It has been a very dry summer, which is good news for one creature in New Zealand, the Monarch butterfly. Naturalists are saying the butterflies are at their highest numbers in the last 30 years.
The swan plant is the only plant the chrysalis hang on. When the butterflies emerge, they make for the brightest coloured flowers they can find. As our garden is full of dahlias, we are the “restaurant of choice”. One of our neighbours has counted over 100 butterflies emerge from the plants under her sunroom window. In Auckland, you can marry in the grounds of a property which is full of swan plants, so several thousand fluttering guests come to your wedding.
The swan plant is the only plant the chrysalis hang on. When the butterflies emerge, they make for the brightest coloured flowers they can find. As our garden is full of dahlias, we are the “restaurant of choice”. One of our neighbours has counted over 100 butterflies emerge from the plants under her sunroom window. In Auckland, you can marry in the grounds of a property which is full of swan plants, so several thousand fluttering guests come to your wedding.
It is a magical time and the cats are dizzy watching the daily flutterpast.
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