Can Milkweed Grow Fast Enough?

There are two monarch caterpillars in the picture below. Can you see them both? Monarch grows this much in only two weeks!

  • Do you think a milkweed plant could grow fast enough to feed more than one caterpillar? Why or why not?
  • What do you need to know? Think about an experiment you could do to find out.



Photo: J. Gallion


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