Rewilding My Lot

Converting a new developer lot into a nature ecosystem — my journey

The First Butterflyweed Flowers

In April 2024 I was lucky to snag three small Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa) plants at a Home Depot giveaway. I planted them in a small area of the garden that I have designated for native milkweeds. In that area I also have Antelope Horns (Asclepias asperula) and Zizotes (Asclepias oenotheroides) milkweed plants.

Two of the three Butterflyweeds are now flowering. In the milkweed area, they are now the plants that are the biggest, helped by the fact that when I recently hosted a group of Queen caterpillars, that was not their first choice of food.

Butterflyweed is related to other milkweeds, in the Asclepias genus, and is a host plant for Monarch and Queen butterflies, but the most commonly used names for this plant don’t include “milkweed” because it does not have a milky sap.

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    Denise Massey

    Thanks! I never knew that Big Box stores had Native Plants!

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      rewildingmylot

      HEB does quite often; the last one was in partnership with the Native Plant Society of Texas. This was a special promotion that Home Depot was doing; I haven’t looked at their regular selections to know what they usually carry.

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    […] the milkweed area, a Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa) that had bloomed earlier is now producing seed […]

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Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.

I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.

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