Monarch and Milkweed

Monarch and Milkweed#318731

By Shadowtski -  Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:11 am
Location:  Zone 6A - SE. Wisconsin
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- Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:11 am #318731

Got a nice surprise today. I have some volunteer Milkweed growing in a planter and this afternoon I saw a fat happy Monarch caterpillar munching away.

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Re: Monarch and Milkweed#318738

By JJ_cp04 -  Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:47 am
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- Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:47 am #318738

One of the few caterpillars that are almost as pretty as the butterfly itself!

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Re: Monarch and Milkweed#318740

By Jeeper -  Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:05 am
Location:  Bluff country Wisconsin
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- Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:05 am #318740

I used to raise them by the dozens as a kid. Now you can hardly find them around here.

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Re: Monarch and Milkweed#318741

By JJ_cp04 -  Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:06 am
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- Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:06 am #318741

Jeeper wrote:I used to raise them by the dozens as a kid. Now you can hardly find them around here.

yeah, I live in Oregon and I’ve only ever seen a few down at my dads cabin in southern Oregon

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Re: Monarch and Milkweed#318751

By hollyhock -  Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:51 am
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- Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:51 am #318751

I had a swallowtail on my dill plant. Only until it gorged itself. Then it left. I named it pickles for the few days that I was able to watch it. They are amazing.

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Re: Monarch and Milkweed#318754

By nimbulan -  Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:05 am
Location:  Portland, OR zone 8b
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- Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:05 am #318754

Nice! I can't remember the last time I saw a monarch but I did get some milkweed growing so I'm hopeful for the future. Though right now I get to watch cinnabar moth caterpillars munch on ragwort.

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Re: Monarch and Milkweed#318756

By riveraXVX -  Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:04 am
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- Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:04 am #318756

we hopefully one day in the not so distant future will be setting up small pockets of native habitat specifically for monarchs/pollinators scattered around our property but unfortunately haven't been able to get started on it!

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Re: Monarch and Milkweed#318767

By Hungry Plants -  Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:54 pm
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- Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:54 pm #318767

Beautiful Mike. Nice finde.

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