Anyone growing this particular variety? I'm putting in nine in a side bed. I sure hope they have some nice nectar for the butterflies!
"Butterfly Red Penta" variety good for butterflies?
No, but I have noticed that Gulf Frits seem to like red pentas. I got this photo at my favorite local plant shop.
Melanie
yes butterflies love them and it is the host plant for the Tersa Sphinx Moth
I planted a couple of bright red ones last year, and they still look good. I saw BF's on them, quite abit. I just purchase 2 more that are alittle darker red, just to see if the darker color makes any difference.
~Lucy
Been looking for some of them lately Jo!! Donna is right butterflies really like the Pentas and so do Tersa Sphinx... as she said they use it as a larval host plant. :-)
Here was a Tersa I raised last year... Amazing night pollinators! Beautiful moths!
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/769278/
Debnes
yes and the caterpillars are so cute