This week, as summer starts feeling very real, there are still a few surprises in the garden.
Giant Swallowtail Caterpillars
Most exciting, the Wafer Ash that I planted in the fall is already hosting some Giant Swallowtail caterpillars!! I noticed two of them about a week ago, and there are at least four now. While I know the birds need food right now, I'm really hoping these little ones make it to butterfly stage.
A new Zizotes!
Also, this year I let one part of the front lawn go un-mowed. I was very excited to find an antelope horn milkweed randomly pop up in the mix of grass, weeds and wildflowers a few weeks ago.
This week, I saw a plant I didn't recognize, and Seek informed me that it was a Zizotes Milkweed. Whether this popped up on its own, or was from a seed blown from my other Zizotes, I don't know. But since I have never witnessed my other Zizotes blooming until this year, I am guessing this was a random gift!
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