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The Monarch was flitting from plant to plant.
\nDifficult to capture an image of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Yesterday the First Milkweed Seed Pod Opened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The seed pod is from a plant that I purchased. It was my backup plant, just in case the plants that I grew from seed did not survive.<\/p>\n
In November of last year, I planted seed that I harvested from a friend\u2019s plant. Most of the plants are blooming and are developing seed pods.<\/p>\n
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Since the milkweed is a temporary plant, I planted a cutting from my original Solandra maxima behind it. The leaves are yellow and a bit eaten. Systemic can\u2019t be applied until the Monarch cycle is completed.<\/p>\n
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The cutting is from this plant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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