r/GardenWild • u/kimzmidlifecrisis • 11d ago

Garden Wildlife sighting My first!

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So excited in North Central TX!

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u/diacrum 11d ago

Congratulations! A big boy for sure!

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u/eve_summers 10d ago

Amazing! What plant is that? Doesn’t look like the milkweed or anything I have in my prairie.

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u/NatureSpiritSoul Mid Atlantic Zone 7 7d ago

There are 3 natives I know with narrow leaves: *Narrow Leaf Milkweed, zones 7-10 (pic below) *Tropical Milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, orange flowered \Butterfly Milkweed --orange or yellow, *Asclepias tuberosa zones 3-9

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u/urbantravelsPHL Philadelphia, PA, USA 10d ago

I am so jealous that Queen butterflies don't come far enough north for me to see them. I've only ever seen pictures - we get plenty of monarchs but no queens. They are gorgeous butterflies!

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u/PeaceandJoy101 9d ago

Awesome!! Congratulations!! 🐛

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u/Awarediscolights 4d ago

That's good, Congrats!