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The Gardens in October

In the Butterfly Garden, asclepias physocarpa, known as the "family jewels tree," is a magnet for Monarch butterflies laying their eggs, as well as caterpillars chomping leaves and forming chrysalises. This is the best month to see the maximum number of butterflies active in the garden. The tree dahlia is 12-14 feet tall, with lavender blue flowers popping their heads above the cypress hedge on Burton Drive. In the White Garden, the Montanoa grandiflora "tree daisy" goes crazy with blooms. Some of the more prolific rose bushes may show a second bloom in October as well.