Last year I had one volunteer sunflower in the front bed, and this year I had a whole bed-full. They are so cheerful. Last year I planted butterfly weed in the front bed and it went to seed and populated the 18-inch-square bed on the other side of the front porch with more butterfly weed plants. A couple weeks ago, those plants suddenly produced a profusion of monarch caterpillars, who ate all the leaves off the plants, and then made chrysalises all over the front porch. I think there were at least seven, including one hanging from the top ledge of the front door. We watched them carefully every day, and we got to see a couple of them struggle out all crumpled and dry their wings. Amazing.
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