OPEN STUDIO(1:30-5:30) Plant A Milkweed Garden For The Monarch Butterflies! ($20)
Wed, Mar 16
|Sunflower Village studio
OPEN STUDIO - No appointment necessary, walk in and create with us. Join us in the studio as we learn about the importance of Monarch Butterflies and plant your own Milkweed Plant from seed.
Time & Location
Mar 16, 2022, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Sunflower Village studio, 1229 U.S. 41 Bypass S, Venice, FL 34285, USA
About the Event
The Millkweed Plant is the perfect plant for butterfly enthusiasts who want to attract Monarch butterflies. When the female Butterfly discovers the milkweed, she lays her eggs on the plant. Once the eggs hatch, the small caterpillars eat the leaves of the milkweed plant and begin to molt. Repeating this process again and again, until the caterpillar forms its new home, a Chrysalis. They complete their entire life cycle on or near the milkweed plant and turn into a beautiful butterfly.
Significant declines of the population of the Monarch Butterflies have been documented across the country, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the species as endangered. Help us to spread awareness of this decline as butterflies are one of our greatest pollinators! By planting more Milkweed Plants, we are providing a host for female butterflies to lay their eggs, which help the species to continue expanding in…