Went to a rural railroad crossing about 20 months ago, remembered the milkweeds growing there, they still were, so I “harvested” a few seed pods, scattered them in a back corner of my old pasture,,I now have about 100 plants, flowering and producing more seed pods, and about 2 dozen Monarch butterflies flitting among them today. Had 5 pairs last summer, that I saw at the same time so no duplicates. I prefer the semi-wild look, too.
Went to a rural railroad crossing about 20 months ago, remembered the milkweeds growing there, they still were, so I “harvested” a few seed pods, scattered them in a back corner of my old pasture,,I now have about 100 plants, flowering and producing more seed pods, and about 2 dozen Monarch butterflies flitting among them today. Had 5 pairs last summer, that I saw at the same time so no duplicates. I prefer the semi-wild look, too.