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Thank you so much 💗🐛💕🦋💗🐛💕🦋💗🐛💕🦋💗🐛💕🦋

The Georgia aster is my favorite. You will be seeing it and more in Monday’s video. 😉😉

The name of the Etsy store was Parker’s Plant City Co 😍🥰🌱

Oh yay!!! Tell them I sent you😉😉 I hope you pick up a lot of great plants. 🩵🦋🐛

I have never raised them. I have only raised a few moths. One of my viewers knows more about moths though, hopefully he will see this and can share some advice.

Thanks!!!

Hi, I’m the viewer in question. Depending on where you live they’ll eclose or overwinter after they pupate. But as far as the caterpillars go, it’s similar to raising butterfly caterpillars. They like to feed off Sweetgum, birch, persimmon, hickory, walnuts, and sumacs, among others. So they’re not picky. They’ll do fine in an enclosure as long as they’re not overcrowded. If they’re overcrowded they could contract diseases and spread them to one another. If you have any specific questions let me know!

@@tylermack9248 I live in southern ca

Is it fine if I put them in a big plastic container that’s dry

Really! I was there yesterday and didn’t see any. How did I miss that??? You will have them soon enough. Caterpillar patience is a struggle though. 😂😂😂

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan The one I saw was over behind the old iron decorative chair…to the right when you first go in

@@cindyenglish3130 Darn. I just looked by the chair and asked…and none to be found. 🥲 Maybe next time.

Oh no!

Thank you, I will. I look forward to watching them grow🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan The smell is intoxicating! Even just a few blooms is quite fragrant and lovely.

I can’t wait😍

I couldn’t love this more!!!! I’m so glad that somehow the RUclips algorithm figured out how to get my video to you. You will probably help me more than I am able to help you, but the connection is here and I am glad for it. 🩵🦋🐛🩵🦋🐛

Getting caterpillars on plants at a nursery is my favorite. 😍😍😍

Fabulous!!! Let me know if you find any caterpillars.

I hope so too!! 🩵🩵🩵🐛🐛🐛🦋🦋🦋

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Thank you, I am zone 10a 🩵🦋🩵🦋

Tropical or swamp? My swamp is slowing down. I remember last year it went dormant surprisingly early.

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan Swamp. Yeah, I don’t really remember when it went to sleep last year - or whatever year. But, yes, I meant swamp.

It’s probably normal 🌱🌱🌱🐛🐛🐛

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan The little milkweed with white flowers - can’t remember the name right now 👵 - is going gang busters. I experimented with new ways of growing it, and it’s fabulous. Did the same with my swamp milk weed & it too was far more vigorous this year than years past

Aquatic milkweed…yes! That’s fabulous!!

I know! Me too! 🩵🦋🩵🦋🩵🦋

Oh yes please!!!!!!!!!🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

Oh, that’s how they are (Giant Swallowtails) when they are ready, they are off and running, no slowing down. They are excited to try out their new wings. But, yay for your first Giant. 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Do you know where you are moving to? What plants do the painted ladies love??

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan I might be moving back to the Catskills in NY.

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan In my garden they have been loving butterfly bush and lantana. The host plants I had for them (swamp thistle and hollyhocks) died this summer. Everything is really loving butterfly bush which is odd because its never been this popular I mean they liked it but they really like it now. IDK what changed.

The plants in the front of my house get way more action. Butterflies can see as they fly but whereas in the back they can't see till they fly back there.

You know I have found similar experiences in my garden, some plants that I have had just become randomly popular. 🩵🩵🩵🐛🐛🐛🦋🦋🦋

Yes! Oh hey there, gosh I feel like I haven’t chatted with you in a bit. Good to see you. The host plant is Coontie, Zamia integrifolia. 🩵🩵🩵🩵

I definitely have lots of Porterweed, they were loving the Buttonsage at Bok tower, which I also have….but I should get more, I only have one and it is in an out of the way corner of my garden.

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan that is one of the plants listed. Also Spanish needle aka Bidens and pineland lantana. Beautyberry too. There are a bunch.

I have plenty of Biden’s Alba🩵🩵🩵

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan Well it's almost like you were waiting for them!

What do I need to plant to get both species of buckeyes?? The Atala male/female green blue thing is going to present a challenge. You know how we disagree about the blue and green on the Pipevine swallowtails. I’m wondering if I should put the coontie plants in a big enclosure and try to get more eggs before releasing them. Kathryn at The Nectary told me that once the ones there eclosed, they flew off and she hasn’t seen them again. I don’t want that to happen to me. 🤔

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan Okay, so I did some looking and the other buckeye butterfly in Central Florida is called the Mangrove Buckeye. As the name implies it hosts on Black Mangrove. You already have the host plant for the Common Buckeye in your garden. They just need to show up😂 I swear it’s definitely more noticeable on the atalas than the swallowtails. And if you’re concerned about them flying off and not returning, I have a suggestion. You put a few of them in the maypop mansion until a female lays you some eggs, and then after she does you let them fly free. Just until you’re sure they’ve colonized. And I thought we disagreed on the spicebush swallowtails (who are definitely green as males), not the pipevine😂

I think you’re right, it was the Spicebush.

You know, they were working their way up the coast more quickly than the center of the state. It would not surprise me if they showed up in Daytona.

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan they don't like freezes, so as it gets warmer they may go north.

Is it swamp milkweed? I find that it looks much more substantial after it goes through its first dormancy and grows back.

Depending on the variety, your milkweed is likely just focusing most of its energy into its roots and is storing enough to mature into a full grown healthy plant as it goes dormant over the winter I've had this happen both with Butterflyweed and Swamp Milkweed If your winters aren't too harsh, the milkweed will come back in the spring if you have it in the ground or a decently sized pot. When it comes back from the roots, the foliage should start to look like the fully developed milkweed leaves that you see in vids and pictures. It's actually recommended to start perennials in the fall so they'd have time to get their roots settled in and mature over the winter as the plant becomes dormant.

Agree 100%

Oh my gosh, I realized that I forgot to put in the photo after I already had the video uploaded. 😳🙄. That’s a LOT of black swallowtails. I don’t have any right now. You enjoy all of those babies, I hope you have just enough to feed them all and that it all grows back!! 🩵🩵🩵🦋🦋🦋🐛🐛🐛

Oh wow! I hope you see some!!!!🩵🩵🩵🐛🐛🐛🦋🦋🦋

Thank you 🩵🌻🦋🐛🌺🌿🌼🌳🌸🪴🐝

Oh yay!! Inspiration is what my channel is all about. 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Yes, you do…I hope I can keep them as regulars in my garden. 🩵🦋🩵🦋🩵🦋🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛

Well, EBS are definitely easier to manage, but they do go on a massive eating spree when they reach their 5th instar, and they do a massive purge right before they wander about to find their perfect pupating space. 🩵🦋🐛🦋🐛

Sometimes people don’t realize there are other options. When I am hiking and I see an old fallen tree, I think about all of the history that tree lived through, and then just like that it’s gone. At least in the woods it gets to decompose and provide shelter and food for a lot of living things. 🌳🌳

You know, right after the storm, after watching the weather and being on high alert, when it passed by, I just turned off the news to focus on my minimal clean up and release my anxiety. I am now seeing the devastating effects to states north of us. My husband and I went to the Lake Lure/Chimney Rock area for our honeymoon. I recently saw drone footage of that area now and I was floored. The devastation is unreal. I hope your home and your garden came through okay. I hope you get power back soon. Please keep up updated. 🩵🩵🩵

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan We're all okay thankfully. A few trees fell and took the lines down with them and a few plants were blown over such as the Zinnias. Crazy thing is, most of the potted plants were unaffected by all that wind. Funny how a little pot with a flower in it is tougher than a 100+ year old oak or cedar tree 😂😂😂 We just got power back a few hours ago. So refreshing to have air conditioning again 😂

@lepidlover0557 Oh my goodness!!! I am so happy for you. Cool A/C is a lovely thing. 🩵🩵🩵🩵

See, that’s what happens when I rough edit my videos, you find out all of my secrets, like chucking weeds. 😂😂😂 I am just filming and posting…the weather is a bit cooler now, or at least the humidity is lower, so I can live and film in my garden all day. And yes! Retirement is truly grand. 🩵🩵🩵🦋🦋🦋

Move to Florida! My videos are backlogged, I guess I’ve been filming too much. 😂😂. The Atala video is next. It should post Thursday morning.

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan There is no such thing as filming too much! Because then should you get sick or distracted, then you have wiggle room to take a filming break since you have videos recorded in advance. And don’t worry, I will definitely be moving to Florida. And when I do, you’re helping me make a garden there since I will simply last 5 minutes in the humidity before calling it a day😂 I can handle the heat but Florida’s humidity is like walking into a wall. When I was there in the summers, I took in so many sulfur caterpillars, and not many hatched. It was quite unfortunate. They’re so prone to just dying. I think you need more sulfur caterpillars is basically what I’m getting at😂 Oh and remember the AI caterpillar? I just remembered that and now I’m laughing. We need to make him an unofficial mascot. Maybe put him on the red trash cans so he can tell us to tap the like button😂

@tylermack9248 Oh my gosh…the Ai caterpillar, he is still hanging out in my photos app. You will get used to the humidity. I have brought in a few sulphurs… you will see them in the next video with the Atalas.

Good for you! I’m on a break from Facebook and IG, putting my focus on RUclips (my happy place). Filming videos for you guys is my favorite. Say hey when you come back. 🩵🩵🩵

@@ButterflyGardeningwithSusan I'll be living vicariously through you when the snow flies. ❄️ 😂

Yes, and just keep all of that up there with you. 😂😂😂

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I get confused about who is where, but I think you live nearby (98% certain)come get some cats from me. I have Polydamas babies. Just send me an email and we will figure it out. My email is in the description. 🩵🩵🩵

Wait til you see those flowers, they have reoriented. So funny. Hopefully I will remember to film it. 😉😉😂😂

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Pleasant surprises in the butterfly garden are the best. 🩵🦋🐛🩵🦋🐛🩵🦋🐛