Date: 08/16/2022
Number: 1
Milkweed planted in spring, perch for chrysalis, bird bath for butterflies to drink, filled with baked clay (Turface MVP) and diatomaceous earth (oil absorber); you could use kitty litter or zeolite, too. Drip irrigation, shade would help with evaporation.
I watched resident Monarch juvenile drinking from wet brick, and got an idea, I think they like the minerals too.
Ontario, CA
Latitude: 34.1 Longitude: -117.7
Observed by: Douglas
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