Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Plant it and they will come Monarchs and Pollinators, 3 by coleup

coleup wrote:
Catmint so glad your fence is continuous and concealing and your steps are wider and safe now.

Muddy, is there a chance that your neighbors MW that you dug for me was sprayed with anything? The leaves are deformed and mottled an growth stunted compared to some from Sallyg or a friend of mine or the plugs from North Creek I am growing out.

Swamp MW incarnata about to bloom

Asclepias tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies' orange blooms and 'Hello Yellow' yellow

Joe Pye Weed 'Little Joe' The Tiger Swallowtails couldn't get enough of this one! Have seen several of the dark form Tigers, too. Much larger than regular BST. The swallowtails stay up much higher than the Monarchs.

Saw two more Monarchs out on my paper route today* Wonder if they have come up from Fla or over from the Texas gateway? And which generation are they? Got to study up on eggs to 1st instar. Is the egg the same size as those oleander orange aphids???

Wonder how Loudon County is doing with its goal to raise and release 2014 Monarchs this year?

*I am blessed