Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Milkweed bulbs growing wild in my yard!!, 1 by thumpergirl

thumpergirl wrote:
So I havent discovered a new species of milkweed!! ha ha shoot!! Thanks for the name direction.ive asked a few gardeners and they have all said milkweed does not grow from bulbs..
Yes the brown roots seem to be growing into the soil.I took all the loose material off him to photograph him.It is pretty buried under.I just dug up a big piece of ground and put him in the pot.Didnt mess with him at all. And Im not sure if the white ones are dead or if beginning to grow.I need to investigate the others growing to see if that is past growth,dead growth or what. This guy has grown some little babies as well.In the photo below you see them.they are no bigger than your thumb fingernail.I am hoping they will grow big and strong so i may seperate them.Again,not sure how to treat them. i wil look into the mikweed you mentioned.
It is very odd they just started growing out of nowhere to start with, but the fact that they seem to be different varieties is very strange.The first was tropical,the next ones getting ready to bloom are definately not tropical.The only thing i can think of is that somehow they came in with the mulch ive started getting from the city.I have been trying to grow milkweed seeds but that is not working for me.I am very happy theyve taken up residence in my yard,I am building a butterfly/hummingbird garden.

This message was edited Apr 25, 2010 5:38 PM