My yard has been very busy every day with Monarch and Swallowtail butterflies.
Here are a few pictures of them.

Gorgeous shots Ironside! They sure do love your Tithonia.

Yes, Welcome Ironside! Tithonia is so lovely with the Monarchs. Where abouts are you located?

What gorgeous butterflies - and great photos!!!!!

Some really nice pictures Ironside! I sure have been enjoying the Monarch's this week here. They must have all emerged recently. I have a large field that that has many milk weeds. I never mow that part of the pasture until long after they are gone for the fall, and all of the seed have been blown away for next year. There were several of them that one could see were just learning to fly as they were a bit clumsy. Now that the swallows have left for the season, they give me something to enjoy for a while.

I thought I had seen the last of the monarchs in my yard...than saw this one!

On today's hike through the Wrede Marsh, I saw lots of Swamp Milkweed. Was hoping to see a Monarch, but no such luck.

Gramma Char, you all must have some special Texas Swamp MW! Still in gorgeous bloom! Is it unusual to be blooming so late there? Ours here has all set seed and pods are dry.

Found four large Monarch cats when I went to cuts stems to feed the hungry babies. Brought them in on the last of the viable stems and plunked them stems and all into a vase with some Tropical MW stems I had also gathered. LOL. by the time I got up to the house, all of those four had made a beeline for the Tropical and were happily munching away! Guess that answers questions of preference!

I am in central Va. and my monarch chrysallis are about to emerge. Does anyone have tithonia seeds and swamp milkweed seeds or any asclepias seeds?

swjanet48 said:I am in central Va. and my monarch chrysallis are about to emerge. Does anyone have tithonia seeds and swamp milkweed seeds or any asclepias seeds?

Hi Janet,
Yes, I have all of these. Just send me a treemail with your info, ok?