Bring Home the Butterflies

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Bring Home the Butterflies

Butterflies are a delightful decoration for your garden, providing color and motion on a sunny day. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. This packet covers approximately 45 square feet. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun. These plants provide a variety of nectar plants to attract the adults and host plants for the caterpillars, as well as a wide range of flower colors, heights, and bloom times. The Bring Home the Butterflies, flower mixture, will entice native butterflies to come to your garden. The Bring Home the Butterflies seed pack contains 26 varieties to provide plants during each stage of the of the butterfly life cycle. These plants will bloom spring through fall and plant heights will range from 12 inches to 48 inches in height. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. In cool climates plant in the spring, 1 to 2 weeks before the last average frost date. ... additional info

 

Lettuce - Butterhead Batavia Blonde Lettuce is a cool season annual. Lettuce grows well near cabbage, beets, carrots, chives, garlic, and onion. The Lettuce Leaf Blonde, 'Lactuca sativa (Batavia Type)', is a Danish variety that has fringed blonde leaves, excellent flavor, and withstands heat without getting bitter. Blonde is a very attractive ornamental with fringed, blonde leaves.

Bring Home the Butterflies