Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'

My three swamp milkweed. The middle one is Definitely different then the other two.

The three swamp milkweed I had outside in a pot all winter are coming back up! Big win.

Found three big monarch caterpillars today on my swamp milkweed. Can’t figure out where they have been hiding, I check the milkweed almost daily. To big to be from Monday’s monarch visit. Happy to see them!

IDK where they came from but maybe they weren't on the milkweed and then they crawled on it but I love the photography.❤️🌹😍😊

#exoskeletal

So excited! First know visit of the monarchs this year. And she found the milkweed.

We went to Lake George a few years ago and loads of them were just on the shore - amazing! 🧡🖤

Lovely picture

They are a beautiful sight

This is an updated pic of the caterpillars on my milkweed. Some think it is sawflies. I think it is the tussock moth.

@afrank84 looks like some kind of hair now that they are bigger. @pixierose

You're right! They definitely do look like a caterpillar now. They were very deceiving when little, haha!

Too bad it's not covered in Monarch caterpillars 😔

@afrank84 I wish it was monarch caterpillars. The only butterfly I have see is a couple of the all white ones. My garden was so ready for them this year. 😥

Hopefully they will appear soon for you! I have only seen a few white ones too, but it's still too early in the season for them here. Another couple weeks to a month and they will start showing up. 😊

Yes those are tussock moths. I usually remove most of them leaving a few. Otherwise they will strip your milkweed & leave none for monarchs. Saw first Monarch today

I havent seen but only a few butterflies here so far. Hope they show up

@moore.794 I thought about removing some. But I have a lot of milkweed this year. Going to keep an eye on them for now. Most likely the birds will get ahold of many of them. I’m going to let nature do it thing.

The swamp milkweed from Andy’s Garden center is doing great and starting to open up.

Soooo pretty n pink. Love it. 💕💕

#midwesternnative

I finally found some milkweed at a nursery. Last year the caterpillars ate it all before it even had a chance to from any flowers. And none of it returned this year. So I’m going to try this one in a big pot. These are already forming some buds.

#wildlifewednesday

Ooh I watched a re-run of a David Attenborough programme about milkweed and monarch butterflies a few days ago it was very interesting.

Very young monarch caterpillar 🐛. I didn’t see the bigger one to day. Just two small ones. Hope he didn’t get eaten.

They are cute!!😊💕

Didn’t think I had any Monarch caterpillars this year. The milkweed didn’t bloom for some reason. But then I found this little fellow!

Beautiful looking caterpillar

How cute, especially his little feelers at the front

Happy to see the swamp milkweed coming to life. Hopefully the future home of monarch Catapillars.

Yippie! I see you also have creeping Charlie, the bane of my assistance, Katie. Lol😉 @ambitiouswolf

My swamp milkweed is starting to open up.

It looks gorgeous...👌🏼

#bestofjune #swampmilkweed #asclepias

Fabulous!

Awesome and so good for butterflies 🤗

Gorgeous

That looks gorgeous!

Very very pretty

Love it

That's beautiful

My swamp milkweed "Cinderella" is tall and forming flowers.

Swamp weed is starting to come up. I believe it was called Cinderella. And has pink flowers. Got it clearance last year end of season. So I'm excited to see the flowers for the first.

The tall stick with a few leaves on top.

Milk weed is so strong it takes my breath away

I knew butterflies liked milkweed...but I have seen my hummingbird enjoying it several times a day