Re: asclepias speciosa
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: asclepias speciosa
- From: m* l* <m*@micron.net>
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 10:05:40 -0600
At 10:02 AM 8/9/99 EDT, you wrote:
>Pat-
>
>Lucky I chose the butterfly weed to be one of the first plants I ever tried
>to take cuttings from....lucky because it was successful and I was
encouraged
>to take more and more. I use the same mixture as Nan - 50/50
>perlite/vermiculte (fine) and no rooting hormone and the success rate is
>incredible. So you can high hopes that this spring Monarchs may be feeding
>and depositing larva on this plant---soon to follow the wonderful green
>cyrstals and more Monarchs (at least with the tuberosa). So when you see
>those little tiny catapillars eating all of the foliage off of this plant -
>don't worry - the plant will not suffer, even without foliage and you will
>soon have butterflies everywhere. :o)
>
>Kemberly McLain
>Katy, Texas Zone 9
>
An elementary teacher in Boise taught students to treasure Monarchs by
training them to watch and release Monarchs. She also taught the farmers in
the valley to keep milkweed and not to pull it out as a weed because
Monarchs fed on milkweed. Do they feed on Asclepias? Margaret L
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