“Good golly, Miss Molly. How beautiful you are.”That’s just the response one of my Facebook followers wrote upon seeing my post.This was a statement of awe about one of the best butterfly ...

Miss Molly reaches 4 to 5 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide, perhaps a little taller in the south. The flowers are various shades of red depending on your zone, some call it a wine or sangria red.

While the ideal time to plant most bushes and shrubs is in the fall, early spring is the second-best time of the year. Miss Molly and all butterfly bushes prefer full sun and moist, but well ...

Miss Molly butterfly bush is non-invasive and can be planted in Oregon and Washington. It is a favorite of the Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies. Norman Winter Special to the Ledger-Enquirer ...

Miss Molly butterfly bush is non-invasive and can be planted in Oregon and Washington. It is a favorite of the Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies. Norman Winter/Special to the Ledger-Enquirer ...

Miss Molly butterfly bush is non-invasive and can be planted in Oregon and Washington. It is a favorite of the Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies.

Butterfly bush may seem like an ideal plant to grow to support butterfly populations, but it's actually not. Here's why. Jacky Parker Photography/Getty Images You want to attract butterflies to ...

Miss Molly butterfly bush is non-invasive and can be planted in Oregon and Washington. It is a favorite of the Eastern Tiger swallowtail butterflies.