tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2524415071815760168..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Milkweed in midsummerMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56115193132855683282014-07-30T02:58:59.016-05:002014-07-30T02:58:59.016-05:00They're here (Houston), but don't look lik...They're here (Houston), but don't look like the northern species. (See above). They are a species of disturbed environments, like recent construction. Look for the sunflowers or passionflower vines and you'll find them.KevinMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19173007615735488262014-07-26T13:47:35.694-05:002014-07-26T13:47:35.694-05:00Not really:
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/...Not really:<br /><br />http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/gardening/article/Create-a-garden-for-monarchs-5318222.php#/0<br /><br />http://blog.hmns.org/2014/04/spring-2014-butterfly-plant-sale/<br /><br />- but you'd have to get away from TYWKIWDBI and your computer and go outdoors.<br /><br />:.)Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-68053481756143048652014-07-25T22:26:13.356-05:002014-07-25T22:26:13.356-05:00I believe I've never seen a milkweed plant bef...I believe I've never seen a milkweed plant before. I used to live in Philadelphia and now live near Houston. Poor areas for sightings perhaps?capewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028921297568214207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5979517922263999982014-07-24T19:08:22.805-05:002014-07-24T19:08:22.805-05:00We have no milkweed, but recently planted a Passif...We have no milkweed, but recently planted a Passiflora incarnata. A week or so ago, I noticed its leaves were being eaten, and further examination showed a large number of bristly orange caterpillars. I looked them up, and discovered that passion vines are toxic to most insects, producing a cyanic compound. but are fed on by the caterpillars of the Gulf Fritillary, which superficially resemble the Monarch. <br />I thought.... I'll keep an eye on those and photograph them for Minnesotastan, but when about a week later, I went to show my wife.... No caterpillars! There must have been about fifty, now I could see none.<br />I discover that the caterpillars, by virtue of their solely passiflora diet, are toxic to most predators, so where did they all go? I see no chrysalis nearby.<br />A possible culprit might be the little geckos, abundant around here. I don't know. <br />But we're aiming to plant more native wildflowers,especially milkweed, for next year.<br />If I find them, I'll photograph and report.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-37135353813272421762014-07-23T19:43:10.502-05:002014-07-23T19:43:10.502-05:00I remember as a child finding mature, dried milkwe...I remember as a child finding mature, dried milkweed pods and breaking them open to find the silky floss inside. It was so soft.Cathy Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54845350765966811882014-07-23T08:31:04.986-05:002014-07-23T08:31:04.986-05:00I'm wanting to plant a milkweed patch, any sug...I'm wanting to plant a milkweed patch, any suggestions on where to pick up some seeds?coreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-34713031936907542032014-07-22T21:16:27.691-05:002014-07-22T21:16:27.691-05:00ours has larger/fewer white flowers.
draws hummin...ours has larger/fewer white flowers.<br /><br />draws hummingbird moths.KevinMnoreply@blogger.com