Garden Location 4522 MARYLAND AV

Millkweeds for Monarchs Garden

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Neighborhood: Central West End

Garden planter: Adults

Approximate planting date: 05/30/2024

Type of property: Home

Contains Milkweed Plant: Yes

Plants: The garden is in the front of the house on a residential street. There are two sections, one measures 23' x 3.5' and the other 18' x 3.5' for a total of 143.5 square feet. It contains 4 species of milkweed: 3 Aesclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed), 3 Aescelpias syriaca (common milkweed), 3 Aesclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed), 3 Aesclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed), 2 Rudbeckia fulgida (orange coneflowe), 2 Echinacea purpura (purple coneflower), 2 Echinacea pallida (pale purple coneflower), 3 Solidago drummondii (cliff goldenrod), 1 Symphotrichum oblongifolium (aromatic aster) and 3 Liatris spicata (marsh blazing star), 2 Symphyotrichum ercoides (heath aster). All the plants are labeled with plant markers. I plan to add Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot), Symphyotichum nova-angliae (New England aster) and Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) and will label them as well.

Contains nectar sources: Has plants with nectar sources

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