Date: 03/26/2017

Number: 1

Asperula, Antelope horns, is finally up at Red Rock State Park. There are about 8 areas where w have located Asperula. it is so interesting as they are all developing at different rates. Some are just showing their heads coming through the soil and some are already 8-10" with multiple budded clumps!

Also Tropical Milkweed showing growth, which is amazing as it is considered an annual at our elevation.

There are 1 or 2 others starting to emerge, but as the park rodents stole all the tags, I cant be sure of what they are until they grow more!!

Asclepias curassavica also just beginning to appear

At my house in West Sedona about 12 minutes from park, I have 1 of several Asperula up about an inch! of the other 10 varieties I have at my house only seeing beginning growth on the curassavica.

This is an established clump of Asclepius Asperula, Antelope Horns, Green Flowered Milkweed, and Spider Antelope Horns. Their heads are just beginning to emerge into the sunny southwest desert.

It is so exciting to see how well the Milkweed at the park has thrived over the winter, with some plants doubling in size!!

Ran into a fellow Monarch lover at park who reported seeing a solitary beat-up Monarch here in Sedona. I have seen a couple of solitary Queens, no Monarchs.

Sedona, AZ

Latitude: 34.8 Longitude: -111.8

Observed by: MARNA
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