[Pollinator] Monarchs and tulips

[Peter Bernhardt]

Dear Barbara:

Tulips lack nectar and bloom before monarchs pass through at your latitude.
 "The Way North" began as a teaching project so children would learn about
the science of Phenology.  The children reported when the tulip bulbs they
planted bloomed and when they saw the first monarch.  In other parts of
America the children reported on other species.  I recall some Alaskan
children reporting on snow buntings.  When every school sent in their data
it could be looked at from a national perspective and was quite impressive.

Peter

On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Barbara Passero <bpassero at meadowmaking.org
> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I receive Journey North and Journey South newsletters. In one project to
> save monarchs, students plant tulips (Tulip Test Garden News: December 14,
> 2016 jn-news at learner.org) in their schoolyards.
>
> Pardon my question since I may bee way off the mark. I used to grow many
> varieties of tulips in northern Ohio, but I never saw a Monarch on a tulip,
> and I haven't seen monarchs on tulips in New England. Are tulips a source
> of interest for monarchs, except where I live?
>
> Sincerely, Barbara
>
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