Botanical Name: Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Common Names: Red Porterweed, Snakeweed, Tall Porterweed, Coral Porterweed, Purple Porterweed

Flower - Bloom color: Purple or Coral - Pink

Plant type:

Zone: 8 - 11

Light: Full sun to light shade

Size: 6'

Water: Average

Soil: Average

Propagation: Cuttings, seed

Attracts hummingbirds: Hummingbirds drink nectar freely from Tall Porterweed

Special attractant for these species of butterflies: All Swallowtails, Cloudless Sulphur, Gulf Fritillary, Long-tailed Skipper, Hummingbird Moths, and Various Skippers

Notes: Tall Porterweed is in our list of 'top five' nectar plants we recommend for a butterfly garden.

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