Rose Franklin's Perennials

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Rose Franklin's Perennials

We ship quality perennials at reasonable prices. www.Monarchs-And-Milkweed.com
[email protected]

10/25/2026

Benefits of having a spider plant in your home or workplace: (1) They purify the air, absorbing pollutants and adding fresh oxygen to the air, (2) Spider plants increase the humidity level, (3) They are non-toxic to pets, (4) They do not cause allergic reactions, (5) They don't get infested with aphids, mites, white flies, etc., (6) They are easy to care for (just water well, then allow to dry between waterings).

08/13/2026

Andy, my husband, found these two Tomato Hornworm caterpillars in our garden today. They are covered with white silky-like cocoons of the Braconid Wasp. The wasp larvae hatched from eggs injected inside the caterpillars and fed on the Tomato Hornworm, then exited the caterpillar to spin their cocoons. The Tomato Hornworm will die and these white cocoons will produce a LOT of Braconid Wasps which will then fly around other tomato plants in search of Tomato Hornworms to lay their eggs on (well actually, in not on).
Tomato Hornworms are parasitoids (not parasites), meaning they kill their host in order for them to survive (consuming the insides of the caterpillar as their food source).

06/19/2026

Oh my goodness. We've been so busy this week that I almost forgot we're having another Open House this Saturday. For more info, please check out our website, Monarchs-And-Milkweed.com

05/19/2026

While we won't likely be shipping monarch caterpillars for several weeks, we will have some available at our Open House this Saturday. They'll be specially priced for Open House at 10 for $22.50.
I'd appreciate knowing if you are coming on Saturday to get some. Just email me at [email protected] and tell me how many we should reserve for you for Saturday pickup.

05/19/2026

This Saturday is our first open house of the 2026 season. Hope to see some of you here.

04/30/2026

Our 2026 Open House dates have been determined.

04/15/2026

Another closeup.

04/14/2026

A closeup.

04/13/2026

At 10 days old, a Black Swallowtail larva (caterpillar) looks like this.
Black Swallowtail caterpillars can feed on parsley, dill, fennel, carrot, or rue.

04/12/2026

At about 6 days old, Black Swallowtail caterpillars (larvae) look like this.

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Spring Mills, PA
16875

Website

http://www.Monarchs-And-Milkweed.com/

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