Year 2023: What Does the Year Hold for Monarchs and Tropical Milkweed?

Do monarch butterflies know what they want/need? Apparently so, from personal observation. Over the years, we've grown multiple species of milkweed in our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. We give them a choice. The species include: Narrow-leafed milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis Showy milkweed, A. speciosa Pleurisy root, A. tuberosa Tropical milkweed, A. curassavica Hairy balls or balloonplant, Gomphocarpus physocarpus Which species do they prefer? Tropical milkweed, hands...