Tag: Tropical Milkweed

My Monarch Photo on GardenStalking.com

My Monarch Photo on GardenStalking.com

| October 19, 2012 | 6 Replies

My Monarch photo appeared on GardenStalking today! (Click on the photo to go the blog post.) GardenStalking is a sister site to DessertStalking. Join GardenStalking and submit photos! Monarch Butterflies only lay eggs on milkweed, and the Western Monarch is particularly at risk due to a parasite called O.C., and with loss of habitat. Grow […]

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Monarch Caterpillar Action

Monarch Caterpillar Action

| October 11, 2012 | 6 Replies

Monarch caterpillars, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways: You are gentle, and stunningly beautiful; You don’t mind sharing a milkweed branch with a sibling; You can hang upside down, while shedding your skin; (See those smaller feet it has just shed? This rather blows my mind.) You are big! Your color […]

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Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

| October 10, 2012 | 4 Replies

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