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Post by Wheelgarden on May 15, 2022 19:22:32 GMT -5
Thanks, gb98 . I figured as much, as the white milkweed that they hatched on and have been feeding on will die back soon. There's crepe myrtle and sassafras right next to them. I'll keep my eyes peeled.
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Post by gb98 on May 15, 2022 19:39:22 GMT -5
Thanks, gb98 . I figured as much, as the white milkweed that they hatched on and have been feeding on will die back soon. There's crepe myrtle and sassafras right next to them. I'll keep my eyes peeled. White milkweed? Is that the whorled milkweed?
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Post by Wheelgarden on May 15, 2022 21:03:17 GMT -5
White milkweed? Is that the whorled milkweed? Asclepias variegata, just known as white milkweed. It's not as showy in bloom as the orange milkweed A. tuberosa, but it's pretty, native, rare, and endangered. Monarchs do seem to like it.
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Post by gb98 on May 16, 2022 7:08:19 GMT -5
Asclepias variegata, just known as white milkweed. It's not as showy in bloom as the orange milkweed A. tuberosa, but it's pretty, native, rare, and endangered. Monarchs do seem to like it. OMG! I never saw this species of milkweed! It doesn't appear to be available to buy anywhere. I have the orange butterfly milkweed, whirled milkweed and of course the common milkweed that grows wild around here.
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Post by emmsmommy on Sept 22, 2022 13:13:45 GMT -5
Hubby pointed to a caterpillar on the pumpkin vines and asked if he should kill it. It was a Monarch! I've only noticed a few this year but now hubby's interested in cultivating a few more areas of milkweed.
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Post by gb98 on Sept 24, 2022 13:19:30 GMT -5
And sadly, I have only seen one monarch caterpillar in my yard this year. Quite a few butterflies have come to nectar ony native flowers, but only one caterpillar on my milkweed. And no crysalises. <sigh>
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Post by claude on Oct 5, 2022 14:10:25 GMT -5
Pepperhead, I just toss the seed pod where I want them in fall. They germinate later in spring. I don’t fuss w them. I can send you seedif you’re like. Message your address.
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Post by ahntjudy on Oct 5, 2022 15:00:14 GMT -5
a flower I'm growing for the first time this year - the Mexican SunflowerI've been growing them for a bunch of years now. Really great, easy to grow, tall and bushy, showy, long blooming, prolific bloomers and great wildlife attractors - hummingbirds, lots of bees and butterflies and yes, lots of Monarchs. I have big groupings of Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia) amongst Castor Beans out front and they provide some good structural support for each other. This year's crop, and previous crops are all from volunteers from dropped seeds. Last season, I was out front painting, a lady pulled up, got out and was happily raving about the flowers and all the butterflies that were on them. She told me that she worked at local Home Depot and was involved in teaching classes there to educate people about Monarchs and the need to plant milkweed for them. She knew that Monarchs visited the Tithonia, so she was a fan. Come to find out, she lives on the other side of town and told me that she rides by my house all the time to see the flowers. As she also likes gardening, naturally, we did the yard walk around. That was fun. Anyway, I digress. Long story short, not. So, the other day, there was a note from her in my mailbox, saying that she again likes this year's Tithonia, wondered if she could get some seed to give to her Home Depot students and to give her a call, which I did. I just thought that was pretty cool.
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Post by binnylou on Oct 5, 2022 17:10:43 GMT -5
Nice story, ahntjudy. I’ve been known to send a note to “Resident Gardener” just to say how much I enjoyed their 🌸 flowers.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Oct 14, 2022 17:51:30 GMT -5
Many mo' Monarchs on the Marigolds as they move to Mexico... Nice to see them around on their travels.
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Post by binnylou on Oct 15, 2022 8:20:56 GMT -5
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