What?!? This is not how I envisioned milkweed! Is this the same milkweed that monarchs like? I thought it was supposed to look kind of like a butterfly bush. I've never had any luck making it grow from seeds. Gonna have to establish "grow milkweed" as a goal for next year.
@margonaut It doesn’t look anything like butterfly bush! These are the seedpods but there are lots of different types. I found this one growing in a wetlands so maybe swamp milkweed? You have to be careful to grow the right kind for your area. It’s a tricky business with these monarchs!
@wiesnerbeth well heck, how are you supposed to know which is the right kind for your area? Now I'm feeling the challenge to make this happen. LOL, you can tell how much I know about milkweed. I thought there was some over in the butterfly garden by the church but it must have been something else. Will have to go consult the little signs.
@margonaut It could definitely have swamp milkweed. I think that’s the prettiest one that we have here. I think the key to the milkweed is to get the plants from a native plant nursery and not from Lowe’s or Home Depot. Also, I just read that you should also plant goldenrod (from seeds you’ve gathered in the wild!) because that’s what the monarchs eat while migrating because the milkweed is gone by then. It’s all so complicated!
December 2nd, 2023
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