I wish I'd managed a photo today, but our one butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.) was covered in nectaring monarchs all afternoon, along with a few painted ladies and frittilaries.There were at least 25 monarchs visiting, at about 4 pm, when I went out to check with my gardening companion (and assistant, too). Marvelo...
Showing posts with label monarch watch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monarch watch. Show all posts
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Monarch migration
Check out my garden blogger friend Kylee's post about monarchs in her midwestern garden.W...
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Waiting for monarchs
I brought some Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) shoots and (dug-up) plants to share with a friend in the mountains. She's "fostering" monarch caterpillars through Monarch Watch (I think). What a great thing to do!I had plenty of milkweed in the Piedmont, but the chilly spring has meant slow emergence in the mountains. And the numbers of monarchs overwintering was at a really low...