Date: 04/26/2017

Number: 1

We have grown swamp milkweeds at several locations around our house and yard the past few years. I’ve been watching them all closely, trying to spot any evidence of new growth for this summer. Finally, today (4/26/2017), I uncovered our first 2017 sprout (shown in the photo; there’s even a blurry smaller sprout visible just behind it to the left). The larger sprout is about 2.25 inches (5.5 cm) tall. I’m hoping to find several more at our other locations this weekend as our high temperature is expected to push near 80ºF for the next few days.

Out of curiosity, I looked back through my reports from last spring and found that I had submitted my first milkweed sighting for 2016 on April 27th, so it looks like we are on a similar schedule for milkweed emergence here in Bellefonte this year.

Bellefonte, PA

Latitude: 40.9 Longitude: -77.8

Observed by: R. Timothy
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