I swear I check this milkweed patch daily. Found this old-timer this morning. Looks to be very close to chrysalis stage. Moved to private quarters.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.This reminds me.... I should go check ours.
Got a question....
We planted some "ornamental milkweed which has come back this year. Do Monarchs only interact with our native milkweed?
bigpawbullets
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As long as it is milkweed, monarchs will use it as a host plant. Referring to milkweed as "ornamental" is more of a marketing strategy to convince people to buy a particular variety of milkweed because of its attractive flowers. For example, swamp milkweed is sold as "ornamental milkweed," and it is a native milkweed in many areas of the United States, including Illinois where I live.
In the prairie areas, common milkweed is by far more prevalent. I have both common milkweed and swamp milkweed. Although I find the vast majority of eggs/caterpillars on the common MW, monarchs do use both.
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