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The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.

  
 
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p.1 #1 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


We've had some pretty consistent Monarch activity out front on our Abelia bushes.Butterflies are not as easy to photograph as one would think!

Greg




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Nov 02, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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p.1 #2 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


Nice Greg. Unfortunately ours are all gone now

John



Nov 02, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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p.1 #3 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


Nice set Greg. The challenge for me is that they like busy environments.

Morris



Nov 03, 2025 at 07:52 AM
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p.1 #4 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


These are wonderful, Greg!
Douglas



Nov 03, 2025 at 08:03 AM
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p.1 #5 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


johnohio wrote:
Nice Greg. Unfortunately ours are all gone now

John


Thanks, John.
The weather isn't too cold here yet.

Greg



Nov 03, 2025 at 01:56 PM
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p.1 #6 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


morris wrote:
Nice set Greg. The challenge for me is that they like busy environments.

Morris


Thanks, Morris. I agree -- I wish we had some isolated blossom they really liked, but I'll take what I can get.

Greg



Nov 03, 2025 at 01:58 PM
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p.1 #7 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


douter wrote:
These are wonderful, Greg!
Douglas


Thank you for the nice comment, Douglas.

Greg



Nov 03, 2025 at 01:59 PM
 


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p.1 #8 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


Lovely set !

Birdie



Nov 03, 2025 at 06:14 PM
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p.1 #9 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


birdied wrote:
Lovely set !

Birdie


Thanks for the nice comment, Roberta!

Greg



Nov 03, 2025 at 08:35 PM
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p.1 #10 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


nicely done



Nov 03, 2025 at 08:43 PM
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p.1 #11 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


Nice images. I’m envious.
I’m in the same boat with johnohio. Saw the last Monarch here on September 14 and will not see one here again until mid-July.

What if you spend time at plant nurseries near you and ask questions? You can find the ideal plant(s). I started my small wildflower garden in 2014 and I still ask questions at the nurseries.

Robert



Nov 04, 2025 at 06:26 AM
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p.1 #12 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


bs kite wrote:
Nice images. I’m envious.
I’m in the same boat with johnohio. Saw the last Monarch here on September 14 and will not see one here again until mid-July.

What if you spend time at plant nurseries near you and ask questions? You can find the ideal plant(s). I started my small wildflower garden in 2014 and I still ask questions at the nurseries.

Robert


Robert, Thanks for the comment. I don't know very much about all this, but I do know that one of our neighbors down the street has a patch of 'Gregg's Mistflower' in his front yard and about twice a year those are flush with Monarchs. I've just been too lazy to get out and plant some -- it's on my 'roundtuit' list.

Greg



Nov 04, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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p.1 #13 · The Monarchs have discovered our Abelia Grandiflora blossoms.


Glad they are still alive in Texas. Most of the Monarch butterfly populations in California have been decimated with the loss of milkweed and the increased use of neonicotinoids by farmers in the USA.


Nov 07, 2025 at 05:53 PM







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