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emch

Gardening in mostly deep shade in Zone 6. My passion is adding more native plants to my landscape & clearing out the foreign invasives.

Asclepias syriaca

  • Season Icon Mid SummerMid Summer 2024
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emch

These never do anything for me, but this single seedling is hanging on #hostplant #guerillagardening

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  • Season Icon Late SpringLate Spring 2024
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emch

Another defiant #midwesternnative #hostplant coming up thru the middle of a yew bush

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ambitiouswolf

I will take it!!! So hard finding it to add to my garden.

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emch

Someone else just complained to me about the milkweed plants crowding her driveway, @ambitiouswolf !

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KariSamuel

I have seeds to share... probably still with fluff included! A #selfseeding favorite of mine. If I can locate them, I would gladly mail some to either of you!! Let me know if you're interested. @emch @ambitiouswolf

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ambitiouswolf

@KariSamuel I will keep that in mine. I currently have two plants in order. Just have to wait a few weeks for them to be big enough to ship. But if that doesn’t work out I might take you up on the offer.

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  • Season Icon Late SpringLate Spring 2024
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emch

A co-worker asked if I wanted milkweed seedlings and I asked if she had maybe 6 to spare. She said yes and had her husband drop off EIGHT of them, each in a half-gallon pot. Now what do I do lol #hostplant

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sushiwaitress

Count your blessings, that's what! #freeplants #plantsfromfriends #seedlings

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emch

#sharethewealth is a fine philosophy @sushiwaitress

29w
  • Season Icon Mid SummerMid Summer 2023
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emch

Now this was a peculiar find. Out of all the milkweed plants at the library, only this one was crawling with ants and flies. Did someone pour their Pepsi over it? #wildlifewednesday #exoskeletal

1w
  • Season Icon Early AutumnEarly Autumn 2021
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emch

Nice crop of seed pods at the drive-thru #midwesternnative #hostplant

3w
  • Season Icon Early AutumnEarly Autumn 2021
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emch

I thought it had been carried off because I couldn't find it, but it is still right there... #midwesternnative

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crabby58

I've looked for these seeds to plant for the butterflies, did not have any. Thinking I'll have to buy the plant as you have👍looking good.

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sushiwaitress

@crabby58 drive around where you live and look for milkweed pods on the side of the road/in fields/etc. Right now is when the seeds are ripe and one pod will give you tons and tons.

3w
  • Season Icon Mid SummerMid Summer 2021
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emch

Late to the party, I know, but I finally invested in a couple of milkweed plants. One of them came complete with an incredibly tiny monarch caterpiggle. #midwesternnative

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