RE: butterfly bush

Monarchs are host dependent on Swamp Milkweed.... They may flutter about
other plants, but they have to consume a lot of milkweed leaves while in the
caterpillar stage. Do you have a lot of swamp milkweed? Did you see
caterpillar with bright stripes? If not, guessing they are a different but
similar butterfly.

Donna


> Hi folks...how are ya?
> 
> Hey I planted a Buddleaiaosn something or other.  Sorry but it's like
> budleai...hmmm, well anyway common name butterfly bush.  It's about 10'
> high
> now and 4' across.  It has hundreds of beautiful purple spikes of flowers.
> I frankly forgot that it was called the butterfly bush until my lovely
> wife
> Linda called me at one of the markets and told me that this bush is being
> completely invaded by Monarch butterflies.  When I got home she was right
> there must be a hundred or so of the little guys all swarming all over
> this
> plant.  Love it!  However, I was talking to an MG today about Hibs and I
> mentioned the butterflies and she seems to think they are Pink Ladies and
> not Monarchs.  I had noticed that these seem smaller than Monarchs but the
> coloring is awfully close.  Apparently Pink Ladies appear before Monarchs?
> In either case they're neat!
> 
> David
> http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
> 
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