Monarch stays on same swamp milkweed nearly all day

Please double-click on individual images to ENLARGE August 31, 2010, view of monarch on Asclepias incarnata.

Please click on image to ENLARGE August 31, 2010, photo of Monarch and tiger swallowtail on Asclepias incarnata.

Arkansas Native Plant Society newsletters offer authoritative information

The Arkansas Native Plant Society
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Wildflower photos made on August 29, 2010

Please click on individual images to ENLARGE and widen view of native wildflowers on WPWP and Pinnacle Prairie on August 29, 2010.

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Song birds explain what is good about allowing flowers to go to seed and not mowing, dead-heading or otherwise bothering the native plants until December

Small black swallowtail loving plants in the butterfly garden near S. Duncan Ave. at World Peace Wetland Prairie in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Monarchs love swamp milkweed and monarchs are among the most popular free-range pets in the natural world

Please click on individual images to ENLARGE and WIDEN view of monarch butterfly on swamp milkweed at World Peace Wetland Prairie on August 24, 2010,

Tiger swallowtail loves native thistle on World Peace Wetland Prairie on August 13, 2010

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Skippers love native plants. The more variety of natives in your yard, the more variety of native beneficial insects you will see.

Skippers come in many colors. If you plant swamp milkweed in your yard and keep it well watered you may see many of them plus numerous other beneficial insects.

Leaf-wing bug an interesting pet.

Skippers love many wetland and prairie plants, so the greater variety of plants in your yard the greater the variety of butterflies, skipper moths and other easy-to-please pets you'll have

Please click on image to enlarge photo of skipper moth nectaring at World Peace Wetland Prairie on August 24, 2010.

Please click on images to enlarge wider view of bumblebee on tall-green milkweed one day before mowing brought down the plant on Pinnacle Prairie west of World Peace Wetland Prairie.
To understand the overall importance of protecting such native plants from mowing throughout the growing season, one particular book provides a clear explanation: Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy.

Please click on image to ENLARGE view of Pinnacle Prairie wildflowers and insects on August 19, 2010.