped leaves. This is a larval host plant for many of the swallowtail butterflies including Southern Festoon, Spanish Festoon, Eastern Festoon, False Apollo, Dragon Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail, Mylotes Cattleheart, and the Troidini which is a tribe of swallowtail butterflies that numbers about 135 different species. This plant was ingested by women during childbirth to help with contractions because the shape of the flowers reminded people of a fetus. Using a plant for what it reminds you of is not good sound medicine. Please do not use this plant for medicinal purposes. It is poisonous and cancer causing to humans, but it makes the butterflies toxic to birds and other predators. Other butterflies try to look like members of the Troidini tribe just so that other animals will leave them alone. 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This is a climbing vine and will grow 30 feet high if given the structure and allowed to climb;  Boy would the butterflies love that. This plant is native to the Eastern United States, and is a must have for any serious North American butterfly garden. All Aristolochia species, except for the Aristolochia gigantea, are larval host plants for the Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail, and Mylotes Cattleheart butterflies. 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USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058578272307,"sku":"aristolochia-baetica","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/baetica.jpg?v=1589752938"},{"product_id":"aristolochia-pothieri","title":"Aristolochia pothieri | 10_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese seeds are from Aristolochia pothieri. This climbing vine has heart shaped leaves and yellow and purple blossoms. All Aristolochia species, except for the Aristolochia gigantea, are larval host plants for the Pipevine Swallowtail, Polydamas Swallowtail, and Mylotes Cattleheart butterflies. USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058580172851,"sku":"aristolochia-pothieri","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/pothieri.jpg?v=1589752975"},{"product_id":"passiflora-passifloracaerulea","title":"Passiflora caerulea | Blue Hardy Passion Flower | 10_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Passiflora caerulea, also known as Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passionflower, Passion Vine, and Passionvine. This climbing vine will grow up to 40 feet hight if it has something to climb. It does especially well in full sun and I would not plant it in anything other than that. It begins blooming in the middle of the Summer and finishes up in early Fall. This is a host plant for the Zebra Long Wing, Zebra Heliconian, Julia Heliconian, Isabellas Heliconian, Banded Orange Heliconian, Mexican Fritillary, Scarce Bamboo Page, Erato Heliconian, Variegated Fritillary, and Gulf Fritillary butterflies. It is also a larval host plant for the Plebeian sphinx Moth. USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 10.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058581090355,"sku":"passiflora-passifloracaerulea","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/passifloracaerulea.jpg?v=1589753012"},{"product_id":"passiflora-corday","title":"Passiflora caerulea Charlotte Corday | Hardy Passionvine | 10_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Passiflora caerulea Charlotte Corday, also known as Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passionflower, Passion Vine, and Passionvine. This is not a Hybrid, this is a selection of P. caerulea. Passiflora caerulea Charlotte Corday is a host plant for the Zebra Long Wing, Zebra Heliconian, Julia Heliconian, Isabellas Heliconian, Banded Orange Heliconian, Mexican Fritillary, Scarce Bamboo Page, Erato Heliconian, Variegated Fritillary, and Gulf Fritillary butterflies. It is also a larval host plant for the Plebeian sphinx Moth. USDA Hardiness Zones 6 to 10\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058587840563,"sku":"passiflora-corday","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/corday.jpg?v=1589753143"},{"product_id":"annual-dill","title":"Anethum graveolens | Dill | 500_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere I am offering seeds from Anethum graveolens, better known as Dill. This is an attractive and fragrant annual. Remove most of the leaves and use them in salads and in your cooking. The flowers are also edible. It likes to reseed itself, so pick a spot for it and let it come back every year. Many people like to use this herb in cooking as well. For all of its uses this is one of the most popular plants in any butterfly garden. This is a larval host plant for the Anise Swallowtail and Black Swallowtail Butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058601144371,"sku":"annual-dill","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/dill.jpg?v=1589753395"},{"product_id":"annual-asterdwarfmilady","title":"Callistephus chinensis | Dwarf Milady | China Aster | 20_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Callistephus chinensis, also known as Dwarf Milady and China Aster. This is an Annual butterfly flower which is also deer resistant and should be planted in the full sun. The interesting blooms start in the middle of the Summer and continue until early Fall. As an added bonus they are wonderfully fragrant. This is a nectar plant for the Pearl Crescent, Behrs Metalmark, Dainty Sulphur, Field Crescent, Little Yellow, Eastern Tailed-Blue, Sachem, Viceroy, Question Mark, American Snout, Painted Crescent, Northern Checkerspot, Plains Skipper, Common Buckeye, Cabbage White, Arctic Fritillary, Orange Sulphur, Western Branded Skipper, Common Branded Skipper, Common Checkered-Skipper, and Leonards Skipper butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058602815539,"sku":"annual-asterdwarfmilady","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/asterdwarfmilady.jpg?v=1589753400"},{"product_id":"perennial-baptisiaaustralis","title":"Baptisia australis | Blue Wild Indigo | Rattleweed | 5_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Baptisia australis, also known as False Indigo, Redneck Lupine, and Blue Wild Indigo. This perennial plant can get about 4 feet tall at the most. It likes to live in the full sun and will bloom from late Spring into the middle of the Summer. This is the larval host plant for the Orange Sulphur, the Clouded Sulphur, and the Eastern Tailed Blue butterflies. The Eastern Tailed Blue butterflies lay their eggs on the flower buds of the Baptisia australis and the caterpillars eat the flowers, bud, and seeds. It is also a nectar source for countless butterflies, bees and other insects. The Frosted Elfin butterfly Caterpillars eat the flowers and young seedpods of False Indigo; This is a rare and uncommon butterfly that you can lure into your garden with Baptisia australis. Another rare butterfly that can be coaxed into your garden is the Hoary Edge Skipper; Their eggs are laid in the flower buds and then the caterpillars eat the flowers and seedpods. The Wild Indigo Duskywing is also attracted to this plant. 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Some documented butterflies to use Black-eyed Susan as a nectar plant are the Soapberry Hairstreak, Great Spangled Fritillary, Meadow Fritillary, Atlantis Fritillary, Baltimore Checkerspot, Milberts Tortoise Shell, Silver Spotted Skipper, Southern Cloudy Wing, Northern Cloudy Wing, Powesheik Skipperling, European Skipper, Ottoe Skipper, Arogos Skipper, American Snout, Early Hairstreak, Juniper Hairstreak, Dakota Skipper, American Copper, Swamp Metalmark, and Little Metalmark butterflies. 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USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 7.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058605469747,"sku":"perennial-helianthuspauciflorus","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/helianthuspauciflorus.jpg?v=1589753416"},{"product_id":"annual-goldfinger","title":"Tithonia rotundifolia | Mexican Sunflower | 100_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Tithonia rotundifolia, also known as Mexican Sunflower. This plant likes to live in the full sun but can stay alive in partial shade. This flower does well as a dried or preserved flower and that is one reason that it is a very popular cut flower for an arrangement. The birds, bees, and butterflies absolutely love this bloom. Butterflies which have been documented gathering nectar from this plant are the Giant Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. This sunflower is grown as an annual all over, but it is a tender perennial in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 to 11.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058605502515,"sku":"annual-goldfinger","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/goldfinger.jpg?v=1589753421"},{"product_id":"perennial-aquilegiacanadensis","title":"Aquilegia canadensis | Canadian Eastern Red Columbine | 500_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Aquilegia canadensis, also known as Canadian Columbine, Wild Columbine, and Eastern Red Columbine. This is one of the most beautiful butterfly plants that you can find. It grows to about a foot and a half tall and likes to live in the full sun but can tolerate partial shade. I like this plant for its attractive drooping bell like flowers. Some Native Americans rubbed the crushed seeds from Aquilegia canadensis on the hands of men as a love charm. This is the larval host plant for the Columbine Duskywing and Spring Azure butterflies, and a nectar source for several other butterflies. It is worth mentioning that this is one of the best hummingbird plants in the world. USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058605535283,"sku":"perennial-aquilegiacanadensis","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/aquilegiacanadensis.jpg?v=1589753426"},{"product_id":"perennial-newenglandaster","title":"Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Hardy Aster | 100_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere, I am offering seeds from Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, also known as New England Aster, Hardy Aster, and Michaelmas Daisy. 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This is the larval host plant for Ceraunus Blue, Orange Sulphur, Cloudless Sulphur, Gray Hairstreak, and Little Yellow butterflies. It is a nectar source for many other butterflies as well. This is called a sensitive pea because when you touch the leaves they immediately close up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buyrareseeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32058605699123,"sku":"annual-partridgepea","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0727\/2499\/products\/partridgepea.jpg?v=1589753436"},{"product_id":"annual-cleomeserrulata","title":"Cleome serrulata | Rocky Mountain Beeplant | Waa | 100_Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Cleome serrulata, also known as Rocky Mountain beeplant, Rocky mountain bee plant, Waa, and Skunk weed. This is an annual plant that must grow in the full sun and is the larval host plant of the Checkered White butterfly. This plant will also attract bees and the seeds are an important food source for doves and other small birds. Waa has been a food source for humans since prehistoric times and it is considered one of the few Wild Foods still in use. The seeds can be eaten cooked or raw, and the leaves can be cooked as a vegetable. The leaves are normally cooked with chili to mask the bitter flavor. If you eat too much of this it is possible to get nitrate poisoning. This amazingly versatile plant is also added as a binder in the paint which was used to paint black and white pottery. 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