they are replaced with interesting seed pods that open to unfurl seeds that float through the air on cottony strings and self-seed. You can collect and dry the seed pods yourself and seed your own milkweed plants.
After hatching, the tiny (0.8 – 0.23 in. / 2 – 6 mm) monarch caterpillar eats what remains of its egg, then turns its attention to the milkweed leaf. Monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed, which is why it is important that these plants, which are often treated as weeds, are plante...
of pollen-filled seed pods on the ground every Spring, and if I stay out more than ten minutes, I will get red itchy eyes. I practically live on eye drops during April and May. The only other plant that would trigger such a reaction was milkweed, and it doesn't grow in this area...
of pollen-filled seed pods on the ground every Spring, and if I stay out more than ten minutes, I will get red itchy eyes. I practically live on eye drops during April and May. The only other plant that would trigger such a reaction was milkweed, and it doesn't grow in this area...