Thanks Sandy! I know where there is some... but it may not be enough. My sister just moved back to Jenks from Ft Worth and I found some in a field near her new house and also growing along side the road... though I'm not sure exactly what variety it is. I'm thinking maybe green? The flowers were very greenish with the slightest hint of pink. But again, that may not be enough, so I'll definitely take you up on that knowledge when the time comes! ~Laura

I'm so happy for you, Sandy! Gosh, what a feeling that must be! Oh, I'm getting so excited in anticipation of my first Monarch showing up here and then the first eggs and cats! I still haven't seen any here, but I'd imagine that they'll be along sometime this month. Actually, I only have a few things blooming, so I don't blame them for taking their time. I have some violas blooming, dianthus, and purple coneflowers. My tropical milkweed, swamp milkweed, and butterfly weed have buds on them, so they should start blooming pretty soon. If I wouldn't have had a groundhog here, I'd probably be done planting my things by now, but I have a lot more to go, actually most of what I have is still to be planted. I planted my 6 packs of zinnias and they're starting to come up. My Blue Flax Linum is finally coming up. I'm disappointed in the Russell's Lupines that I planted; only two came up out of the whole pack. I just planted 38 Agastache foeniculum plants today and finally started my lavender seeds in a container. Oh, I could go on and on. Believe me, I have so many plants to plant yet that just thinking about it gives me a headache. Ha. I saw my first Silver-spotted Skipper of the year today; it was nectaring on some violas that I have here. I want to put out some mashed banana "slop" for the butterflies one of these days, but I really have to get this garden planted first. Congrats again on getting Monarch eggs. Good luck with them! Cathy

hi we have had several mommaflys laying eggs this week, on monday we had a BST laying eggs on the fennel on our porch, she seemed to take forever to decide just where to put them. and yesterday we had our second monarch of the week laying on the honeyvine. I have had to leave many eggs to fend for them selfs, we will be going to Texas on the 18th and I don't know if the girl that will be watching my house will be able to keep up with feeding all the tineys. michelle

Cathy, I haven't had a single GST cat but have seen quite a few adults nectaring on & off this year. All of my rue is dying again...it is in the shade but it's just too hot!!! I bought a Key Lime tree but no cats or eggs so far. I had a gentleman email me that he had seeds from Ruta odorata(dwarf rue) that would probably do better for my hot summers but I lost the email. He was from the arid part of California & also had GST host tree seeds that might work for my climate but again...I lost the email!!! ;o((( All the 5 hop ash trees I bought died!!! I'm not sure what happened to them...if they didn't like my slightly alkaline water or what! They all made it through the coldest winter in 20 years but started leafing out & shriveled & died this spring! Not sure what host plant the GSTs use that is native here but I usually have a lot of them flitting through my yard!!! I saw a male PVST today since April...must have been one of my eclosed babies from earlier in the spring...but not any females. Last year was a great TST year here, too...but I've only seen one tattered dark female several weeks ago & none since! I am finally getting lots of GFs...thought they were going to be scarce too but they are rebounding. I don't bring them in to raise...they seem to do great on their own here. I was really shocked to have these 10 monarch cats but I haven't had a single queen this year like last year. It should pick up in September...that is, IF WE GET ANY RAIN!!! The deer must be starving because they are eating plants they never touched before...all my daylilies are eaten to the ground along with my hollyhocks, violets, & even my partridge pea is gone!!! It has been the hottest summer since 1980 & possibly ever!!! SEVERE Drought conditions all over TEXAS & Oklahoma!!! I just came in from hand watering my tropical milkweed because it was all wilted from the heat!!! Checked our 10 day forcast & no rain & 104+ degree temps every day! YUK!!!