This year I tried to grow from seeds orange milkweed, also called butterfly weed (Asclepias Tuberosa). So far only two plants grew and they are displaying bright orange flowers.
These plants are not as tall as the pink or swamp milkweed planted three years ago and, in the summer, visited daily by Monarch butterflies.
I also planted Cosmos flowers from seeds. They are starting to bloom and here are some pictures of them.
Wonderful floral close-ups,lovely the cluster of the orange Butterfly weed and the white Cosmos,Hien!
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Thank you very much Doda!
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My pleasure 🙂
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I absolutely adore cosmos .. I always plant them and zinnias in my veg gardens. These flowers make me think of summer … beautiful! 😃
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Thank you Julie! Cosmos is my favorite flower.They symbolize summer, a radiant and colorful one.
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I like all these Hien.
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Thank you John.
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Lovely! So you have two milkweeds now, right? I do hope you get some Monarchs!
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There are a few Monarchs flying around every day, they haven’t found the orange milkweed yet, perhaps it is because it is too low and were planted in our vegetable garden.
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Bring on the butterflies! Beautiful flowers, they will love them!
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Hear, hear!
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Beautiful series, Hien! A joy to look at!
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Thank you Marcus!
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You’re all set for the butterflies now!
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They fly around and land on the pink milkweed every day. The orange one is in my vegetable garden and they have not found it yet.
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My patch has a number of larva, so I’m hoping we’ll have some adults to fly to Mexico this year.
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That will be great! You will have to tell them to wave to me as they fly by New Jersey!
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They might stop and sip some of your flowers! 🙂
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You’re a terrific all around photographer, but your images of flowers are the best that I’ve ever seen!
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You are very kind, Jerry! Thank you!
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