Okay, so here's the deal.
I planted a perennial last year (can't remember the name)
I planted it because it is supposed to attract butterflies.
So the other day we were admiring the flower garden and then we saw them!
Caterpillars all over this plant.
Chowing down on this plant!
Then Jennifer piped up and said she thought they were monarch caterpillars.
Mark looked it up and sure enough, they are monarch caterpillars!
Okay.......So I planted a plant to attract butterflies, it attracted them in a pre-butterfly state, and they are eating the plant that is supposed to attract them!
To me this defeats the purpose! Does anyone else have this 'problem'?
It will be interesting to see what happens from here. A real live science lesson!
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