3:00 snapshot #1363

[urbpan]

I'd like to plant some common milkweed in our yard to help support the sharply declining monarch butterfly population, but we don't have that cinderblock-and-asphalt habitat it seems to need.

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[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

One of my earliest memories of living in Toronto is the masses of monarchs gathering by the waterfront in preparation for migration. The covered the trees. Now I'm lucky to see one or two every summer.

I have quite a few milkweed in my front my yard. I always thought they were scraggly-looking plants but I was surprised at how lovely they smell. Gorgeous perfume.

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

trust me, my front yard makes up for your lack :)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Milkweed grows in our yard even without ciderblocks and asphalt (though perhaps you could consider paving a portion of yours if that's what it likes best? No?), and our soil is slightly acidic, so maybe that's part of it? It also seems to like damp.