Milkweed blooms for the Monarchs
Nov 28, 2020 12:44:42 #
I have been cultivating Milkweeds for 3 years. The blooms differ in color by the variety of Milkweed. These are from the Swampweed variety. I have had dozens of Monarchs graduate from my academy to go out and add a little beauty to gardens everywhere.
I have posted pics of Monarchs in several stages here: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-603778-1.html
Here are a couple of Monarch cats munching away:https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-601182-1.html
Both were shot with the D500 80mm F5.6 1/180 ISO 100
I have posted pics of Monarchs in several stages here: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-603778-1.html
Here are a couple of Monarch cats munching away:https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-601182-1.html
Both were shot with the D500 80mm F5.6 1/180 ISO 100
Nov 28, 2020 13:02:05 #
Nice! I have heard they are farming the ones with pods increasingly for cattle feed....
Nov 28, 2020 14:23:18 #
We just put in milkweed this year. I hope they are as beautiful as yours.
Nov 28, 2020 15:43:45 #
UTMike wrote:
We just put in milkweed this year. I hope they are as beautiful as yours.
Hey Mike. It might take a year or two before you get plants that will produce enough leaves to sustain the cats until they mature but watching them go through the stages ubtil they fly away will make it worth the effort.
Nov 29, 2020 06:16:06 #
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Nov 29, 2020 08:54:03 #
It's great that people are cultivating milkweed. It in part offsets the loss of milkweed near fields of GMO corn sprayed with Roundup.
Nov 29, 2020 09:43:05 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Beautiful images Jan!!
Thank you very much for your Beautiful comment Bill. I appreciate it.
Nov 29, 2020 09:43:42 #
blacks2 wrote:
Beautiful . 
Thank you very much for all of the thumbs up Mike.
Nov 29, 2020 09:50:02 #
Richard Engelmann wrote:
It's great that people are cultivating milkweed. It in part offsets the loss of milkweed near fields of GMO corn sprayed with Roundup.
Thank you for your comment Richard. My plants will be going to seed in a while, and I always collect the pods. If you are interested in starting some plants, PM me.
Nov 29, 2020 09:50:41 #
Nov 29, 2020 09:52:24 #
SpyderJan wrote:
I have been cultivating Milkweeds for 3 years. Th... (show quote)
Correction on the shutter speed. It should be 1/80. Little typo.
Nov 29, 2020 11:59:17 #
Jan, I am so impressed by the gorgeous and varied color of the swamp milkweed. Thank you for the photos. We have some native milkweed here in Northern Minnesota, and a diminishing number of Monarchs, but I have never seen this variety of milkweed. We are planting our native variety in our butterfly garden in hopes... John
Nov 29, 2020 12:45:22 #
JBruce wrote:
Jan, I am so impressed by the gorgeous and varied color of the swamp milkweed. Thank you for the photos. We have some native milkweed here in Northern Minnesota, and a diminishing number of Monarchs, but I have never seen this variety of milkweed. We are planting our native variety in our butterfly garden in hopes... John
Thanks for the comment Bruce. I tried several varieties, but this one does the best for me, and even though the Queen did deposit some eggs on the other varieties, the majority were on the Swamp variety. Good luck with your crop.
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