On 8/13/22, members of AYLUS Bayside went to the Brentwood LINPI (Long Island Native Plants Initiative) Greenhouse to pot the native plants such as milkweed, a species of aronia, joe-pye weed, button bush, partnering with AYLUS Syosset Branch.
Milkweed, a host plant for the monarch butterfly, is a member of the Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) family. Without milkweed, the larva would not be able to develop into a butterfly. Joe-pye weed attract multiple butterflies with their sweet nectar; Growing Joe-pye weed is a wonderful way to bring some nature to the yard. Aronia plants are a family of plants originally native to North America. The button bush is a great shrub for naturalizing in wet areas and attracts butterflies as well.
Members who participated include:
Mia Li (2.5 hours), Junhao Chen (2.5 hours), Feilei Li (2.5 hours), Johnny Zhang (2.5 hours), Haoyu Qiu (4 hours), Angela Wang (3.5 hours), Michael Wang (3 hours), Sophie Liu (2 hours), Amy Wu (3.5 hours), Tommy Tang (2 hours), Alyssa Huang (4.5 hours), Nijun Wang (3 hours), Nian Li (3 hours) Changbo Wang (3 hours).
