Date: 05/11/2013

Number: 1

Discovered a very small number of eggs on mature Common Milkweed (Syriaca) 18-24". Never saw a Monarch butterfly but I guess one stopped by. Disappointing. Most of my milkweed plot was destroyed by downed trees from hurricane Sandy but about 20 survived in my main garden. Only 4 mature Swamp Milkweed (Incarnata) made it. However last year I harvested the pods and planted on plateau bordering jumping brook. Don't see germination yet but I am hopeful. Good news: my Tuberosa is already setting blooms. Last year Monarchs laid large numbers in the 40 ft row of Tuberosa. For those of you with small gardens I recommend Rudbeckia Goldstrum, Echinacea Hybrid Pow Wow and Butterfly Weed (Tuberosa). The colors are a wonderful bright gold, a spectacular rose, and neon orange and remain at 24-28". Monarchs can't resist! I am preparing a 1/4 acre field to accept over 500 milkweed seedlings from my greenhouse. I have largely syriaca, a good number of Purple milkweed, and a happy bunch of Tuberosa which next year will also be large enough to accommodate Monarchs. Thanks, Lorraine.

Editor's Note: The presence of eggs means an adult monarch has arrived in this area. Therefore, we are adding this egg report to the migration map.

Neptune, NJ

Latitude: 40.2 Longitude: -74.1

Observed by: Lorraine
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