Gregg's Mistflower: A Queen Butterfly Magnet! [Conoclinium greggii]

[@mlmccurley78]

Definitely my monarch favorite! I just gave away a ton of cuttings & I'm going to root more to give away. ❤

[@CompetitiveFishingFreak]

Hello from Roseville Michigan near Lake Saint Clair Detroit area Zone 6b,new subscriber,I raise monarch butterflies and black swallowtail butterflies. I added the Mist Flower to my Arsenal, already have the seeds, hopefully everything goes well 🙏

[@nativebackyards]

Glad you are going to try out Mistflower for your butterflies! If this species doesn't do well in Detroit, try Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), which is very similar and native to Michigan!

[@CompetitiveFishingFreak]

@@nativebackyards thats the one I have 🎯

[@LonisIsleguwahati]

Beautiful

[@nativebackyards]

It's one of my favorite flowers!

[@luisreviews6412]

Thoughts on pruning them in late spring, early summer? Mine have been full of blooms since spring and now at the beginning of spring many of the blooms are drying out. Suggestions on pruning the spent blooms?

[@nativebackyards]

Yes, you can cut them back 1/3 to 1/2 and it will revive them for the fall!

[@luisreviews6412]

@@nativebackyards Great! I will be doing just that! Enjoying the channel, keep up the good work!

[@constantine8053]

Hi there, nice video 👍🏼 my Mist Flower blooms are drown and spent. I’m wondering if I sheet the top dead buds down to the green stems will it hurt?

[@haeleyrose]

Thank you! Yes, your Mistflower should be just fine if the blooms are spent and you want to give it a little haircut for the fall. It will die back to the ground over the winter.

[@bigstarsfarm91]

I like to leave mine because the seeds attract birds all winter long.

[@aggieliz07]

I want to add some to my side yard. I have some in my front yard I planted in May, but it’s not very big, yet. Should I try to propagate from what I have?

[@nativebackyards]

Definitely, but perhaps wait until new growth in the spring. It may be too late in the season to propagate now. I was able to propagate some by cutting off a small shoot, dipping it in rooting hormone, and putting it in a small pot. Let me know how it goes!

[@stephanieharman7107]

Is it edible?