Toussaint L’overture-Marquis de Lafayette School No.6 has welcomed milkweeds to their garden! For those who may not know, milkweed attracts monarch butterflies and other support pollinators. For this reason, milkweeds are the required host plants needed for monarch butterflies to lay their eggs.
Not only will milkweed attract monarch butterflies to numerous gardens around the county, its flowers will also provide nectar for bees, beetles, flies and other beneficial insects that will help transfer pollen for seed production!
Trivia: What are milkweeds named after?
Milkweeds are named after their milky latex found in their stems, leaves and pods. While this milky latex may attract pollinators, it can be dangerous to animals if consumed in large amounts.
