Date: 05/20/2011
Number: 1
Swamp milkweed (incarnata) in sunny dry location and pots is up 4 - 6 inches and leaves are open, but swamp mw in boggy area is not emerging yet.. Butterflyweed (tuberosa) is up about 2-3 inches in sunny spot and leaves are almost ready to open out. Poke (exalta) milkweed is up about 3 inches in sunny spots, but leaves not open yet. Common milkweed ( syriaca) has not broken ground yet.
No monarchs sighted yet, but have seen wv whites, painted lady, & white cabbage. Has been very cool and rainy here for the last few weeks so things are coming along slower than usual.
Courtesy of Monarch Watch
Frewsburg, NY
Latitude: 42 Longitude: -79.1
Observed by: Barbara
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