Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Milkweed , 1 by Sheila_FW

Sheila_FW wrote:
Dayflower...
The aphids are a nusance sometimes, but if you hit them with the spray that will cut down the numbers. However, by spraying the pesticides you are eliminating the insects that eat the aphids too. Milkweed is the only plants the Monarch and Queen butterflies lay their eggs on. So the caterpillars of the future butterflies die. Please thoughtfully reconsider your choice.
I clip the plant stems with aphids and use them to root for new plants; plus clipping back causes the bush to be fuller...means more blooms. :-)

Monarch and Queen butterflies.....