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Gardening

Bayard

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6. I think they're Fritillaries, but don't know about Gulf variety

Reply to japple (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 15, 2019, 07:53 PM

Jun 2019

I'm in KY.

I was able to transplant a couple of butterfly weeds from our pasture, into the garden.

Have not seen a single Monarch this year, but my zinias aren't blooming yet.

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Butterflies feasting on butterfly weed [View all] Bayard Jun 2019 OP

Wow! Beautiful! Duppers Jun 2019 #1

It looks like an Impressionist painting lunatica Jun 2019 #2

They love those asclepias. If butterflies ran the world it'd probably be a controlled substance. Girard442 Jun 2019 #3

That's AWESOME! Butterflylady Jun 2019 #4

Love it!!! We have milkweeds that were planted by my mother in 1980s plus newer ones that japple Jun 2019 #5

I think they're Fritillaries, but don't know about Gulf variety Bayard Jun 2019 #6

Thanks for sharing. So peaceful. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #7

That is nectaring the real feasting aka is when the monarch caterpillar feeds on the leaves in .... Botany Jun 2019 #8