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KeepingItReal 08-16-2014 02:48 PM
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Not mine but pretty amazing....

Bonnevie 08-16-2014 08:18 PM
my butterfly wasn't interested in flying....maybe the wind or lack of sun
hoping tomorrow he'll be up to it

tudacee 08-17-2014 09:49 AM
Oh, this looks like something I'd be interested in doing when I get back to TV. Are there certain seasons for them, or is it on-going thru the year? Is there a club?

Bonnevie 08-17-2014 10:59 AM
there is a butterfly gardening club....they have actively promoted planting milkweed for monarchs...the monarchs will be migrating soon to Mexico; return in the spring

sunglow 08-17-2014 11:25 AM
Where can I purchase milkweed plants? I guess it's too late to raise any this year but I could plant the milkweed. Thanks!

kittygilchrist 08-17-2014 11:54 AM
Sunglow, virtually nobody is selling milkweed right now. If you find it it would be extremely expensive. You can find the non- native variety at a big box stores and Walmart probably in the spring.
For native plants see Alan at Shady oaks nursery on 301. You can Google that for the website.

BarryRX 08-18-2014 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist (Post 923161)
16 chrysalis visible, i'm not snooping through the bushes.
4 mature caterpillars looking for a good place to transform themselves.
8 seniors feeding
7 juniors feeding
1 "Peewee" Who hatched in captivity surviving on leaves that had been fed to the bigger guys.

The photo is the seven juniors and peewee in confinement.
Monarchs compete for food, and I keep peewee happy.
I thought for sure that your last line would read "and a partridge in a pear tree". Very cool pictures!


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