Swamp Milkweed is a pollinator magnet

#FlowersOnFriday #SwampMilkweed #NativePlants #Bee #MonarchCaterpillar #Pollinators

Photo of Swamp Milkweed seed pods that have opened up to release lots of brown seeds that are each attached to fluffy white strands meant to carry the seeds far away with the wind, much like dandelions.

Photo of Swamp Milkweed seed pods that have opened up to release lots of brown seeds that are each attached to fluffy white strands meant to carry the seeds far away with the wind, much like dandelions.

My Swamp Milkweed is dispersing its seeds! I love the way they do this with silky, snow-white plumes. 🤍
#SwampMilkweed #Milkweed #wildflowers #gardening

Two Bronze Copper butterflies face each other on the same Swamp Milkweed flower. Their wings are orange and white with black spots

The swamp milkweed is the hottest nectar bar in town these days, and everybody wants to have a drink there! Here two Bronze Copper butterflies share some space
#butterflies #pollinators #swampmilkweed #naturephotography

Swamp Milkweed likes moist soils. It is found growing along streams, ponds, marshes, and other wetland areas. Like other milkweeds, it is a host for Monarch caterpillars. #swampmilkweed #ascelpiasincarnata #wildflowers #hydepark #niagarafalls #niagaracounty #wny

Close-up picture of Swamp milkweed flowers. Three blossoms on the bud cluster have already opened. The blooms are white to pink in color with fuchsia flecks on the petals and little black accents at the center. The rest of the unopened buds are a darker pink.

Good morning, Bluesky! I need to know if I’m just being paranoid or if one of these Swamp milkweed blossoms is staring directly at my Macro lens. Lol! 😆 Can’t decide if the effect is cute or creepy. #swampmilkweed #blueskyblooms #bloomscrolling #macrophotography #milkweed #savethemonarchs

Closeup of swamp milkweed pink and white blossoms with lightening bug on leaf.

Closeup of thimbleweed, oblong head with spikey green surface.

Three, orange daylilies.

Hosta blossom with bumblebee inside.

The summer garden this week. I love the many lightening bugs we have been seeing this year! Even finding them on the flowers during the day. I also love how much the bumblebees enjoy the hosta flowers.🌱 #summerflowers #summergarden #hosta #swampmilkweed #thimbleweed #daylily

Photo of several spherical clusters of swamp milkweed flowers. Each individual flower is tiny and bright pink.

My swamp milkweed is blooming & it is just so beautiful! 🩷

#bloomscrolling #wildflowers #SummerFlowers #SwampMilkweed #milkweed

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WE HAVE BUTTERFLIES!

#garden #gardening #SwampMilkweed #pollinators

Here's a video about #MonarchButterflies and the actions our organization conducts to help them. You can help with community science, planting #SwampMilkweed, #WildlifeGardening, or including nectar plants in our managed spaces.
Learn more at naturenb.ca/monarchs !
#Monarchs

Some pics of swamp #milkweed from last summer to brighten your day!

#nativeplants #plants #swampmilkweed #gardening

Brown milkweed pod husks in a snowy winter garden

Winter might feel dull and grey at times. However, I love looking for the simple beauty in my winter gardens. The muted browns bring out textures you miss in the riot of summer color.

#winterbeauty #swampmilkweed

I love Asclepias. A. incarnata from Indiana Dunes National Park. This is a wet loving milkweed and one host for monarch butterflies. #Asclepias #SwampMilkweed #NativePlants

sweet little striped hairstreak stopped by for a milkweed lunch ❤️ #stripedhairstreak #satyriumliparopsstrigosa #swampmilkweed #Asclepiasincarnata #gonative

Some visitors to our #swampMilkweed this afternoon.
Still waiting for some #MonarchButterfly to leave some eggs there.