Date: 05/22/2009

Number: 1

I started a Butterfly garden at the corner of my property in Centerville on Cape Cod over 8 years ago. (I teach at the Glen Urquhart School, approx. 100 miles from my Cape Cod home.) I transplanted some wild milkweed into the area at the time alongside some Butterfly Weed (Asclepius tuberosa) I'd purchased from a garden center. Each year the wild milkweed spreads and I allow it to do so, alerting family members not to mow it down. It now covers a small area of about 3'x 8'. It is approximately 2 1/2 feet high with full sized leaves. I've not checked for eggs and have not seen any Monarchs to date.

Centerville, MA

Latitude: 41.7 Longitude: -70.3

Observed by: Mary
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