Hello,

My name is Danny and I am a butterfly enthusiast and enjoy gardening for butterflies, bees, and other insects and animals. (You may read more about me on my home page.) Lately I have been trying to bring up a garden full of different Milkweed species for the butterflies. Throughout my years of gardening I have observed that introduced species help attract butterflies (sometimes) better than the natives, but this in turn allows the butterflies to find the natives better and help them reproduce. Since introducing more butterfly nectar/host plants, I have noticed more natives popping up all over the gardens. Perhaps this is coincidence, but I am glad the butterflies and bees are getting a greater feast.

I currently have A currasavica plants and A speciosa & A incarnata seedlings. I am hoping to grow many other species in the many microclimates that our 1 acre lot offers. These microclimates help with the summer heat and amending the soil allows the roots to grow more comfortably along with mulching to keep roots cool and the soil moist.

I have has success with Blackberries and Raspberries in our microclimates despite the Texas bipolar weather. I just want to help out the Monarchs and attract other butterflies to the garden for my family to enjoy (and for the butterflies to find their host plants a bit easier)

Thank you for reading,

Danny