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• 2024/09/25 00:00

I have a milkweed plant that seems to have been in a seed mix I planted in my garden a long time ago, but
unbeknownst to me, many Monarch butterfly caterpillars have taken up residence and are eating the leaves.
I counted them and found that there were more than 15 of them and they were eating so much that
all the leaves will be gone before they all turn into chrysalis.　
I thought they would eat crown flower leaves too, so I got some from a neighbor and brought them to their heads, but
they didn't look at them at all.

I have sown some seeds from the blooms so far, but I don't think I will make it in time, because they haven't germinated at all.

I went to CityMill this afternoon, but they did not sell milkweed.
I will try McCully's Nursery tomorrow.

I would be happy to hear from anyone who has information on where it is sold here, or where it grows wild, or who is willing to give me some from their garden
.