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Butterfly Weed--Monarch Butterflies love this
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Butterfly Weed--Monarch Butterflies love this by YourEnchantedGardener .....
Help Grow Monarch Butterflies grow when you grow Butterfly Weed. Asclepias Tuberosa
Date: 1/24/2015 12:27:40 AM ( 9 y ago)
Monarch Butterflies love Butterfly Weed. Grow this wildflower
BAKER CREEK HEIRLOOM SEEDS HAS MILKWEED, BUTTERFLY WEED
http://www.rareseeds.com/milkweed-butterfly-weed/
IN SAN DIEGO, YOU CAN FIND THIS PLANT GROWING IN POTS
AT CITY FARMERS NURSERY
(619) 284-6358
Call for availability. They did not have any January 20, 2015, but were doing cuttings.
http://www.cityfarmersnursery.com
ABOUT THE TREES FOR HEALTH GARDEN IN SAN DIEGO
http://m.balboapark.org/in-the-park/trees-health-garden
10:27 pm
January 23, 2015
LINKS
WONDERFUL YOUTUBES
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGzAtAJhJ-9jTaV7pQFPRQ
SELF GUIDED TOUR
http://www.followingseasons.com/treesforhealth/selfguidedtour.html
Taken at the Trees for Health Garden, Quince and Balboa near Sixth Street,
January 23, 2015
http://monarchbutterflygarden.net/milkweed-plant-seed-resources/asclepias-tuberosa-butterfly-weed/
VIDEOS ABOUT MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-jWYi0NVPQ
GROWING FROM CUTTINGS
http://monarchbutterflygarden.net/grow-from-cuttings/
AN IN DEPTH study of A MILKWEED frROM THE FLOWER ESSENCE SITE
ASSDED FRB 5, 2015
http://www.flowersociety.org/Milkweed-Plant-Study.htm#med
A DEEP STUDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lliKpZJlmHA
OTHER LINKS
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Milkweeds-for-Monarch-Waystations/595805343782652?fref=ts
Precautionary note
if you plant tropical milkweed, cut it back at end of season, this says
For monarch butterflies, the path to endangered species status could be paved with good intentions.
Throughout the United States, monarch-lovers are replenishing the supply of milkweed — the plants monarchs lay their eggs in — by growing it in their gardens. However, they’re planting the wrong species of milkweed. And in doing so, well-intentioned gardeners are actually putting more stress on declining monarch populations by convincing them to give up the annual migration altogether.
NOTE
There are pros and cons about planting tropical milkweed. The pro is that it provides needed milkweed for Monarchs and is easy to plant. The con is that if you leave it growing in areas where there are year round (residential) Monarchs the plants collect OE spores. The solution is to cut the tropical milkweeds back in winter and let them regrow clean foliage. Do plant native milkweeds, but please don't get rid of all your tropical until you have established enough natives to support Monarchs. We are already at a huge deficit where providing milkweed for Monarchs is concerned. Besides Monarch Watch's milkweed market (www.monarchwatch.org), the Xerces society has a milkweed finder web page:http://www.xerces.org/milkweed... If you want to learn more about 'Raising Butterflies and Moths for Conservation' and creating habitat for them, join our group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/group...
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