Milkweeds for the Monarch and Queen butterflies in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

Bubbles

Sep 7, 2011 11:00 AM CST

Name: Sandi
Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
Texas Gardening

Does someone have a photo of a Monarch and one of it's caterpillar that I could use in my garden club newsletter? I've written a small blurb about the Monarch being the official insect of Texas. I thought I had a good pic of the Monarch, but can't seem to find it.

Edited: Found mine, won't need photos!

Texas Gardening
Tropicals

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Sheila_FW

Sep 7, 2011 10:43 PM CST

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Name: Sheila F
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)

Glad you got what you needed Sandi, just getting on, was bizzz eeee today.

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Bubbles

Sep 8, 2011 8:16 AM CST

Name: Sandi
Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
Texas Gardening

Thanks! I really need to get my photos organized. I found what I needed, but only after I panicked!

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Tropicals

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StephGTx

Sep 30, 2011 6:56 PM CST

Name: Stephanie Gonzales
Texas (Zone 8a)

I have Monarchs

Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
Uploaded by StephGTx

I counted 17 of them

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

| @StephGTx | Post #157920 (4)

LindaTX8

Sep 30, 2011 10:39 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

Oh wow, that's really great! I think October is supposed to be peak fall migration, so hopefully we'll see some!

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #157981 (5)

gardengus

Oct 1, 2011 7:59 AM CST

Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
Dances with Dirt

Are they all on one plant? Will they have enough to eat?
Or do you have a whole garden?

..a balanced life is worth pursuit.

| @gardengus | Post #158092 (6)

SongofJoy

Oct 1, 2011 8:57 AM CST

Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)

I garden for the pollinators.

| @SongofJoy | Post #158103 (7)

LindaTX8

Oct 1, 2011 10:07 AM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

Well...I have EGGS!

Was on the phone and wandered out to check the largest Mexican Milkweed I have...and voila! Haven't seen a butterfly, but yesterday we were in town until late.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #158132 (8)

LindaTX8

Oct 1, 2011 10:07 AM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

Well...I have EGGS!

Was on the phone and wandered out to check the largest Mexican Milkweed I have...and voila! Haven't seen a butterfly, but yesterday we were in town until late.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #158133 (9)

StephGTx

Oct 1, 2011 6:10 PM CST

Name: Stephanie Gonzales
Texas (Zone 8a)

I have 4 plants and have cats on 3 of them. Hopefully it won't be long till there's some on the 4th one as well. I'm so excited I'm giddy

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

| @StephGTx | Post #158453 (10)

LindaTX8

Oct 1, 2011 10:41 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

You never know...you might need the 4th plant to feed the cats that will probably completely strip the first 3 plants!

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #158570 (11)

StephGTx

Oct 2, 2011 4:36 PM CST

Name: Stephanie Gonzales
Texas (Zone 8a)

They're growing up fast

Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
Uploaded by StephGTx

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

| @StephGTx | Post #158924 (12)

LindaTX8

Oct 2, 2011 4:58 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

Neat! They should be ready to pupate soon!

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #158933 (13)

SongofJoy

Oct 3, 2011 2:24 AM CST

Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)

The organization, Monarch Watch, says the drought in Texas will make it even more difficult for the Monarchs to find food sources on their migration this year. I'm thrilled to see those cats there!

I garden for the pollinators.

| @SongofJoy | Post #159278 (14)

LindaTX8

Oct 3, 2011 9:31 AM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

Hopefully, Texas gardeners are at least trying to provide blooming plants. Some parts of Texas don't yet have water restrictions, so it is easier there. The rest of us have to do the best we can with water restrictions. One lady I know about had a well that ran dry. She just had to let the garden go dry for quite some time and most of the plants died. For us, with Stage 3 water restrictions, we have one day a week to do hand-held watering and another day a week to water with sprinklers or automatic systems. I'm thrilled to see the cats too!

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #159396 (15)

Bubbles

Oct 3, 2011 9:38 AM CST

Name: Sandi
Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
Texas Gardening

We're about to enter stage 3 too. We had cats at the lake on Rue. The plant hardly gets any water, deer don't like it, and it never gets more than about 6-8" high. I can't seem to grow it here. Too much care maybe?

Texas Gardening
Tropicals

| @Bubbles | Post #159401 (16)

SongofJoy

Oct 3, 2011 11:03 AM CST

Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)

Ugh, you guys. I am so hopeful the drought will be over SOON.

This is interesting info ...
http://www.monarchwatch.org/ta...

I garden for the pollinators.

| @SongofJoy | Post #159443 (17)

SongofJoy

Oct 3, 2011 11:14 AM CST

Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)

My latitude is 36 so the migration is coming to an end here. I saw 1 or 2 (or maybe the same one twice) adults and found 1 cat on my Asclepias several weeks ago.

I garden for the pollinators.

| @SongofJoy | Post #159447 (18)

Bubbles

Oct 3, 2011 11:25 AM CST

Name: Sandi
Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
Texas Gardening

Article in the Austin paper about the Monarchs. I'm still hopeful that we'll see some coming through here with next cool front.

http://www.statesman.com/news/...

Texas Gardening
Tropicals

| @Bubbles | Post #159456 (19)

SongofJoy

Oct 3, 2011 1:20 PM CST

Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)

I hope you do as well.

My hummingbirds should be headed that way soon too, if they haven't already left. I saw them day before yesterday but haven't noticed them since.

I garden for the pollinators.

| @SongofJoy | Post #159521 (20)

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