This was the link that I forgot to post. http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/plants_info.pdf

Here's a link. Here is a link that might be useful: butterfly plants

Hello everyone, I used to be very active around 2008-2010, but I had to put my passion for gardening in butterflies aside in order to focus on highschool. I have now graduated highschool, enrolled in college, and I am in the process of restoring my backyard gardens to their former beauty before they were ruined by drought and choked out by weedy grasses that grew after many heavy rainfalls. This time around, I am going to mix potting soil with the natural soil to help keep in moisture and use gardening mats to keep the weeds to a minimum. I was wondering if anyone had some plants (or roots, rooted cuttings, tubers, dormant clumps or roots) to spare for a trade or some type of sasbe or box. I am especially interested in natives (accross the USA) and Asclepias (other than Tropical Milkweed) to grow for Monarchs. I do have the proper tools and outdoor conditions to all types of Milkweeds even northern varieties. (I can go into detail upon request.) I have spent my free time researching the special growing conditions for many plants that are not native to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas (southern most tip of Texas) and have had success growing several northern varieties of Blackberries, which are extremely picky down here due to our humidity, heat, and soil. I have also grown Pears, Apples, and Plums, all of which are not native and should not be easy to grow here, yet here they are. If anyone is willing to work out a trade or something, please let me know! I am also interested in hearing about you all's gardens and what plants are most successful as nectar and host plants. Thank you all for your time, Danny (I also posted this in the Seed Exchange section, since this is only for plants)

Some people are seeing this naturalize up around Dallas and it is on the Texas invasive list. I have not seen this behavior , but then again it is not that happy in my yard. This site does list plants before they are HUGE problems. I would think that it might vary from area to area. My neighbor had one in down town Austin and I saw no babies there. A handful of sightings around Dallas, up towards NE Texas, and one in San Marcus. Maybe they are cranking out an alert a but early. I don't know. It has become a problem up further east , like in Tennessee and surrounding states. I am not trying to snub on your choice. Info is info. I got one from you at a swap. Texas invasive list entry.