The red pentas is that one plant that can do it all

[Mona Miller]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/services ... 261.column
The red pentas is that one plant that can do it all
This article talks about how red pentas is loved by butterflies and hummingbirds. It also details how to grow it from cuttings.

[Bunny Jo]

That was a really interesting article about the red pentas. That's what I have planted in my garden. The only thing that writer was mistaken about was that the state butterfly of Florida is the ZEBRA LONGWING, not the Gulf Frittilary! I have Longwings that frequent my backyard and they love my Firebush even more than the pentas.

[Mona Miller]

I often write people who post articles when I find mistakes. I actually had one lady who said she wrote cocoon instead of chrysalis because she felt people were more familiar with the word cocoon.

[Bunny Jo]

I did respond to the writer and gave her the source to check on which is the "Bible" for us here in Florida--"Florida Butterfly Gardening" by Marc & Maria Minno. They are professors at the Univ. of Fla. in Gainesville. Hopefully, she'll check it out.

[Mona Miller]

http://www.afn.org/~afn10853/butterfly.htm
Marc & Maria have a website called "Florida Butterfly Gardening", loads of good information