Saw the first mature Milkweed of 2018 in my side yard.
Where there's one, there's more, and the more Milkweed the better!!
Here she is
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.It makes me happy to see so many people helping out the butterflies and other pollinators. Keep it up 
CraeftSmith
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Apr 30, 2018
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Thanx. Monarchs were my inspiration for my passion of butterfly gardening.
I cannot imagine the world without Monarchs!
She is a beauty!
I have not seen any yet, but when the ground warms up, I will have lots of milkweed. I also am growing MW from seed and have at least a couple of dozen that I can plant plus some seeds from pods I saved last year.
Unbeknownst to most of my neighbors, I consider the land between the alley and the backs of their yards to be part of my "butterfly garden." As Mikey Milkweedseed I will roam down the alley distributing milkweed. Most will never know, because they don't look at the alley until they get a citation for not taking care of it.
MikeEC
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Apr 30, 2018
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I grow it too. I now have 250 or so cells of it growing in sixpacks. I grow Fennel, Golden Alexander and Anaphalis from seed. The last one has seed like powder.
Anise Hyssop comes easily from seed but takes awhile. Major nectar plant!!!
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