I am a huge fan of butterflies (see last summer's butterfly photos here). Below is the first butterfly photo I took in my garden - before I started blogging.
I've never grown milkweed or been visited by a Monarch. I'm hoping to find some milkweed this Spring and give it a try.
In the past, I've had great success with swallowtails by growing fennel. (That's my grandson's finger - what a fun discovery that was for him!)
3 comments:
Ginny - thank you so much for spreading the word about helping the Monarchs and other butterflies! I grow fennel for the Black Swallowtails in my garden. I raise more of the BSTs than Monarchs. I had only 7 Monarchs last year.
Freda
I have butterfly weed Ascelpias tuberosa growing in my yard. The Monarch butterflies will notice the iridescent orange.
Your grandson has a very handsome finger:)
donna
I love reading about your plants. Keep up the snapshots (pictures are great) I planted milkweed this summer and I'm waiting on a monarch to find it! Good to know about the fennel.
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