Articles for tag: Chrysalis, Milkweed, Monarch Butterflies

Karla News

Best 5 Butterfly Themed Games for Children’s Birthday Parties

Are you in the process of organizing a butterfly themed birthday for your child or grandchild? If so, perhaps you are in need of a few butterfly themed game ideas. As a former special events planner, I have organized my fair share of parties and have a handful of butterfly game suggestions that I’d like ...

Karla News

Growing Pink Trumpet Tree in Florida

Pink Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia Impetiginosa) is a beautiful ornamental flowing tree that grows nicely in the warm Florida climate. I planted my Pink Trumpet tree as a focal point for the backyard. It’s lovely all year round. A deciduous tree, it loses its leaves briefly in the winter and early spring. Clusters of pink flower ...

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How to Create a Monarch Butterfly Waystation

Butterflies add a sense of peace and beauty to any garden, and one of the most amazing butterflies is the Monarch. Why is the Monarch amazing? For me, it’s because the Monarch instinctively knows every fall to begin migrating to the warmer weather in Mexico – where they overwinter before returning in the spring. So ...

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Verbena Hybrid Empress Flowers

Verbena Hybrid Empress flowers provide a mass of color in the fall when used as a ground cover in flower beds. I love the Verbena family or Verbenaceae because most of the flowers and plants provide butterfly nectar food such as banana lantana, Golden dewdrop and Blue porterweed. I grow Beautyberry bush in my Florida ...

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How to Grow Stevia Rebaudiana: Sweetener

Growing Stevia or Stevia rebaudiana in your home or garden is not complicated. Stevia, a natural sweetener, is an ideal plant for an edible flower and herb garden. I love the Stevia natural sweetener in my Zevia and Hansen’s Free soda pop because it contains no calories and is a safe sweetener. But it’s also ...