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I live in Gulf Harbour – I kept my plant in a pot for the first 2 years and had many caterpillar / butterflies. Last year I planted out the plant and had no caterpillars, yet a plant in a pot a few feet away produced eggs, caterpillars, chrysalis & butterflies. One thing I did notice was the leaves have turned a very dark green. Recently, I have witnessed the butterflies visiting the plant in the garden yet once again the eggs/caterpillars are not growing. There is evidence of a baby caterpillar possibly eating a very small amount of leaf – then nothing. There are NO pests on the plant that I can see. The plant is close to 2 metres high now, very bushy with lots of pods and flowers.
Do I need to pull out this plant and start again? I desperately want butterflies this summer.
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