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posted by
Kabu
on January 9, 2016 at 1:32 PM
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Kabu
Oh, yes, I love Monarchs and we are right in the path of their migration.....the office I work in (when I am at work) has a beautiful landscape area in the middle of the huge building complex and one of the highlights is a Monarch garden that is just alive with them when they fly through. And then, there is milk week all through town here so we are very friendly. I have butterfly tats.....
posted by
Krisles
on January 8, 2016 at 12:13 PM
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Yes a lot of flowers are not too good to handle, some protection against insects and animals . I personally like to grow easy going little beauties. Nice if they are edible, but I can see the advantage in a specialist crop,
posted by
C_C_T
on January 8, 2016 at 9:14 AM
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That is great that milk weed has such potential.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on January 8, 2016 at 4:50 AM
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I'm always thrilled to see a monarch butterfly. I probably won't be going to the trouble to make pillows though. Sounds like too much work. LOL.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 7, 2016 at 11:45 PM
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Kabuiepie-;)~
Fascinating writing love, we must try and grow some.
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 7, 2016 at 4:49 PM
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And milkweed attracts butterflies loves.
posted by
BC-A
on January 7, 2016 at 3:15 PM
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One of the Northwestern states was growing vast amounts of this. Companies were making comforters, pillows and all sorts of things.
posted by
Justi
on January 7, 2016 at 1:40 PM
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Lucky they found out in time that it's the only natural food of the
Monarch butterfly - I remember Mom whacking them any time they came up in her garden or flower beds. Now if one pops up, I let 'er grow. Love those butterflies.
posted by
Pat_B
on January 7, 2016 at 1:06 PM
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Beautiful butterflies. I keep missing you!
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on January 7, 2016 at 12:11 PM
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Kabu
Until 2014, milkweed was on an Ontario list of 'noxious plants' that had to destroyed, which has contributed to the immense reduction of the Monarch butterfly. I bought a couple of -plants last year, but they got eaten by something that apparently didn't find them all that 'noxious'...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 7, 2016 at 12:07 PM
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Excellent!
posted by
teddypoet52
on January 7, 2016 at 10:35 AM
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