Date: 07/02/2022

Number: 1

For the past month, I have had daily visits of one to two adult Monarchs in my yard. The narrow leaf milkweed I planted by seed numbers at least 30 plants with more emerging in other places I did not intend. This plant is indeed a weed!

I have observed that milkweed grown by seed is much more hearty than plants purchased from plant nurseries.

I also have had countless caterpillars feast on my milkweed during this last month and have observed 6 butterflies eclose from chrysalis. I am sure numerous other caterpillars travel through my fence to form their chrysalis. And several of them died via Tfly attack.

This spring has been a banner year for helping the Monarch population in my area. The heat of the summer is on but my narrow leaf have regrown beautifully and they are full of eggs.

Temecula, CA

Latitude: 33.5 Longitude: -117.1

Observed by: Lauren
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