Throughout the summer and fall Monarchs and other butterflies readily flutter to native plants in the garden and seem to prefer them over most all others . . . with exception to our taller than usual butterfly bush.Joe-pye weed, Eupatorium purpureum L. is a favorite plant of mine for its large sculptural quality. Butterflies, moths and bees love the sweets hidden within numerous tiny florets. Liatris is another favored native and great pollinator attractor. Ironweed, … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterflies Wild About The Gardens
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Four ~ Lift Off Towards Migration
Releasing Monarch butterflies is one of the greatest joys in the process of raising these beautiful fragile creatures. My Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis . . . continues with seeing the adult butterflies safely introduced into their environment and towards the first leg of their extraordinary migration.When last we met . . . the Monarchs had mandibles for munching, six true legs and five pairs of prolegs for getting around and were cleverly composing a chrysalis within … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Four ~ Lift Off Towards Migration
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Four ~ Lift Off Towards Migration
Releasing Monarch butterflies is one of the greatest joys in the process of raising these beautiful fragile creatures. My Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis . . . continues with seeing the adult butterflies safely introduced into their environment and towards the first leg of their extraordinary migration. When last we met . . . the Monarchs had mandibles for munching, six true legs and five pairs of prolegs for getting around and were cleverly composing a chrysalis within their … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Four ~ Lift Off Towards Migration
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Three ~ Emergence
The Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamophosis . . . continues with a busy butterfly community freeing themselves of confining chrysalises. Observing carefully you will note there is a difference in the first and second chrysalises . . . look towards the top and see how the surface begins to give like an accordion . . . expanding as the abdomen moves inside loosening the antennae and leg templates that clearly are revealed in the first image below.There are often … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Three ~ Emergence
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Three ~ Emergence
The Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamophosis . . . continues with a busy butterfly community freeing themselves of confining chrysalises. Observing carefully you will note there is a difference in the first and second chrysalises . . . look towards the top and see how the surface begins to give like an accordion . . . expanding as the abdomen moves inside loosening the antennae and leg templates that clearly are revealed in the first image below. There are often small signs revealing … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Three ~ Emergence
