Date: 05/18/2020

Number: 1

I finally saw evidence of greening where my butterfly weed grows. It's about a month later than recent years. So I went over where I have swamp milkweed, and found that two old stems had new shoots that are about 4 inches tall. But I need to weed. There is no hint of my common milkweed (which all but died out last year, maybe due to the huge amount of rain we had). So I'm starting seeds. But they're just starting to germinate.

I took pictures of the A. tuberosa and the A. incarnata, which is taller, and more worth sharing, since my caterpillars won't eat the A. tuberosa if given a choice.

Round Lake, IL

Latitude: 42.4 Longitude: -88.1

Observed by: Susan
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