Anyone have naturally growing plants that Monarch butterflies feed on during migration? I have milkweed on my place.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Only milkweed here, I think I have the only ones in my area, but some places I worked a few miles inland have thousand of the plants, all covered in caterpillars at times. So good.
Rugglesby
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May 14, 2018
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That's what they do to my milk weed!!
I've got a few varieties of milkweed; I've been encouraging it to take over my almost acre yard. New England Aster is popular with the bees, too.
Untamedshrew
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May 14, 2018
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I have at least five species of native Milkweed in my gardens and in my "ditch".
I also have Liatris lingulistylis, or Meadow Blazing Star and Mexican Sunflowers for the southern trip.
Zinnias and Cosmos work too.
For Swallowtails, parsley, Fennell and dill
Leafhead
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May 14, 2018
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I have at least five species of native Milkweed in my gardens and in my "ditch".
I also have Liars lingulistylis, or Meadow Blazing Star and Mexican Sunflowers for the southern trip.
Zinnias as Cosmos work too.
For Swallowtails, parsley, Fennell and dill
Leafhead
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May 14, 2018
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I do, they are all over in my front yard. Got a lot of butterflys in the summer because of these.
mistymoon77
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May 14, 2018
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We have milkweed, Dame's rocket , thistles and several color of aster growig here, some of them in my yard.
Spinliesel
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May 14, 2018
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That's a bunch!
@farmboy2017 They are all wildflowers here. I have a hard time keeping the neighbors from weedwhacking them, especially the thistles.
I had some milkweed but need to restart some
btroje
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May 14, 2018
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Sweet!
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