Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 29, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Hee hee. Do they need shade? Heck no! They won't hardly grow in shade. Find the most open, driest, sandiest spot you have and that's where they live. The little shrubby kind are endemic to FL. Which is good because we can't grow the big tree pawpaw (my grandma has one in WV). I'll try to remember to take a picture of their habitat next time I go hiking, but in this picture I took of the flower, you can see how open it is behind them. I planted mine across the street by my neighbor's fence (I landscape the entrance of our cul-de-sac). My yard has too many oaks, but the first people who owned the lot across the street cut down all the trees (and yes, we ratted them out to the county). In fact, I'll try to remember to take a picture of where I planted them. I need to weed first though; it's gotten really bad on that side.

Melanie