Date: 06/04/2016

Number: 1

Common milkweed (A. syriaca) - second year in our yard now about 3 feet tall. Plants from seeds sown last November, are now about 3 inches tall. This small patch provided a feeding spot for 10 monarch caterpillars last August. We found 7 chrysalids from those 10 and were lucky enough to see the last two monarchs emerge on Sept. 10.

Butterfly weed (A. tuberosa) - only 3 of 6 small plants we put in last October came up this spring. Now they're about 12 inches tall and ready to bloom.

Now, all we need is some monarchs... but if the timing is like last summer, we may have to wait until August :)

Cincinnati, OH

Latitude: 39.3 Longitude: -84.5

Observed by:
Contact Observer

The observer's e-mail address will not be disclosed.
Contact will be made through a web-based form.