tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23439295647377206.post2912780568741273307..comments2024-02-24T11:58:40.383-08:00Comments on All the Dirt on Gardening: Balloon Milkweed was Asclepias physocarpus now Gomphocarpus physocarpusMolly Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728709915410641970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23439295647377206.post-59207433556332146992015-02-27T17:36:52.638-08:002015-02-27T17:36:52.638-08:00Hi Anna - Thanks for your comment. I think we are ...Hi Anna - Thanks for your comment. I think we are somewhat obsessed with the Monarch decline since it is so devastating.<br />But you are correct. Milkweed is helpful for so many butterflies that it is good to plant even for those gardeners who are outside the Monarch's migration path.<br /><br />I do wish milkweed were easier to start from seed. Yikes it is reluctant to get going!<br /><br />Hope to hear from you about your milkweed plantings and butterfly gardening.Molly Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728709915410641970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23439295647377206.post-3199556597465909602015-02-27T12:47:04.479-08:002015-02-27T12:47:04.479-08:00Thanks for the informative post. Milkweed is a fav...Thanks for the informative post. Milkweed is a favorite of other butterflies, also, not just the Monarch. So planting them provides food for many species.Annahttp://transmutationalgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com