Milkweed in support of Monarch Butterflies
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
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| Milkweed in Shoreline Community Garden |
This project has been six years in the making and only became successful after securing seeds from Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, a testament to using native seeds accustomed to the Pacific NW climate.
Establishing a milkweed garden supports the life cycle of monarch butterflies. Our patch is small but thriving and we hope it makes a difference in our complicated world.
--Susan Westphal, Twin Ponds Volunteer Coordinator
Establishing a milkweed garden supports the life cycle of monarch butterflies. Our patch is small but thriving and we hope it makes a difference in our complicated world.
--Susan Westphal, Twin Ponds Volunteer Coordinator
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Monach butterflies are not native to this region, but many other butterflies are. We might also want to focus on native plants that support our native species. Thanks.
Native Lupine (among many others) is a really great plant for our native and local butterflies since Monarchs do not come to the Puget Sound Area to lay eggs. They do visit eastern/central Washington but not this side of the mountains. It is my hope that people focus on our native and local species that are diminishing as much as Monarchs but are not as “pretty”.
Milkweed is not a plant that benefits our local species, watch it as it grows and note how many butterflies visit.
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