[Leps-l] MJV's Monarchs on Native Nectar Plants photo contest!

[Paul Cherubini]

Candace Fallon wrote:

> The Xerces Society is partnering with the Monarch Joint Venture
> on a photo contest to gather information on important nectar plants
> for monarchs throughout the continental U.S. Please help us gather
> information about monarchs on native nectar plants in your region!

Monarchs actually adore numerous non-native nectar plants.  The City
of Pacific Grove, California, courageously planted the following non-natives
at its world famous Monarch Grove Sanctuary overwintering site because
real world testing revealed the monarchs favor them over California natives.

Pride of Madiera (Echium spp.)
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__s-2Dmedia-2Dcache-2Dak0.pinimg.com_236x_08_44_56_08445631096f251e7302e58eb0352f5c.jpg&d=AwIFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=JEglJy6sf1Bi1GiGTW0pwe5GK-fH7JlYVlasGvO346g&s=okSWwNZZ9Uw0f-93Y-yqLtD8wdkh3NUEjDIku_Zc_x8&e= 

Bottlebrush:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__i.istockimg.com_file-5Fthumbview-5Fapprove_54341622_3_stock-2Dphoto-2D54341622-2Dthree-2Dmonarch-2Dbutterflies-2Don-2Da-2Dbottlebrush-2Dtree.jpg&d=AwIFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=JEglJy6sf1Bi1GiGTW0pwe5GK-fH7JlYVlasGvO346g&s=uj98HtATkcyYBBtEkl85YIxlR-7YJoM6BSnmmOhzlwo&e= 

Yellow flowered Buddleia bushes:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__static.flickr.com_79_258217706-5Fc0b0af103e.jpg&d=AwIFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=JEglJy6sf1Bi1GiGTW0pwe5GK-fH7JlYVlasGvO346g&s=mOLcIzHOytdH3s6y4WO144CI4Xk7gEbkYWiNxAiXKnA&e= 

Daisytree: (Montanoa grandiflora)
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__blogs.kqed.org_science_files_2014_11_monarchsfeatured1-2De1416367400609.jpg&d=AwIFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=JEglJy6sf1Bi1GiGTW0pwe5GK-fH7JlYVlasGvO346g&s=kxkJyYOH6h8f5THXmhheIwlqEVLcspfDCf-CC5Kbqx4&e= 

English Ivy: (Helix hedera)
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__1.bp.blogspot.com_-2DGhI934qo79o_UGNnd0mxbkI_AAAAAAAAAWs_EZ4NTGDC9P0_s1600_DSCN9618.JPG&d=AwIFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=JEglJy6sf1Bi1GiGTW0pwe5GK-fH7JlYVlasGvO346g&s=Af3LAnago13HY5s8jPYAEvfigsjdvSlsHf0mktvW9rc&e= 

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.