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Monarch and Milkweed
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:11 am
by Shadowtski
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
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:47 am
by JJ_cp04
One of the few caterpillars that are almost as pretty as the butterfly itself!
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Re: Monarch and Milkweed
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:05 am
by Jeeper
I used to raise them by the dozens as a kid. Now you can hardly find them around here.
Re: Monarch and Milkweed
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:06 am
by JJ_cp04
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
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:51 am
by hollyhock
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.
Re: Monarch and Milkweed
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:05 am
by nimbulan
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.
Re: Monarch and Milkweed
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:04 am
by riveraXVX
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!
Re: Monarch and Milkweed
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:54 pm
by Hungry Plants
Beautiful Mike. Nice finde.
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