When you think of a milkweed plant, something vibrant and almost tropical-looking might not come to mind, but in the case of the butterfly weed, you might just make an exception. This plant is strikingly orange and bright, but perhaps the best reason to keep the milkweed is its sweet nectar. The plant is a huge attraction to helpful honey bees as well as pretty garden guests, like many different varieties of butterflies and hummingbirds.