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NAVARRE — The Panhandle Butterfly House is offering a class on propagating milkweed.
The event is set 10:30 a.m. until noon July 8 at 8581 Navarre Parkway in Navarre at the foot of the Navarre Beach Bridge.
Milkweed is the host plant that monarch caterpillars eat. Class attendees will learn how to plant milkweed from seed and make cuttings from existing plants.
The cost is $5 and covers all supplies and plants that go home with participants. Those interested in the program should register and purchase tickets at the Butterfly House by July 5.
Contact Mary Derrick at 623-3868 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays or email maryd@santarosa.fl.gov for more information.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Panhandle Butterfly House sets 'Make More Milkweed' class