Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Downside of Asclepias currasavica, 1 by blossom_bum

blossom_bum wrote:
Dear Maggie,

I have swamp milkweed in my bf garden, 2 plants that were planted 2 years ago. They've spread out well. I've collected almost 70 cats just from those 2 plants. I then feed the native Michigan milkweed to the cats and leave the swamp mw alone. I'm new at this, so I don't know the numbers of OE infection, but so far I've released 12 monarchs and with one current exception (see monarch surgery post), all have been healthy and fluttered away. I would be happy to send seeds this fall to anyone who wants them.