Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Feeding Monarch/Queen Caterpillars, 1 by burg1111

burg1111 wrote:
Sheila and Lily, Thanks a million for your input. I always thought the Monarchs would stay on their host plant to pupate. I am currently inundated with Monarch cats. So many I had to purchase some new plants so they all have enough food! All my milkweed was down to sticks. The plants are pretty crowded, so I am suspecting they moved to get away from the crowds. I found another one last night on the bottom of one of the glass patio tables. Sneaky little critters! This is so much fun! If anyone is in the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood area, I found a great new nursery that carries tons of native plants and has some staff very knowledgable in butterfly gardening. They have been extremely helpful. (They have some really hard to find plants too). Prices are pretty average.

My swallowtail cats are growing by the minute, but my gulf frits seem to be taking their time. I'm also looking for a corky stem passi to get some zebras in the garden.

Thanks for all the help guys, I really enjoy being able to communicate with people as passionate and excited about this hobby as I am. My husband just rolls his eyes everytime I show him a new cat. (Although he has put in charge of landscaping the front lawn since he likes the back garden so much)
lol.
I attached a picture of my son at Butterfly World in Florida. This is what got us started.