They're Back....
If you know me or have been reading my blog, then you know that this is the time of year the Monarch butterflies make their way down to Mexico. I moved to Nashville last December. This Spring I had to start my butterfly garden all over again and I don't have a lot of flowers. I was not sure I would have many monarchs this year but 2 years ago I raised 150 butterflies.
A few weeks ago I found the first eggs and two days ago one of the caterpillars made it's way to the top of the butterfly box to make it's chrysalis..
We have 4 "cats" that have been eating milkweed faster than I can get it to them.
This is tropical Milkweed it is also known as butterfly weed. This really attracts the butterflies. It grows normal seed pods that pop open and has the silky hair that carries the seed into the wind.
This is a new milkweed that I ordered. They said it was from South Africa. It has these white flowers, but the pods are really different!
They look like something from a Dr. Seuss book, Who Ville. I can't wait to see what the seeds look like inside.....
So the Monarch season has started... I am looking forward to helping as many monarchs as I can, get to Mexico for the winter. Then the journey starts all over again in the Spring.
Wendy
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