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By Donna LaPrG

Rappahannock News Writer

Monarch butterflies are some of the most fascinating visitors to the summer garden. Not only are they striking in color, and a bit exotic, they journey a long way from sites in Mexico and California to spend the summer with us. Each year they make a round trip from these warmer climates to the north, as far as Canada. It can take several generations of monarchs to complete the journey.

To my delight, I’ve noticed this year that we are hosting a sizable monarch hatchery. Although my gardens have always been abundant in butterfly nectar-rich flowers, I hadn’t given much thought to plants which monarchs lay their eggs on: milkweeds.

There are hundreds of milkweed

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