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crittergarden said:OK, maybe I should say it this way:
I want the appropriate (preferably native over naturalized) milkweeds to make the proper host and food for the butterflies that will be here.

I never followed up on this but I heard a rumor we were confusing the species by growing plants that encourage them to leave eggs too far North for their babies to survive.

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The biggest controversy is with Tropical MW and there are a couple of controversies. I will NOT get in that peeing contest, but would comment that I have not seen an egg in nearly 8 weeks on 7 different MW species I have. I still have tropical blooming and had a wandering Monarch on one on my deck on Saturday. In Spring, I will have new Tropical grown from seed in my basement along with 8 - 10 other varieties. The Tropical will be the first to bloom and will be the first MW blooming in my garden for early arrivals.