Orange Glory

Really vibrant, sunset colour Bathgate, I can imagine it’s a gorgeous flower!

any Monarchs yet?

Thank You Kate, it's one of my faves in my entire garden and it has a long extended bloom season.

Lori: Unless they are playing Hide & Seek, I haven't had any Monarchs this year at all. I even have a stand of Common Milk Weed, the Butterfly Weed, & Joe Pye Weed just for them. Not a nibble, no eggs, no caterpillars. Not only the Monarchs, but no butterflies at all of any kind. Hmmm - alarming! How about you? Anything up there in Ontario?

Hi BG... we've had a few yellow swallowtails, a couple of admirals but nary a monarch... it's been cool at night up until about a week ago..so maybe they're on their way just stalled to the south by all the hot weather they've been having. I'm a little worried too. not as many dragonflies either.

By now they would be quite ubiquitous and part of the landscape, but now they are noticeably absent, compared to years past.

that is a concern. I hope it is a cyclical thing... weather everywhere is so wonky... but I thought there was a movement in Mexico to protect the forest where they winter.

I hear different stories - how they've changed their flight pattern. Now they over winter along the Gulf of Mexico, in Florida & Southern California. So many stories.