I totally forgot to tell Linda how much I love that Bordered Patch. I wish we had them here!
Ive, if the kids have never seen the stinkhorns, you have to show them. It's just too cool and I love seeing guests' reactions at the museum when I show them. It's so hilarious! But yeah, otherwise I wouldn't touch them.
One thing I forgot to mention. I was beginning to think my Polydamas eggs were duds. Swallowtail eggs generally hatch in 3-7 days with it usually being at the shorter end of the scale, especially when it's hot outside. But these were just sitting there not doing anything. However, last night I noticed a definite darkening of the eggs so the caterpillars are forming inside and will hopefully be joining me soon. I still think it's weird she only laid eight eggs, though. And I've been checking every day and haven't found any more.
One of my favorite local nurseries got in some Asclepias physocarpus and was saying how the Monarchs had already found it. I wasn't familiar with that species so I looked it up and it's native to South Africa. I'd much rather spend my money on native milkweeds so I'll pass on this one. I would have made that comment but let's just say we've already had some "tense" exchanges on Facebook before so I figured it's probably best to keep my mouth shut. But as a company, I would want to know what products my customers are looking for. But I'm still going to keep quiet on this one.
FYI, Select Seeds sent me an email with their end of year closeout sale. All plants are $4 so check it out if you want!
