Butterflyweed

Description:

This attractive milweed grows about .3–1 metre (10 in–3 ft) in height. Flowers are orange and sometimes somewhat yellowish. The leaves form a spiral around the stem and are lanceolate in shape.

Habitat:

Dry grasslands, usually in sand or gravelly soils in full sun.

Notes:

This is a favorite nectaring plant for many species of butterfly and I've also photographed ants nectaring and drinking water from its flowers.