Last night I went to a workshop on pollinators (bees, butterflies, wasps, birds, etc.) and how to make a home garden more hospitable to them. I found out that Monarch Butterflies need milkweed to hatch eggs, and that there is a shortage of milkweed in this area.
It turns out that one of the people there is a major advocate of Monarch butterflies, and he offered me a few plants. I was thinking plants like the 4-6" plants you usually see growing in flats that you can buy... but when I picked up the plants today to my surprise some of them are 20" tall.
Dave was kind enough to provide me with a few plants each of three varieties of native Michigan Milkweeds, the "Common Milkweed", "Swamp Milkweed" and "Butterfly Milkweed". I especially like the look of the Butterfly Milkweed, pictured above right.
We are very lucky to have found a source of such vigorous plants. I know he has uses for them elsewhere, so I am feeling very honored today.
Oscar
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