This morning I gave the madder a closer than usual look. The weather has turned toward autumn here, so I expected the madder to look a little leafier, and it really doesn’t. I found snails–which is normal–and then I found this, which is a first…
That, my friends, is a bigger than average caterpillar, and I have no idea what it might become in the fullness of time. And through being full of madder leaves. It has at least one friend/relative. So I decided not to remove all the stems for now and let the caterpillars munch what remains of the madder leaves until they transform. I’m still pondering whether to dig roots and try them as I think this plant must be getting up toward 3 years old now!
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