Thanks for this info. I was looking at getting some of those seeds eventually. Great reviews help!

Just wanted to touch base again with further comment on this variety of milkweed.

I grew it again this year and it has been such a helpful resource. I feed the tiny cats the leaves of Asclepias fruticosa and it's been working splendidly. This plant puts out many, many narrow leaves which are very tender and the tiny cats can easily eat them. I don't waste my larger leaves with the babies since they eat so little of a leaf for the first few days of their life. I had been throwing out so much leaf matter each day as I cleaned their containers and put in fresh Milkweed. Once the tiny cats grow larger and begin to chow down, I switch to the tropical milkweed and use it until the cats are quite large, when I switch them to the very large leaves of common milkweed. By doing this, I can take advantage of what milkweed I have. I only have so much room to grow milkweed so this has worked well.

I have released 27 big, healthy Monarchs and probably have 60+ the pipeline. I think this is about all I can feed with what milkweed I have left. I am stripping out some non butterfly plants currently growing in a raised bed to prepare this bed to grow additional milkweed next year, in case we have another good year. I think the home gardeners are making a difference, if my experience this season is any indication. I've seen far more Monarchs this year than in any past year.

Mama Monarchs do lay eggs on Asclepias fruticosa aka Swan Plant, as well as my other varieties of milkweed, so it's a plus plus in my garden of milkweeds.

I hope everyone is having a great Monarch season this year.

Mary