I had been pulling up the milkweeds for quite a few years because they were not in the ideal spot. Ideal spot or not, I let these beauties grow where they decided this year. The best part, the butterflies arrived and brought their family and friends. We have been quite fortunate to witness their love for this plant. I have shared a few pictures of my gardens below.
The above vintage image of the Butterfly Weed otherwise called Blood Flowered Milkweed, Indian Root (Asclepias curassavica) is from around 1815. I have cleaned up some of the blemishes but left the overall vintage look. Great for junk journals, art, crafts and decoupage.
I hope everyone has a fantastic week!
Much love,
Lisa
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Love your post. So happy that you are enjoying your garden. Love to see your pics of your plants. Hope to see them in person soon.
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Thank you!! Those hydrangeas you gave us last year look amazing! Hope you can come up soon. Love you!
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
OH—I JUST LEARNED THAT THE MILKWEED I PULLED OUT OF HER BUTTERFLY GARDEN…WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THERE!
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Thank you for the reblog! I cant tell you how many times I have done this. When they are small its hard to believe how beautiful they become. 💗💚
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Yup! 😀
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The Monarchs all thank you! Butterflies, that is. Heads of state might be less inclined to thank you…unless you’ve been doing things I haven’t heard about. Hmmm, you just might be!
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Lol! I believe my neighbors may be. 😊 I will gladly keep the butterflies happy than the Heads of State. Hugs my friend!
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Hugs, sweetie! 🤗
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Superb pictures, loved nature at its best.
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Thank you! 💗😊🌼
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Welcome 😊😊 😊
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You are very blessed to have these in your garden Lisa and lots of lovely butterflies. Heavenly.
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It truly has been a blessing. The butterflies are such gracious creatures. Thank you!
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Love these photos Lisa.
These are fascinating plants but are not grown here in the UK. I wonder if our native butterflies would like them? I feel an experiment coming on…. 😉
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Thank you, Darren 💗 Oooh I love a good experiment. You have me wondering now.
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The Blazing Star is eye-catching to me. I’m not familiar with Milkweed, at least from memory. My dad, out in West Texas, grows something called, Pokeweed. He makes salads out of it. I will say I like the mix of your garden. It reminds me of us bloggers, all different, side-by-side. Beautiful vintage art. Love your eye, Lisa.
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Thank you, Alan. Blazing Stars are fantastic with their wild hair and they come in different colors. I will have to check out the Pokeweed, it sounds interesting. It is much like the garden, we bloggers are like a variation of blooming flowers! I love this analogy.
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Love the vintage images and pictures of your garden. I like watching the butterflies fluttering and chasing one another. Just wish the dragonfly would make more of an appearance. Only seen her once.
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Thank you! Butterflies are so fun to watch, they are so playful. I hope your dragonflies make an appearance soon 😊💗
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I have some milkweed in my backyard that I just keep mowing around. I figure the butterflies would be my reward and I have seen them and the monarch caterpillars this year
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They sure do bring in the butterflies 💗 I love seeing the monarch caterpillars. Im so glad you have them there, so pretty.
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How pretty! I’ve heard of milkweed, but honestly wasn’t sure what it looked like. And I had no idea they attracted butterflies!
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Thank you! I really never realized what a beautiful plant they were. Its amazing how many monarchs we have this year.
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Milkweed is the lifeblood of Monarchs. I don’t think I have ever noticed the flowers on them.
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That is how I was, too. Now I understand why the monarchs love them 💗 Happy retirement!!
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Thank you! 😃
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Thanks for sharing this beautiful vintage image. You are truly blessed to have beautiful visitors along with their family & friends all through the day. 🙂
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I do feel blessed to have a bunch of these beauties fluttering about. Thank you for the wonderful comment 💗
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what beautiful captures ❤️
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Hey Lisa, l know you are busy busy – but l have just gifted you a Sunshine Blogger Award
https://aguycalledbloke.blog/2019/08/07/sunshine-blogger-award-5/
🙂
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Hey Rory! Thank you so much! I appreciate this 💗😊🌸
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Hey Lisa, my absolute pleasure 🙂
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Love the. Garden!
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My first time growing from seed Asclepias speciosa this year. So far, so good!
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That is fantastic! Love when seeds flourish 💗
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Milkweed is such a blessed plant, bringing with it the butterflies, who gently show us how to thrive, after catastrophic change.
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We can learn a lot from them. So much grace and beauty.
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One day, I hope to have the chance to chat with you in your garden while drinking tea and enjoying the butterflies and your beautiful flowers. This is a beautiful post sis. ❤️
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That would be the most perfect day indeed. Thank you sis! I would love for you to come for a visit 💗😊😍
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This might happen sooner than you think! 💗😊
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So beautiful and one of my favorites. ❤️
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So so beautiful! 🌸🌸
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“LIKE!!!!!!!” VERY NICE!!!!!!!
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beautiful garden plants!
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