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* Top Photo – A male Monarch butterfly enjoying some nectar on one of the Purple Milkweed – Asclepias purpurascens plants growing in our backyard.  (June, 2018)

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* Photo – Our son Daniel giving a thumbs up for Milkweed.  We got permission to plant some of our Swamp Milkweed along a creek near our neighborhood with the hopes of creating more habit for Monarchs.  (June, 2016)

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* Photo – The same Swamp Milkweed plant a little over a month later.  Looks like it is thriving in this spot by the water.  Swamp Milkweed is arguably the Monarch’s favorite variety of Milkweed because it offers so many leaves for their caterpillars to munch on.  More Milkweed… More Monarchs!  (July, 2016)