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Last Of This Season's Milkweed: Photo Of The Day

Milkweed is the host plant of Monarch butterflies. Planting milkweed will encourage the gorgeous butterflies to visit your garden.

Milkweed going to seed in San Leandro, Calif.
Milkweed going to seed in San Leandro, Calif. (Miyo Burnett)

SAN LEANDRO, CA — If you would like to see more Monarch butterflies in your backyard, take a tip from San Leandro's Miyo Burnett —plant milkweed. It is the host plant of Monarchs. This photo shows the last of the milkweeds going to seed for the season.

Thank you for sharing, Miyo!

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