Dr. Marissa Civic @stemfactually.com ยท 25d It's milkweed season! Keep an eye out for these guys! Monarchs only eat milkweed, so think and identify before pulling weeds and using herbicides. Without flowers, we have no pollinators. ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐๐๐ก๐ฅฝ๐ฉโ๐ฌ๐งช
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Whatโs this one please?
It's crazy I went 40 odd years on this planet not realizing that the milk weed I heard others mention was the Swan Plant I grew up around
Hello, Dr. Civic. Are you open to questions from non-scientists about plant biology? A question popped here up about Milkweed recently. A few of us were hoping to find someone to ask about it!
We have a big black swallow-wort problem here in MA, crowding out the milkweed. Itโs frustrating.
Patiently awaiting my Eastern Black Swallowtail mommies, who will lay the eggs with the babies who'll nibble me out of parsley and fennel. C'mon, ladies! I've got plenty of food for the pupae!!!
Those are monarch caterpillars! I just saw some recently in a public flower garden near me! Iโm thrilled!