Tag: Butterflies
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Think butterflies when looking to replace garden plants
Published in McAllen Monitor, March 20, 2021 — Native plants surpass the test of time — and freezing temps –check out some hearty native plants . . . .
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Helping our Pollinators, Helping our Monarchs
We have had a few inquiries about what to do in light of the recent freeze. Short answer – we hope those plants have a chance to bounce back before the height of the migration in the coming weeks.
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More for Monarchs
by Diane Hall As I perused the list of sessions for the Virtual TMN Annual Conference, I was drawn like a monarch to milkweed when I saw the “Monarch Waystations for Texas” session by Carol Clark, Conservation Specialist for Monarch Watch and fellow Texas Master Naturalist. Having tagged monarchs in Iowa since 1999 and traveled…
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Native Milkweed – Plant is important to more than just butterflies
Recently, much has been written about Monarch butterflies and the importance of planting their host plant milkweed to help Monarchs increase their numbers. Zizotes, our native milkweed, is important to many other insects and spiders as well.
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Monarchs and Milkweeds: A Dynamic Duo
by Paula Parson During my youth in Hawaii, monarch butterflies were present year-round spending their entire life-cycle on the crown flower plant, a giant milkweed. Imagine my surprise when I learned that on the mainland, monarchs migrate thousands of miles in the fall, flying south to the mountains of Mexico, then returning north in the…