tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post4541871137817415100..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Where are all the pollinatorsGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-41263769067826494862020-07-19T17:16:08.059-05:002020-07-19T17:16:08.059-05:00I have some Common Milkweed but they have hardly a...I have some Common Milkweed but they have hardly any blooms. Very frustrating. Still, there are plenty of bumbles on the Wild Bergamot and Bee Balm. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-66304145856294314512020-07-14T10:41:44.831-05:002020-07-14T10:41:44.831-05:00Once we stopped cutting the grass in what used to ...Once we stopped cutting the grass in what used to be the Big Lawn (now the Big Meadow), milkweed started to appear. The colonies are getting bigger annually, spreading wherever the plants are comfortable. The blossoms aren't fully open yet but will be within a week or so. And then the scent will be stunning. Since the other plant that is spreading happily in the area is what I call fragrant bedstraw, the whole area is one big perfume factory. pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-72717931473323555092020-07-14T09:47:17.514-05:002020-07-14T09:47:17.514-05:00I have a colony of common milkweed that started in...I have a colony of common milkweed that started in the backyard and over the years has migrated to one of the front bed. Not the most attractive plant. Sadly, I have never had any Monarch caterpillars although I regularly see the butterflies in the yard. Not many, but a few. It's odd, suddenly one day this past week there were a lot of different butterflies flitting around, where I had seen many at all before that. MissPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807348837446241284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-57978683593435856362020-07-14T05:53:09.138-05:002020-07-14T05:53:09.138-05:00It is going to win over river oats??? WOW I would ...It is going to win over river oats??? WOW I would like to see that fight. River oats are taking over one of my flower beds. I think it would take over the world if it was allowed to. ha... I do love the smell of the milkweed. A friend of mine has a nice colony. We were walking and talking in her garden not long ago and I asked her what was that wonderful smell. We found that it was the Common Milkweed.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-4230297212314874862020-07-13T19:29:11.436-05:002020-07-13T19:29:11.436-05:00I was surprised to read that on the Georgia native...I was surprised to read that on the Georgia native plant page. But, there are so many other ones.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-73793819184704822792020-07-13T17:06:00.506-05:002020-07-13T17:06:00.506-05:00I haven't had any luck with common milkweed, t...I haven't had any luck with common milkweed, though I have Swamp Milkweed, A. incarnata and Butterfly Weed, A. tuberosa growing well. <br />Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-37497209337529821352020-07-13T15:33:23.499-05:002020-07-13T15:33:23.499-05:00These grow on my sister's property in Michigan...These grow on my sister's property in Michigan and they are covered in insects and you're right they smell wonderful! Sadly, the Georgia Native Plant Society doesn't recommend growing them in my area because they are not native to Georgia. Enjoy your blooms and all those pollinators!Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.com