SPRING OPEN HOUSE & PLANT FUNDRAISER
Saturday, 11 May 2013 - 8a to 2p

A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone that helped make this year's spring event a huge success!

We do have some plants still available (see the updated plant list below) - if you were unable to make it here on Saturday or have decided you need more plants, please feel free to stop by Monarch Watch from 3-6pm this week and we'll hook you up. Again, a modest contribution of $3 for annuals and $4 for perennials is suggested.

Ready to start a butterfly garden or improve the one you have? If so, come visit us at Monarch Watch for our annual Spring Open House & Plant Fundraiser.

We will have more than 5,000 butterfly plants (both annuals and perennials), including seedlings of twelve milkweed varieties. These plants are ideal for starting butterfly gardens or adding to established gardens. Monarch numbers have been declining and we need to plant milkweeds to sustain the monarch migration. Modest contributions are suggested for the plants. A list of available plants appears below.

Refreshments will be provided. There will be games for the children and they can make "seed balls" containing seeds of milkweeds and other butterfly plants that can be used to create habits for monarchs and other butterflies. They can also watch the queen bee lay eggs in our honeybee observation hive, see scary insects and spiders, or watch videos. All are welcome to tour our garden and lab space. We will have live videoconferencing demonstrations, and, of course, monarch butterflies!

You can also see the monarchs that traveled 40 million miles on the Space Shuttles and the International Space Station during our "Monarchs In Space Program." How did the monarch caterpillars do in the microgravity of space? Did they feed? Were they able to "hang up" to form a chrysalis, and were they able to emerge and expand their wings in an environment in which there is no up or down? Come to Monarch Watch to learn more about this unique educational project.

We'd love to see you on Saturday so mark your calendars! If you can't make it in person, be sure to check us out online - we plan to post photos and broadcast some LIVE video throughout the day.

DONATE NOW! (pretty please)

If you enjoy the various educational, conservation, and research programs Monarch Watch offers throughout the year, please consider making a donation today - it's quick, easy, secure, and fully tax-deductible. You can even set up a recurring gift (monthly or annually) if you'd like. We rely on contributions from Monarch Watchers just like you to keep the program going - thank you for your continued support!

If you would rather mail in a donation or have questions, please visit Giving in Support of Monarch Watch.

LIVE BROADCAST

We'll continue to experiment with broadcasting live video - see what's going on here:

OFFLINE

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PHOTOS & COMMENTS VIA FACEBOOK

We are sharing photos and comments throughout the day via our Facebook page - you do not need a Facebook account to view the page, only if you you want to share your own photos or comments. Enjoy!

DIRECTIONS TO MONARCH WATCH

Monarch Watch is located on the West Campus of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.

KU West Campus Map showing Monarch Watch (Foley Hall)

via I-70 Turnpike:

Take West Lawrence exit and continue South on IOWA street. At the 19th Street stoplight turn RIGHT (west). At "T" turn LEFT (south). Proceed past the stop sign (after stopping of course!) and then turn right into a parking lot (you'll see a large Greenhouse at the end of the lot) and find a place to park ;-) Foley Hall is the one-story building that will be on your right.

via westbound K-10: K-10 turns into 23rd street in Lawrence. Continue West on 23rd until you reach IOWA street. At the stoplight turn RIGHT (north) and continue to 19th Street. At the 19th Street stoplight turn LEFT (west). At "T" turn LEFT (south). Proceed past the stop sign (after stopping of course!) and then turn right into a parking lot (you'll see a large Greenhouse at the end of the lot) and find a place to park ;-) Foley Hall is the one-story building that will be on your right.

2013 PLANT LIST

All of the plants listed below would be excellent choices to use in creating your very own Monarch Waystation butterfly garden/habitat. The milkweeds are of course the host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars and all of the plants are nectar sources for monarch butterflies and other wildlife.

Once you have created your Monarch Waystation, be sure to have it certified by Monarch Watch so that your habitat will be included in our Monarch Waystation Registry - an online listing of habitats all over the globe!

Plant list and availability - updated 15 May 2013; Good=20 or more plants, Limited=less than 20 plants.

Photo	Common Name	Botanical Name	Annual/Perennial	Availability
	Tropical Milkweed	Asclepias curassavica	Annual	N/A
	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	Perennial	Good
	White Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'	Perennial	N/A
	Balloonplant Milkweed	Asclepias physocarpa	Annual	N/A
	Showy Milkweed	Asclepias speciosa	Perennial	N/A
	Sullivant's Milkweed	Asclepias sullivantii	Perennial	Good
	Common Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca	Perennial	Limited
	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa	Perennial	Limited
	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow'	Perennial	N/A
	Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias verticillata	Perennial	Limited
	Green Milkweed	Asclepias viridiflora	Perennial	N/A
	Spider Milkweed	Asclepias viridis	Perennial	N/A
	Anise Hyssop	Agastache x hybrida 'Blue Fortune'	Perennial	Good
	Lead Plant	Amorpha canescens	Perennial	N/A
	Shining Blue Star	Amsonia illustris	Perennial	N/A
	Dill	Anethum graveolens	Perennial	Good
	New England Aster	Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'	Perennial	N/A
	Tatarian Aster	Aster tarticus 'Jindai'	Perennial	Limited
	False Blue Indigo	Baptisia australis 'Blue Indigo'	Perennial	Limited
	Cream Wild Indigo	Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea	Perennial	N/A
	Butterfly Bush	Buddleia davidii 'White Profuson'	Perennial	N/A
	Butterfly Bush	Buddleia davidii 'Black Knight'	Perennial	N/A
	White Cloud Calamint	Calamintha nepatoides ssp. glandulosa 'White Cloud'	Perennial	Limited
	Purple Poppy Mallow	Callirhoe involucrata	Annual/Perennial	N/A
	Blue Mist Spirea	Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight'	Perennial	Limited
	Pink Mum	Chrysanthemum	Perennial	Good
	Large Cigar Flower	Cuphea micropetala	Annual	Good
	Blue Bells	Delphinium 'Belladonna'	Perennial	N/A
	Foxglove	Digitalis 'Camelot Rose'	Perennial	N/A
	Yellow Coneflower	Echinacea paradoxa	Perennial	Limited
	Joe Pye Weed	Eupatorium purpureum ssp. maculatum 'Gateway'	Perennial	N/A
	Blue Mistflower	Eupatorium coelestinum	Perennial	Limited
	Fennel	Foeniculum vulgare	Perennial	Limited
	Rose Verbena	Glandularia canadensis	Perennial	N/A
	Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Perennial	N/A
	Willow-leaved Sunflower	Helianthus salicifolius 'First Light'	Perennial	Limited
	Lantana	Lantana camara 'Athens Rose'	Annual	N/A
	Lantana	Lantana camara 'Carlos'	Annual	Limited
	Lantana	Lantana camara 'Dallas Red'	Annual	N/A
	Lantana	Lantana camara 'Spreading Sunset'	Annual	N/A
	Prairie Blazing Star	Liatris pycnostachya	Perennial	N/A
	Bee Balm	Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'	Perennial	N/A
	Rigid Goldenrod	Oligoneuron rigidium	Perennial	N/A
	Large-flowered Beardtongue	Penstemon cobaea	Perennial	N/A
	Pentas	Pentas lanceolata 'Ruby Glow'	Annual	N/A
	Pentas	Pentas lanceolata 'Starburst'	Annual	N/A
	Woodland Phlox	Phlox divaricata	Perennial	N/A
	Sweet Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia subtomentosa	Perennial	N/A
	Common Rue	Ruta graveolens	Perennial	Good
	Blue Sage	Salvia azurea	Perennial	N/A
	Pincushion Flower	Scabiosa x 'Butterfly Blue'	Perennial	N/A
	Mexican Sunflower	Tithonia rotundifolia	Annual	N/A
	Prairie Spiderwort	Tradescantia occidentalis	Perennial	N/A
	Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	Perennial	N/A
	Ironweed	Vernonia fasciculata	Perennial	N/A
	Golden Alexander	Zizia aurea	Perennial	N/A