Planting Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca For Monarchs. Fall Planting Produces Spring Seedlings.

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Last fall, we planted some milkweed seeds, in order to help Monarch Butterflies. This spring, we have seedlings. Now we will see if the butterflies use them or not. A project just for the fun of it, for me and my grandson....who is 6.

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i will like to know what kind of milkweed is that because your seed pods are gigantic and difference from the one I have in my area.

Interesting I didn't know that about the monarchs, but I do know that milk weed is invasive. Thanks for sharing.

This was cool to see. I'm planting a species of milkweed for the butterflies this year too. It'll be neat to compare and contrast.

Cool idea and great helper, TFS T.

Well done Jim......very thoughtful to think of the butterflies. Top job by Joshua with the sowing 😄👍🏻

Thats such a wonderful thing that you and your little grandson have done to encourage the Monarch butterflies :-) and so fantastic that the seedlings are growing well :-) thanks so much for sharing Jim and sending heaps of love and happiness from right across the Emerald Isle for a FANTASTIC evening XXXXXX <3

Thanks for the look at the seedlings. I have some that showed up in my yard two years ago and I wanted to look out for the seedlings so I don't accidentally weed them. I got a few monarchs both years so far. Tell your assistant great job! Mine is 10 and still enjoys the caterpillar search!

Very cool! They'll definitely bring in Monarchs. If you also plant their favorite nectar source, Liatris ligulistylis, you'll really attract them! Common Milkweed can spread and appear in new places, but my neighbor has a small asparagus garden where it grows, and I've never seen it outside of the garden. I have quite a few asclepias tuberosa seedlings popping up this spring, can't wait to see them all flower next year!

they are invasive ,that is for sure . we have them every where and i did not plant them, that said they are not near as bad as the sun chokes i did plant 4 or 5 tubers , the milk weed may help but the problem with the butterfly's is gmo corn pollen, the b t is poison to them as well as the bees . i have so much problem keeping bees now , there are over 100 kinds of native bumble bees and more than half are on the verge of extinction because of bt pollen's or gmo's

Super cool ! the wild passion fruit i got is a host plant for a few butterfly species too, the Gulf Fritillary i believe

I have also thought about planting milkweed. Concerned about the invasiveness and don't know if it grows in my area. Best wishes Bob.