Swamp Milkweed is maturing with yet another caterpillar!

The milkweed stems have taken on a new look as yet another monarch caterpillar is happily munching on the leaves. Yay!!!

Aphids have begun swarming the stems of the swamp milkweed and are sucking the life blood out of the plants!

And, we now have a few swamp milkweed seed pods that have developed on one of the stems. I am going to hopefully try to grow more swamp milkweed plants by harvesting the seeds and planting them in peat moss later in the season. And, a friend of mine has requested some seeds as well.