Attracting monarch butterflies to your garden
I have encouraged this plant to attract Monarch butterflies, but I believe I’m mistaken about the variety? Please advise. Thanks!…
Tag Archives: milkweed
Would like to identify this flowering plant in my TO garden – PLANT ID
This particular flowering plant appeared in my garden and I’m not sure when it actually appeared but I think later in the summer. It is 46″ in height and is located in the south west facing garden. There are about…
RE: Locating Poke Milkweed Seeds
Hello! I have a balcony here in Toronto where I can grow plants. The climate zone is 6A to 7A. It is mostly shade but does get the late afternoon/ setting sun. I would like to grow Milkweed for the…
Bugs on milkweed
Can you tell me what kind of bugs are on the milk weed?…
Curly deformed leaves – potential plant disease
Good morning, I am reaching out with a question to a potential plant disease in my garden and around my neighbourhood. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that my milkweek all of a sudden is developing curly, deformed leaves…
Should I protect my monarch caterpillars?
I was very excited to find 2 monarch caterpillars on my milkweed this morning! Then I got to googling and I saw that some people will put mesh bags over their milkweed to protect the caterpillars from birds. Is this…
What kind of plant is this? Invasive Dog Strangling Vine alert !
Hello,
I see these all over a park I frequent around Kennedy/Eglinton. Anyone know what it’s called? It’s a bit wilted now, but they are very straight and stiff when out in the wild.…
Asclepias Management
I have managed to control the invasive roots of my “Bleeding Heart” plants by sinking 2 foot long sections of plastic irrigation conduit into the ground, (diameter is about 1.5 feet). Bottom is layered with gravel, then landscaping fabric, followed…
Timing for Cutting Back Milkweed?
I included some milkweed this year in a planter I maintain across from my house in Seaton Village, Toronto. It’s looking quite yellow and sad now (mid-October), and I’m wondering if the monarch butterflies still need it this late in…
Orange Aphids on Milkweed
My milkweed crop is LOADED, that is completely covered in orange aphids. Should I cut them down, bag them and get rid of them. Where do aphids go in winter. Soil?…