Pretty, Brad.

Karen

I love Crego Asters they are one of my favorite annuals. Your milkweed is very lovely as well.

Nice blooms & color varieties, Brad.

Isn't it exciting to watch those plants you've started from seed start as a teeny tiny seed, then a tiny sprout and grow and grow until the magical moment when it produces a flower? I love sowing plants from seed, it's more satisfying than buying already grown plants. Have you found any monarch caterpillars on your milkweed? I found about a dozen this year on my A. incarnata. They grow so fast and it's so cute to watch them munch away! I also have three black swallowtail cats on bronze fennel I sowed this year. They too are growing fast.

Karen

Thank you, everyone!

Karen, yes it's very exciting to watch little seeds turn into gorgeous flowers that everyone and everything can admire and enjoy. No caterpillar sightings as of yet, but I'm keeping my eyes open for signs!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

They're all nice. I especially like the little soapwort because I found some growing on city property, picked a few, made a little boquet and photographed it. The milkweed is stunning! I tried verb. b., but it didn't germinate for me.

I didn't know how to collect seeds from the soapwort or if I could xplant them. Somebody on the web id'ed them for me. I love to go trekking around to see what's growing among the weeds in neglected places. I have found some real treasures (to me) I wish I could have saved. One was a lovely shrub. I made jam from some wild grapes, I didn't like it but my friend did.

Ah then I found this lovely bindweed. Luckily someone warned me. I think I had one stringer this year climbing my gypsophilia. I unwound it and yanked it out.

Nice selection. I also found caterpillars on my milkweed and grow them just for that reason. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful Brad. Where did you get the Tropical Milkweed seeds? I would like to get some.

Thank you again, everyone!

Ladyrose, I got my seeds last year in a trade. If I get any seeds off of my plant, I'll save some for you :). It's very easy to grow and care for. I forget when I winter sowed it but it sprouted very nicely.

I also wanted to say that yesterday I found a tiny caterpillar on my swamp milkweed (winter sown) and after looking at it closer again today, it's a tiny Monarch caterpillar! Plus, the swamp milkweed has buds!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Congrats on your beautiful flowers and future monarch!