Today I was out sprucing up my little patch where my milkweed grows. Finally the Common Milkweed that I planted looks like it will grow to full size this year. Unfortunately, I only have one of these growing and only one Swamp Milkweed there as well. Of course, there are a few Swamp Milkweeds sprouting on a partially hard to access bank in our yard. I will probably get some Monarchs this year and if there only a few, that is better than none. Looking forward to the season. Usually they appear in my yard at the end of June or into July. The numbers of Monarchs that overwintered in Mexico are up a little bit from last year, so that is encouraging.
Swamp Milkweed on the far left - tall and skinny leaves
and
Common Milkweed is the other tall plant with broad leaves
The rather steep bank in my yard, Milkweed likes the middle of it!
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