Fun fact: in the early days in America the women made lovely little capes by sewing EACH seed onto the fabric making a fluffy fur-like garment. I saw one in a museum. Those women had patience😻.
What an uplifting video! Very informative. I am going to plant this at the top of my tallest hill where the butterflies can easily see it. Thank you very much for showcasing this beautiful plant.
I grow it next to Veronica and everything is completely ignoring the Butterfly Weed, lol. Also, Anise Hyssop will suck all the pollinators straight off your Butterfly Weed as well.
Just bought some seed today and came online to find some guidelines in growing it. This is a superb video and comments are exceptional. Thanks for your help. Good camera work. Jesus bless.
Six dislikes how could this be.? Crazy people.... I have been watching so many videos on this subject recently as I am getting onboard with raising monarchs and this channel is by far hands down the absolute best most informative channel I have found! I am So glad I found you! You have saved me so much time on this endeavor. Thank you for this wonderful information and your wonderful channel. A new subscriber forever. Thank You
Thank you Gwenn! I'm very happy you like the videos I make! I'll try to keep them coming. And I really appreciate your comment - it is very nice to hear!
Saw a comment on the bottom about how this is not a good flower for monarch larva. That the pink and purple flower species are good and the orange/red ones bad.
I have wondered about the down thumb clicks before: I think the fat finger or parkinsons, MS type excuse is relevent and then there are just trolls going around being pests for the heck of it or maybe there are folks that actually think they can skew the alogorithyms.
@DireNova - this specific species, Asclepias Tuberosa is good for Monarchs. It is native to North America. There is no red on the blooms. The one that is red/orange is Asclepias curivassa, a totally different species (and it can harbor a parasite that harms Monarch larvae).
I agree with you. The butterfly weed is perfect in so many ways. I love finding the volunteer seedlings in the spring and relocating them around my yard or sharing them with friends and family. The color is magnificent! Thanks for the video.
if ever you have extra, i would pay shipping if you’d be willing to share seeds or seedlings! hoping to fill my 2 acres with monarch saving beauties! But need help getting my started.. appreciate your post & this helpful video too! 💗
Thanks…” more flowers than vegetables.”Yeah, I grew vegetables last year, but everything attacked them, so I switched it up and started concentrating on Monarch Butterflies…It worked out beautifully. This year I’m doing nectar flowers for them and more milkweed…and again , more beautiful as the garden takes form and unfolds…
Great video!!! My potted milkweeds recently died after about 3 years. I loved their flowers too! Aphids were a constant issue. 😣 I used to pinch the aphids off by hand, later on I used neem oil and towards the end I also a tried a homemade recipe with dawn dish soap. I tried to bring them indoors as a final attempt to protect them and keep them alive but they needed the sun. I did purchase seeds recently and I’m happy to know you were able germinate them without stratification. I I love your garden it is so pretty! God bless!
Aphids are a yearly battle. This year I'm mainly having red aphids on my Heliopsis. Anymore I just squish them, as you did or do nothing. I'm still getting flowers without doing anything. I've found that no matter what I do, (lady bugs, squish, hose...) there are always more aphids. Thank you for the kind words - our little wildflower area is really great. Everything is exploding right now.
Vanessa just remember anything you put on your plant to kill aphids is also detrimental to the monarchs. I squish and then gently hose the plants not to dislodge any Monarch eggs or caterpillars on the leaves! Best of luck to you! We are all helping the populations of monarchs with our butterfly gardens.
I released native lady bugs for years. They leave but after a few years they come back. I've definitely seen a higher amount of ladybugs the past few years. Really helped the aphid issue. Try to avoid spraying if you can, because it'll hurt the monarchs too
Thank you for sharing all this awesome information!! Great pictures!! Very helpful!! I hope everyone goes this plant - bc it’s amazing to see so many beautiful butterflies in my garden, as they feed & lay their eggs. Then, it’s so incredibly crazy go see all the caterpillars!! Adults & kids are all equally fascinated by this entire butterfly process!!
This is probably the best milkweed to have in a garden setting for sure. It checks many boxes. Pretty, not too big, not aggressive, brings in wildlife.
Thank you! I’m planning a pollinator garden this year, and keep coming back to your channel for info! I appreciate you for sharing what you know. What zone do you live in?
Hi Courtney - I'm glad you are finding our info helpful. I'm in zone 6b, Southern Pennsylvania. If you are planning a pollinator garden, there are a few resources we have at our website that you may find helpful. We have a large article detailing how to make a pollinator wildflower garden. It has some sample designs that have good mixes of flowers that should keep continuous (or near continuous) blooms through the season. growitbuildit.com/how-to-make-a-micro-prairie/ And we have a complete list of plants that we've written up in detail. Lots of these will become videos at some point. I have footage for most but it just takes a lot of time to compile into a decent video. But, we generally have detailed germination instructions, grow and care - etc. growitbuildit.com/complete-native-plant-listing/ Hope you find these useful! Joe
You were very informative … thank you. We’re starting a butterfly garden this year in hopes of helping as many monarchs and other butterflies, bees, etc.. You presented valuable information in a very thorough way so that will help a lot. Thanks again.
I like how thorough you are when you make videos about these plant species. I had to subscribe. I don't live in the US, I'm from the UK. I enjoy learning about these native American species.
Are there many monarch butterflies fluttering around in The U.K.? There are quite A few fluttering around where I live in Australia and I'm just about to plant some milkweed to see even more of them around
@@justinfilipovic8939 There are sometimes Monarch butterflies in the UK that are swept in by storms, but they never survive our winter. I've never seen one.
@@growitbuildit I know they aren't native to anywhere else than North America but they have been introduced to other places I see them here in Australia in fact we have our own unique word for them we call them wanderer butterflies
Very informative. I direct sowed some swamp milkweed back in December hoping some will sprout this spring. I’m definitely going to get a pack of seeds for butterfly weed and try sowing indoors. Keep up the good work. Love your videos!
Thank you RC! I'm glad you liked it. You are going to love Butterfly Weed. And the more species of milkweed, the more "full of life" your garden will be.
I purchased Butterfly weed seeds to sow this season. After watching your video I am very excited to get them started. Thank you for the in depth information you provided.
It’s one of my favorite plants. I just bought my first home and put two in the front. I doubt I’ll get blooms this year but I’m so excited for the years to come. Thank you so much for sharing this info!
Thanks for this post. Butterfly weed is my favorite milkweed. It seems to really attract monarchs and I really like the appearance. It is attractive in a flower bed.
Thank you very much for such a thorough and informative video. I’m a beginner Garderner. I’ve consulted with a semi-professional for an edible garden with 12 fruit trees and 6 planters. Since, she lives across the state line, she will not come back and there is no guaranteed on any trees and plants. I’m thankful she did put 3 milkweeds in the guilds. I’ve been watching so many videos on everything, and still am learning each species. I just saw the monarch caterpillars yesterday (the eggs must have been there already -not seedlings). I’m worried about the pest, but now, feel much better with your tutorial.
I love it find it in fields in Western Pa have never had luck with it domestically. Cannot really buy it in seed or sprouts. One of my favorites! Thanks!❤
What a fabulous video you have created. I grow the beautiful plant in my garden, and yes, it takes a good three years to mature and get to a lovely size. I had no idea that I could use those seed pods to create another plant because I bought mine as a Tuber. Everybody that visits my garden, "wants a cutting" and I tell them it does not grow from "cuttings"...Now I will be able to share my beautiful Butterfly Weed plant with everyone that wants them. I will also give them a link to your video creation. Thank you for posting this!
@@growitbuildit Sir, the information you gave in this most excellent video is far above and beyond anything I have been able to find on this fabulous little plant which fulfills absolutely everything a Gardener could want. Again, thank you for your fine production!
I live in N Illinois and my A. tuberosa were on their 3rd+ years as well as several new volunteers. They were huge and did great, but I did not have ONE SINGLE monarch caterpillar! Other years I have had numerous caterpillars! Did anybody else have that issue? Even at the native perennial nursery I work at, there were hardly any to be found! In other news, I collected boatloads of seeds. Last fall I planted some A. tuberosa plugs for my parents (sandy-loamy soil, full sun) and most did not survive our horrible droughty-scorcher year. I transplanted one of my young ones at home (clay soil, full sun) and MAN, those roots are impressive. It was mad at me, but did recover and flowered for me.
That is good you were able to keep the transplanted Butterflyweed alive Pam - not an easy job! I had a decent amount of caterpillars this year on Butterfly weed. But on Whorled Milkweed, I had a ton.
I saved the seeds from my common milkweed. When the pods started to open, I cut them off and put them in Ziploc bags, and set them by the window all winter long. This year, when I opened them up to try to harvest them, the fluff on top came right off the seed. I shook the bag around a bit to agitate them and make it easier, but for the most part they cleanly separated.
I do the same. I fill a paper bag with tons of the fluffy seed stuff, shake shake shake shake shake, usually I put a penny or two in there as well to help knock the fuzz off. Then I cut a tiny hole in the corner of the bottom of the bag and the seeds just kind of pour out.
I recently received a bouquet of flowers and it had butterfly weed in it. I wasn’t sure what type of flower it was, but now I do! I really enjoyed your video and look forward to planting my own butterfly weed.
I have winter sowed butterfly weed seeds and am sooo excited to share them with friends and family! I will refer them to this video when I share the seeds!
You are welcome. I've not seen deer bother mine. Only rabbits when they are young. But thank you for sharing, as I'm sure it will help warn other people.
Butterfly weed ❤milk weed I've been growing this for 4 years next to my lime lites this year I ordered 6 different types of milk weeds can't wait to plant for my butterfly 🦋 🐝 friend's
Thank you George, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The first time I came across this plant was in a powerline cut in the rural Appalachian mountains. I've been in love with it ever since.
I noticed this summer that swallowtail butterflies like dill weed. My plan is to mix in dill weed seeds with the butterfly weed, I also put several black eyed Susan’s to attract more,
The first time I saw this plant I was drawn to it. I tried growing some from seed , I did get seedlings I don’t know if they survived the winter. I just planted some bare roots I purchased. The first time I saw this plant I was about 15 years old. I’m 56 now and my dream of have this amazing plant Amy be coming true 😁
Very informative, Thanks for saving me time and money trying to grow this. I have compacted poor draining soil so butterfly weed not a good choice. I liked the fact that it stays compacted. Going to try and look for place where I might be able to grow butterfly weed. I have swamp milkweed, purple milkweed, and an unknown milkweed from my friends garden. On another note liquid fence works great deer don’t touch any plants when I spray.
Glad I could help you out! And it sounds like you have a nice spread of milkweed too. I've got two new species I'm looking forward to blooming this year. And Liquid Fence is worth every penny. If not for it I would have to fence my whole yard.
Another great video my friend. You do such a good job explaining them. I love Butterfly weed. I had it at my old house and will be establishing it soon at my new one.
@@growitbuildit 10/4 on that. At my parents house, they are growing all over the property wild. I live about 20 mins away across the river and have 15 ac myself, never seen them here yet. I plan to plant some in beds but also scatter these, milkweed, coneflower around wild on the property.
That is a good mix. Just watch out for the common milkweed - keep it somewhere wild. Once those rhizomes start growing.... other vegetation better watch out!
I feel so fortunate to have found your channel! I was searching for a way to save my black-eyed susan seeds, and got a plethora of wonderful info on so many other flowers! I have wetter soil, would you suggest the swamp milkweed instead?
This video is by far the best I have seen. So much great information for the milkweed. I just purchased my first plant. I learned a lot from it. Hope to see lot of butterflies. Thank you.
Thank you so much Linda! I'm glad you think it's the best. You're going to love the plant. If you can get a few more, you should do so. The more you plant, the more pollinators you will attract (and increase the chances for Monarchs).
You are very welcome. Overtime yup get better at spotting weeds vs non-weeds. One thing that helps me is that weeds are generally everywhere, not concentrated. Usually anyways
@@growitbuildit I have a very unusual garden set up as the previous owners got dirt not top soil after they redid the septic. After around 5 years of bringing in topsoil I finally have healthy enough soil that my perennial plants come back. With a snow storm and cold temperatures in the second week of May last year. I spent the money and bought blooms so I could enjoy my pollenators. Thank you for what you do.
I have a large property and have planted common milkweed in the wilder parts of my garden and had good luck with it. The leaves are large and the Monarch butterfly caterpillars eat them more than they do the orange butterfly weed, which I also have in my garden. The common milkweed spreads a lot more than the orange milkweed, so every so often, I have to dig the roots out of my lawn and replant them in the border. 😄
@@growitbuildit Yeah...I'd druther have the milkweed than the invasive plants that don't attract any beneficial insects at all. On eastern Long Island where I live, I have almost 2acres...half of which is wooded...and every year I have to cut back noxious vines like smilax, poison ivy and bittersweet. To top it all off, the previous owners of the house planted a border of bamboo along the end of the back yard for privacy...and it was running under the grass towards the house. Over the last couple of years, I've been digging the roots out, since I don't want to use herbicides on the property. I got about 2/3 of the runners out and cut back half of the bamboo in the border, but if I wanted to get rid of it all, it would take men and machinery. I absolutely hate that stuff!
Thank you for this thorough information Asclepias tuberosa!!! What is the beautiful,grayish feathery plant next to your Asclepias? It’s beautiful contrast!!!
Hi - I believe you are talking about the Partridge Pea. I had made a video on that one a while ago. Hope you enjoy it! ua-cam.com/video/-Is8rLfvsKs/v-deo.html
Definitely a magical plant 🌱 for pollinators and gardeners that want a manicured look to make neighbors happy without the need for many inputs. That being said, what is a good handful of companion plants that would keep with the manicured front garden appearance that continue texture and color year round? Thank you for all you do and in advance for any insight. Located eastern mid Atlantic in delaware between Maryland and Pennsylvania
Hi Cynthia - for companion plants that keep color year round, those are usually annuals. Or very short lived perennials. As most proper perennials will bloom for 3-6 weeks during the year and then make seed. growitbuildit.com/large-flowered-tickseed-coreopsis-grandiflora/ growitbuildit.com/lanceleaf-coreopsis-grow-care-guide-lanceolata/ That being said, a couple native short-lived perennials that bloom most of the year (with deadheading) would be Lanceleaf Coreopsis, and Large Flowered Tickseed. They can be kept well in a manicured garden, and bloom for much of the year. They both will self seed though, but that is kind of necessary as they don't live too long. You can easily transplant volunteers around to keep a manicured look too. Normally for native plants or perennial gardens you want to try to keep *something* blooming from Spring to Fall. If you have enough beds, you can do that pretty well. Here are a couple articles that may help. The first is on designing a flower bed, and the second is a list of natives I've found to be particularly 'residential friendly'. growitbuildit.com/how-to-start-a-native-plant-garden-from-scratch/ growitbuildit.com/10-native-plants-with-curb-appeal/
I love love love my Milk Weed. Have it planted throughout the flower beds. The orange color is so beautiful. Two years ago a caterpillar made the cocoon on our side porch railing. WOW, is all I can say! Have pictures from the start till it emerged. Had to protect it from the Grasshoppers with netting, they were thinking lunch. It really had no place to go so it got on my daughters shoulder, ( I think they have to dry off before flying away) and stayed there till it flew away. What an experience!!! This video was helpful. Thank you 🐛🦋
I WISH I could get my milkweed to grow as lush and full of flowers as yours are! Those are gorgeous! What milkweed I do have,the monarch cats eat them down to nubs. Have yet to harvest any seeds from my plants.🦋
I have not heard of this plant. Do you know if it is available in UK please? I hope so. Thank you for making this enjoyable video whether or not I can make use of your knowledge sir. It is always nice to see gardens that are atteactive to the birds and bees and so on. Blessings and peace
This year (2021) J Parker were selling plant plugs of asclepias tuberosa. Pretty Wild Seeds were selling ‘a curavassica’ seeds. I think Chiltern Seeds may have ‘a tuberosa’ seeds.
Thanks for this informative post. I planted my first set of butterfly weed last year. 50% have come back so far. Waiting to see if the seeds sprout after a winter season. Started using liquid fence as well. Have seen good results deterring rabbits. Any chance that you know the fern like plant mixed in with your butterfly weed that is seen around the 3:20 to 3:35 mark? Thanks!
Hi Tony - thank you for the compliment. My Butterfly weed just started emerging this past week. The plant you are asking about at 320 is called the Partridge Pea. It is a nice little annual to grow, but will self seed very heavily! So, once you grow it, you will always have it. I will make a video on it sometime, but until them here is my write up on it - growitbuildit.com/partridge-pea-101-chamaecrista-fasciculate/ The way it disperses seed is really cool. It makes little pods, and when they dry the come under tension. Once it tears a little bit, the pod will corkscrew and fling the seed all over.
Hi Gabriela - It might have trouble during the hottest parts of the year. I'm thinking it may be too hot for it to survive. I would like to hear your results though.
Please tell what the beautiful fine leaf silver grey plant is next to the butterfly plant, its left of the butterfly and about 3:45 in your video. Thank you!
I have no direct experience trying to grow this one in a container. But I know that it has a taproot, so if you try, make sure your container is very deep.
Great info! This is so timely for me. I have some milkweed sprouts (mostly A. tuberosa but some A. incarnata as well) They are about 2-3 weeks old. Do I have to wait until the last frost to put them in the ground?
Hi Darren - if you started them inside then you may as well wait until they have several sets of true leaves and after the last frost. If you winter-sowed them, then once you get 2-3 sets of 'true' leaves (not the initial two when sprouted) you can plant them out to the ground if you want. Then you can plant it out in the ground. Just make sure you protect the young seedlings from rabbits! I highly recommend liquid fence or cage them. Personally though, I would wait until after the last frost, as the plant may not grow much anyway in cold soil. And it is just a bigger risk of predation. Good luck!
Fun fact: in the early days in America the women made lovely little capes by sewing EACH seed onto the fabric making a fluffy fur-like garment. I saw one in a museum. Those women had patience😻.
Wow - what museum was that? I would like to see that.
What an uplifting video! Very informative. I am going to plant this at the top of my tallest hill where the butterflies can easily see it. Thank you very much for showcasing this beautiful plant.
You are very welcome! Good luck getting started with Butterflyweed - it's a great flower!
I grow this plant. It definitely attracts butterflies.
I grow it next to Veronica and everything is completely ignoring the Butterfly Weed, lol. Also, Anise Hyssop will suck all the pollinators straight off your Butterfly Weed as well.
Just bought some seed today and came online to find some guidelines in growing it. This is a superb video and comments are exceptional. Thanks for your help. Good camera work. Jesus bless.
Thank you Sandra! Good luck!
Six dislikes how could this be.? Crazy people.... I have been watching so many videos on this subject recently as I am getting onboard with raising monarchs and this channel is by far hands down the absolute best most informative channel I have found! I am So glad I found you! You have saved me so much time on this endeavor. Thank you for this wonderful information and your wonderful channel. A new subscriber forever. Thank You
Thank you Gwenn! I'm very happy you like the videos I make! I'll try to keep them coming. And I really appreciate your comment - it is very nice to hear!
They probably were meaning to hit like but the screen is small and they have fat fingers.
Saw a comment on the bottom about how this is not a good flower for monarch larva. That the pink and purple flower species are good and the orange/red ones bad.
I have wondered about the down thumb clicks before: I think the fat finger or parkinsons, MS type excuse is relevent and then there are just trolls going around being pests for the heck of it or maybe there are folks that actually think they can skew the alogorithyms.
@DireNova - this specific species, Asclepias Tuberosa is good for Monarchs. It is native to North America. There is no red on the blooms. The one that is red/orange is Asclepias curivassa, a totally different species (and it can harbor a parasite that harms Monarch larvae).
I saw this in the wild in Northern Utah, took a photo, and that led me to this video. Very cool. I'd like to grow this in my yard.
It is a wonderful plant. I love having them around.
I agree with you. The butterfly weed is perfect in so many ways. I love finding the volunteer seedlings in the spring and relocating them around my yard or sharing them with friends and family. The color is magnificent! Thanks for the video.
You are very welcome Ellen - Butterfly Weed is probably my favorite of all the Milkweeds.
if ever you have extra, i would pay shipping if you’d be willing to share seeds or seedlings! hoping to fill my 2 acres with monarch saving beauties! But need help getting my started.. appreciate your post & this helpful video too! 💗
How doesn't this dude have more subs?!!!?
Thank you! Share share share!!!
I thought the same thing! Really great, organized information!
I just subbed, so it's one more... ; )
Thanks…” more flowers than vegetables.”Yeah, I grew vegetables last year, but everything attacked them, so I switched it up and started concentrating on Monarch Butterflies…It worked out beautifully. This year I’m doing nectar flowers for them and more milkweed…and again , more beautiful as the garden takes form and unfolds…
That is a worthy cause - and the Monarchs certainly appreciate your efforts!
This is easily one of the top 3 gardening channels on UA-cam!
Thank you sir!
Underrated channel so far.
This is the first video that I’ve found that really teaches. Luv the lesson.
I’ve been trying to start a butterfly garden for the past 2 or so yrs
Thank you! I'm happy you appreciate the time/effort! I'll be putting out more videos as time goes on!
Love this how do I subscribe to your Chanel?
There should be a red button somewhere in the lower right part of the screen that says "subscribe "
Thank you for sharing. I like you teaching method for each plant you discuss. You voice is very easy on the ears.
Thank you Veleria! I'm glad you are enjoying my videos.
Great video!!! My potted milkweeds recently died after about 3 years. I loved their flowers too! Aphids were a constant issue. 😣 I used to pinch the aphids off by hand, later on I used neem oil and towards the end I also a tried a homemade recipe with dawn dish soap. I tried to bring them indoors as a final attempt to protect them and keep them alive but they needed the sun. I did purchase seeds recently and I’m happy to know you were able germinate them without stratification. I I love your garden it is so pretty! God bless!
Aphids are a yearly battle. This year I'm mainly having red aphids on my Heliopsis. Anymore I just squish them, as you did or do nothing. I'm still getting flowers without doing anything. I've found that no matter what I do, (lady bugs, squish, hose...) there are always more aphids.
Thank you for the kind words - our little wildflower area is really great. Everything is exploding right now.
Vanessa just remember anything you put on your plant to kill aphids is also detrimental to the monarchs. I squish and then gently hose the plants not to dislodge any Monarch eggs or caterpillars on the leaves! Best of luck to you! We are all helping the populations of monarchs with our butterfly gardens.
I released native lady bugs for years. They leave but after a few years they come back. I've definitely seen a higher amount of ladybugs the past few years. Really helped the aphid issue.
Try to avoid spraying if you can, because it'll hurt the monarchs too
Thank you for sharing all this awesome information!! Great pictures!! Very helpful!! I hope everyone goes this plant - bc it’s amazing to see so many beautiful butterflies in my garden, as they feed & lay their eggs. Then, it’s so incredibly crazy go see all the caterpillars!!
Adults & kids are all equally fascinated by this entire butterfly process!!
This is probably the best milkweed to have in a garden setting for sure. It checks many boxes. Pretty, not too big, not aggressive, brings in wildlife.
Packed with info. Just how I like it
Thank you - I aim to please!
Thank you! I’m planning a pollinator garden this year, and keep coming back to your channel for info! I appreciate you for sharing what you know. What zone do you live in?
Hi Courtney - I'm glad you are finding our info helpful. I'm in zone 6b, Southern Pennsylvania. If you are planning a pollinator garden, there are a few resources we have at our website that you may find helpful.
We have a large article detailing how to make a pollinator wildflower garden. It has some sample designs that have good mixes of flowers that should keep continuous (or near continuous) blooms through the season.
growitbuildit.com/how-to-make-a-micro-prairie/
And we have a complete list of plants that we've written up in detail. Lots of these will become videos at some point. I have footage for most but it just takes a lot of time to compile into a decent video. But, we generally have detailed germination instructions, grow and care - etc. growitbuildit.com/complete-native-plant-listing/
Hope you find these useful!
Joe
Thank you! I’ll definitely use these resources!
I am amazed with all the factual, consice information of the videos!
Thank you Aileen!
I love how you did this video. Very good information. Thank you
Thank you so much - I'm happy you enjoyed it
You were very informative … thank you. We’re starting a butterfly garden this year in hopes of helping as many monarchs and other butterflies, bees, etc.. You presented valuable information in a very thorough way so that will help a lot. Thanks again.
Thank you Vo! I'm very happy you enjoyed and found my video helpful.
What a wealth of information Without the fluff
Thank you for your concise video
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Thank you Christine! I'm very happy you enjoyed it!
I like how thorough you are when you make videos about these plant species.
I had to subscribe. I don't live in the US, I'm from the UK. I enjoy learning about these native American species.
Thank you! I really appreciate your comment. I'll try to keep things interesting!
Are there many monarch butterflies fluttering around in The U.K.? There are quite A few fluttering around where I live in Australia and I'm just about to plant some milkweed to see even more of them around
@@justinfilipovic8939 There are sometimes Monarch butterflies in the UK that are swept in by storms, but they never survive our winter. I've never seen one.
I don't think they are in th UK. They migrate every year through North America, from Mexico to Canada.
@@growitbuildit I know they aren't native to anywhere else than North America but they have been introduced to other places I see them here in Australia in fact we have our own unique word for them we call them wanderer butterflies
man that butterfly garden you got going in your backyard is something else. Truly amazing stuff! Good video too!
Thank you Kyle - I'm glad you like it. There is so much insect life back there in the Summer.
Very informative. I direct sowed some swamp milkweed back in December hoping some will sprout this spring. I’m definitely going to get a pack of seeds for butterfly weed and try sowing indoors. Keep up the good work. Love your videos!
Thank you RC! I'm glad you liked it. You are going to love Butterfly Weed. And the more species of milkweed, the more "full of life" your garden will be.
I purchased Butterfly weed seeds to sow this season. After watching your video I am very excited to get them started. Thank you for the in depth information you provided.
I'm happy to hear that Julia - you are going to love this flower.
It’s one of my favorite plants. I just bought my first home and put two in the front. I doubt I’ll get blooms this year but I’m so excited for the years to come. Thank you so much for sharing this info!
You are very welcome Jen. Glad you liked it!
Thanks for this post. Butterfly weed is my favorite milkweed. It seems to really attract monarchs and I really like the appearance. It is attractive in a flower bed.
You're welcome! This is probably my favorite milkweed. Long-lived, well-behaved, looks great and brings in the action.
Found your channel and since then bought 3 seeds from ebay. Starting my own wildlife/pond/pollinator garden. Great videos!
Thank you!
Thank you.I found many monarch caterpillars on my okra plants too.
Really? Cool - I've never heard of that.
Great video you convinced me to plant three. 👍👍❤️
You won't regret it!
Thank you very much for such a thorough and informative video. I’m a beginner Garderner. I’ve consulted with a semi-professional for an edible garden with 12 fruit trees and 6 planters. Since, she lives across the state line, she will not come back and there is no guaranteed on any trees and plants. I’m thankful she did put 3 milkweeds in the guilds. I’ve been watching so many videos on everything, and still am learning each species. I just saw the monarch caterpillars yesterday (the eggs must have been there already -not seedlings). I’m worried about the pest, but now, feel much better with your tutorial.
I'm glad I could help you out! These are really tough plants once established.
Excellent class. Explained everything I needed to know & to care for my newly identified orange beauty that popped into our garden... butterfly weed
Thank you Margery - good luck with your new find!
I love it find it in fields in Western Pa have never had luck with it domestically. Cannot really buy it in seed or sprouts. One of my favorites! Thanks!❤
You'll just have to go collect some seed later this summer!
I enjoyed this learning you have shared now I want to grow this plant. Thank you for the learning show. I look forward to others
You are very welcome - I'm glad you found it helpful!
Wow. Best educational video for gardening I've found this far. Thank you! Great concise content!
Thank you!
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly, will try to find some other plant similar to the U.K.
You are welcome Maria - good luck!
What a fabulous video you have created. I grow the beautiful plant in my garden, and yes, it takes a good three years to mature and get to a lovely size. I had no idea that I could use those seed pods to create another plant because I bought mine as a Tuber. Everybody that visits my garden, "wants a cutting" and I tell them it does not grow from "cuttings"...Now I will be able to share my beautiful Butterfly Weed plant with everyone that wants them. I will also give them a link to your video creation. Thank you for posting this!
Excellent! I'm happy you enjoyed the video, and now plan to spread the plant by growing more to share with your friends!
@@growitbuildit Sir, the information you gave in this most excellent video is far above and beyond anything I have been able to find on this fabulous little plant which fulfills absolutely everything a Gardener could want. Again, thank you for your fine production!
Thank you again. Most of my plant profiles are like this. You may find some other interesting flowers on my channel
I live in N Illinois and my A. tuberosa were on their 3rd+ years as well as several new volunteers. They were huge and did great, but I did not have ONE SINGLE monarch caterpillar! Other years I have had numerous caterpillars! Did anybody else have that issue? Even at the native perennial nursery I work at, there were hardly any to be found!
In other news, I collected boatloads of seeds. Last fall I planted some A. tuberosa plugs for my parents (sandy-loamy soil, full sun) and most did not survive our horrible droughty-scorcher year.
I transplanted one of my young ones at home (clay soil, full sun) and MAN, those roots are impressive. It was mad at me, but did recover and flowered for me.
That is good you were able to keep the transplanted Butterflyweed alive Pam - not an easy job! I had a decent amount of caterpillars this year on Butterfly weed. But on Whorled Milkweed, I had a ton.
Planted this year. Thanks for video.
You are welcome Dawn. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Thank you!
I saved the seeds from my common milkweed. When the pods started to open, I cut them off and put them in Ziploc bags, and set them by the window all winter long. This year, when I opened them up to try to harvest them, the fluff on top came right off the seed. I shook the bag around a bit to agitate them and make it easier, but for the most part they cleanly separated.
Interesting. I'll have to try that - thank you!
I do the same. I fill a paper bag with tons of the fluffy seed stuff, shake shake shake shake shake, usually I put a penny or two in there as well to help knock the fuzz off. Then I cut a tiny hole in the corner of the bottom of the bag and the seeds just kind of pour out.
I recently received a bouquet of flowers and it had butterfly weed in it. I wasn’t sure what type of flower it was, but now I do! I really enjoyed your video and look forward to planting my own butterfly weed.
Thank you! You are going to love this plant.
I have winter sowed butterfly weed seeds and am sooo excited to share them with friends and family! I will refer them to this video when I share the seeds!
Thank you! Good luck, it's an amazing plant.
for germination, i've had wildly good results using a heat mat underneath the seed tray, with germination in as little as 2-3 days!
That is awesome - thank you for sharing
My deer will eat the blooms and I have to put 4 foot wire around it. Love the plant, love the orange color, Thanks for the video.
You are welcome. I've not seen deer bother mine. Only rabbits when they are young. But thank you for sharing, as I'm sure it will help warn other people.
Such an informative video, thank you!
You are very welcome - I'm happy I could help you out!
Good info! My brother gave me a bunch of seeds and they never germinated. I’ll try again! And I just subscribed! 🪴
Thank you Alice - you are going to love this flower.
We LOVE butterfly weed, and grow in our yard. I want to put in more, because I like native plants and attracting bees & monarchs.
Hi Anne - I couldn't agree more. It's a great plant.
Great informative video Thank you!
You are very welcome Donna!
I was just gifted some seeds. Thank you for the in depth tutorial
You are very welcome. You're going to love this flower.
Butterfly weed ❤milk weed I've been growing this for 4 years next to my lime lites this year I ordered 6 different types of milk weeds can't wait to plant for my butterfly 🦋 🐝 friend's
Excellent - grow as much as you can!
excellent very good presentation. new subscriber. People spread those seeds into prairies, for the Monarch / Yes they do work in my garden.
Thank you George, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The first time I came across this plant was in a powerline cut in the rural Appalachian mountains. I've been in love with it ever since.
i came across this channel an love it. thank you so much. new subscriber
Thank you! Welcome aboard.
I noticed this summer that swallowtail butterflies like dill weed. My plan is to mix in dill weed seeds with the butterfly weed, I also put several black eyed Susan’s to attract more,
You can also try Golden Alexander for attracting Black Swallowtail caterpillars
Thank you for creating a very cool quite informative video well done!
Thank you Julia!
The first time I saw this plant I was drawn to it. I tried growing some from seed , I did get seedlings I don’t know if they survived the winter. I just planted some bare roots I purchased. The first time I saw this plant I was about 15 years old. I’m 56 now and my dream of have this amazing plant Amy be coming true 😁
Excellent - good luck! Get them into the ground early and protect them.
Second time to listen. Great info
I'm glad you really enjoyed it then - thank you!
So cool! Thank you for the advice on how to collect the seeds without the chaff!
You are very welcome Debora
Very informative style . You do an excellent job of teaching us about these native plants. Thank you !
Thank you Dipuc! I'm very happy you are finding the videos helpful.
Very beautiful flowers! 💚😀
Thank you Myrtus!
He has a lovely wild area. Good information too. Thanks!
Thank you! I appreciate it.
Very informative, Thanks for saving me time and money trying to grow this. I have compacted poor draining soil so butterfly weed not a good choice. I liked the fact that it stays compacted. Going to try and look for place where I might be able to grow butterfly weed. I have swamp milkweed, purple milkweed, and an unknown milkweed from my friends garden. On another note liquid fence works great deer don’t touch any plants when I spray.
Glad I could help you out! And it sounds like you have a nice spread of milkweed too. I've got two new species I'm looking forward to blooming this year. And Liquid Fence is worth every penny. If not for it I would have to fence my whole yard.
I also have compacted poor draining soil. Butterfly weed grows very well in a large container using compost for soil.
It's beautiful. Sure I'm going to plant it.
You will enjoy it Purnima
Great video!
Thank you Tara!
I put an organza draw string bag over the seed pods. I get them in the wedding section at Walmart.
Good idea Dorothy!
Another great video my friend. You do such a good job explaining them. I love Butterfly weed. I had it at my old house and will be establishing it soon at my new one.
Plant more than 1 - it's a good plant, but better as a colony!
@@growitbuildit 10/4 on that. At my parents house, they are growing all over the property wild. I live about 20 mins away across the river and have 15 ac myself, never seen them here yet. I plan to plant some in beds but also scatter these, milkweed, coneflower around wild on the property.
That is a good mix. Just watch out for the common milkweed - keep it somewhere wild. Once those rhizomes start growing.... other vegetation better watch out!
@@growitbuildit Thanks for that info. I was gonna put some in a bed but now I won’t. I’ll keep it out in the pasture area.
I feel so fortunate to have found your channel! I was searching for a way to save my black-eyed susan seeds, and got a plethora of wonderful info on so many other flowers! I have wetter soil, would you suggest the swamp milkweed instead?
Hi DeBee- if it is moist soil then yes, Swamp Milkweed would be much better. It is a bit short lived, but absolutely beautiful.
I'm growing some this spring
You will love them. Excellent flowers.
This video is by far the best I have seen. So much great information for the milkweed. I just purchased my first plant. I learned a lot from it. Hope to see lot of butterflies. Thank you.
Thank you so much Linda! I'm glad you think it's the best. You're going to love the plant. If you can get a few more, you should do so. The more you plant, the more pollinators you will attract (and increase the chances for Monarchs).
My favorite native flower
Very helpful video. I have had a difficult time establishing butterfly milkweed. The video pointed out some of my mistakes.
Good - I'm glad I could help you out Richard!
Super-kewl! Great video!!
If you cut the other end and hold the uncut end, peel back the cover and the seeds all fall off the fluff with a gentle twist.🤗🦋
Thanks for this‼️ I needed it❤️
You are quite welcome!
Great video. I'm planting it as soon as I can because of it.
Excellent - good luck Elliott!
Thank you! I needed a look at what it looked like. With my luck I pulled it after I planted it
You are very welcome. Overtime yup get better at spotting weeds vs non-weeds. One thing that helps me is that weeds are generally everywhere, not concentrated. Usually anyways
@@growitbuildit I have a very unusual garden set up as the previous owners got dirt not top soil after they redid the septic. After around 5 years of bringing in topsoil I finally have healthy enough soil that my perennial plants come back.
With a snow storm and cold temperatures in the second week of May last year. I spent the money and bought blooms so I could enjoy my pollenators.
Thank you for what you do.
I have a large property and have planted common milkweed in the wilder parts of my garden and had good luck with it. The leaves are large and the Monarch butterfly caterpillars eat them more than they do the orange butterfly weed, which I also have in my garden. The common milkweed spreads a lot more than the orange milkweed, so every so often, I have to dig the roots out of my lawn and replant them in the border. 😄
Common milkweed is definitely aggressive! At least it is pretty and native though. I get so tired of the never ending fight against invasive plants.
@@growitbuildit Yeah...I'd druther have the milkweed than the invasive plants that don't attract any beneficial insects at all.
On eastern Long Island where I live, I have almost 2acres...half of which is wooded...and every year I have to cut back noxious vines like smilax, poison ivy and bittersweet.
To top it all off, the previous owners of the house planted a border of bamboo along the end of the back yard for privacy...and it was running under the grass towards the house. Over the last couple of years, I've been digging the roots out, since I don't want to use herbicides on the property. I got about 2/3 of the runners out and cut back half of the bamboo in the border, but if I wanted to get rid of it all, it would take men and machinery. I absolutely hate that stuff!
I've heard tons of horror stories about bamboo. Thankfully I've never had to tackle it myself. But I've heard people say that a backhoe is required.
Thank you for this thorough information Asclepias tuberosa!!!
What is the beautiful,grayish feathery plant next to your Asclepias? It’s beautiful contrast!!!
Hi - I believe you are talking about the Partridge Pea. I had made a video on that one a while ago. Hope you enjoy it! ua-cam.com/video/-Is8rLfvsKs/v-deo.html
Thank you for this video!
You are very welcome - I'm happy you enjoyed it!
Definitely a magical plant 🌱 for pollinators and gardeners that want a manicured look to make neighbors happy without the need for many inputs. That being said, what is a good handful of companion plants that would keep with the manicured front garden appearance that continue texture and color year round? Thank you for all you do and in advance for any insight.
Located eastern mid Atlantic in delaware between Maryland and Pennsylvania
Hi Cynthia - for companion plants that keep color year round, those are usually annuals. Or very short lived perennials. As most proper perennials will bloom for 3-6 weeks during the year and then make seed.
growitbuildit.com/large-flowered-tickseed-coreopsis-grandiflora/
growitbuildit.com/lanceleaf-coreopsis-grow-care-guide-lanceolata/
That being said, a couple native short-lived perennials that bloom most of the year (with deadheading) would be Lanceleaf Coreopsis, and Large Flowered Tickseed. They can be kept well in a manicured garden, and bloom for much of the year. They both will self seed though, but that is kind of necessary as they don't live too long. You can easily transplant volunteers around to keep a manicured look too.
Normally for native plants or perennial gardens you want to try to keep *something* blooming from Spring to Fall. If you have enough beds, you can do that pretty well. Here are a couple articles that may help. The first is on designing a flower bed, and the second is a list of natives I've found to be particularly 'residential friendly'.
growitbuildit.com/how-to-start-a-native-plant-garden-from-scratch/
growitbuildit.com/10-native-plants-with-curb-appeal/
Thumbs up and a new sub. Thank you! I have my packet of seeds already and this is very helpful.
Thank you Amy! It's a great flower. It does so much (wildlife/beauty) and is so easy to grow.
Great information. Thanks!
You are very welcome Bruno!
Beautiful flowers, stay connected
Very helpful, thank you ❤❤❤
You are very welcome Sandra!
Thanks for the great info!!
You are very welcome Michelle!
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Excellent - good luck Bonnie! You're going to love this flower.
Very helpful thank you! Glad I found your channel
You are welcome! I'm glad you find it helpful. Your channel name is awesome too.
I love love love my Milk Weed. Have it planted throughout the flower beds. The orange color is so beautiful. Two years ago a caterpillar made the cocoon on our side porch railing. WOW, is all I can say! Have pictures from the start till it emerged. Had to protect it from the Grasshoppers with netting, they were thinking lunch. It really had no place to go so it got on my daughters shoulder, ( I think they have to dry off before flying away) and stayed there till it flew away. What an experience!!! This video was helpful. Thank you 🐛🦋
That is awesome - I've only seen one hatch, and unfortunately it had a deformed wing. It didn't make it.
I WISH I could get my milkweed to grow as lush and full of flowers as yours are! Those are gorgeous! What milkweed I do have,the monarch cats eat them down to nubs. Have yet to harvest any seeds from my plants.🦋
There are lots of different milkweed species. But for native to North America, this is basically the only orange one.
You may have Common Milkweed.
Great video, thanks. Only thing for me is here, in north central PA. , there is no known way of keeping deer out, lol. Hunting season helps a little.
I'm in South Central PA - Liquid Fence does work down here.
I have not heard of this plant. Do you know if it is available in UK please? I hope so. Thank you for making this enjoyable video whether or not I can make use of your knowledge sir. It is always nice to see gardens that are atteactive to the birds and bees and so on.
Blessings and peace
Thank you George! I'm afraid I don't have any idea if it is available in the UK.
@@growitbuildit I will investgate!
This year (2021) J Parker were selling plant plugs of asclepias tuberosa.
Pretty Wild Seeds were selling ‘a curavassica’ seeds.
I think Chiltern Seeds may have ‘a tuberosa’ seeds.
…. I don’t know if the one I’ve planted in the garden will survive the winter. Time will tell!
The bugs you called "Red Aphids" look like "Assassin" bugs, which are the good guys.
They do look similar. But these guys are sucking sap (I have closer footage I didn't show).
I love this plant. Great video, thank you.
Thank you Mary - I love it too.
Going to plant some seeds.
Love it too! Thanks for sharing
You are very welcome Millie - I'm glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for this informative post. I planted my first set of butterfly weed last year. 50% have come back so far. Waiting to see if the seeds sprout after a winter season. Started using liquid fence as well. Have seen good results deterring rabbits. Any chance that you know the fern like plant mixed in with your butterfly weed that is seen around the 3:20 to 3:35 mark? Thanks!
Hi Tony - thank you for the compliment. My Butterfly weed just started emerging this past week. The plant you are asking about at 320 is called the Partridge Pea. It is a nice little annual to grow, but will self seed very heavily! So, once you grow it, you will always have it. I will make a video on it sometime, but until them here is my write up on it - growitbuildit.com/partridge-pea-101-chamaecrista-fasciculate/
The way it disperses seed is really cool. It makes little pods, and when they dry the come under tension. Once it tears a little bit, the pod will corkscrew and fling the seed all over.
@@growitbuildit very cool. Thanks for the plant name and will check out your article.
This video makes it look as if you can starts seeds in Spring and have big bushy plants by summer. It takes 2-3 years to get big bushy plants
I address that very topic starting at 07:40 of the video, providing several examples of how long it takes to establish.
Thank you for this video, very helpful. I am from Costa Rica and wondering how successful I'd be with butterfly milkweed. Will do my very best.
Hi Gabriela - It might have trouble during the hottest parts of the year. I'm thinking it may be too hot for it to survive. I would like to hear your results though.
Please tell what the beautiful fine leaf silver grey plant is next to the butterfly plant, its left of the butterfly and about 3:45 in your video.
Thank you!
That would be the Partridge Pea. I have a video on that one here - ua-cam.com/video/-Is8rLfvsKs/v-deo.html
Does it do well in container gardening?
I have no direct experience trying to grow this one in a container. But I know that it has a taproot, so if you try, make sure your container is very deep.
Great info! This is so timely for me. I have some milkweed sprouts (mostly A. tuberosa but some A. incarnata as well) They are about 2-3 weeks old. Do I have to wait until the last frost to put them in the ground?
Hi Darren - if you started them inside then you may as well wait until they have several sets of true leaves and after the last frost. If you winter-sowed them, then once you get 2-3 sets of 'true' leaves (not the initial two when sprouted) you can plant them out to the ground if you want. Then you can plant it out in the ground. Just make sure you protect the young seedlings from rabbits! I highly recommend liquid fence or cage them.
Personally though, I would wait until after the last frost, as the plant may not grow much anyway in cold soil. And it is just a bigger risk of predation.
Good luck!
great video! What is the fern like plant with the butterfly weed? I love it.
Hi Stephanie - that would be hundreds of little Partridge Pea plants. See here - ua-cam.com/video/-Is8rLfvsKs/v-deo.html