Goat's Rue Part Shade female monarchs lay their eggs

female monarchs lay their eggs onto native milkweeds that quickly hatch in 4 days

Pink Muhly

reaching heights of around 10 to 20 feet

thriving in dry to medium

mostly in tropical regions

Goat's Rue Part Shade female monarchs lay their eggsTephrosia virginiana Commonly known as Goat's Rue, Virginia Tephrosia, Catgut, Devil's Shoestring, and Rabbit Pea. A silky hairy member of the pea family that typically grows to 1 2' tall on upright to sprawling stems. It is native to dry open woods, glades and sandy prairies in Eastern North America from Ontario to New Hampshire south to Texas and Florida. Stems and leaves are usually hairy often giving the plant a gray green color. Flowers bloom