I have Pycnanthemum muticum. I bought it because it's supposed to make a mosquito repellent. It didn't like drying out. I got a second one this year. So we'll learn together.

Muticum is the one I grew up with (in the woods), it does prefer wet as well, and quite fragrant foliage. I liked the white bracts, but I've not yet grown it.

I planted Mountain mint pilosum (hairy mountain mint)--says it does well in shade to part shade. My kinda plant. lol I grew it from seed and it germinated well. It's still actually on my grow cart. I have to get with it! https://www.superseeds.com/products/mountain-mint

Okay....well, it seems that maybe it should go in a shady spot and not in the garden behind the shop which gets lots of sun.

Feverfew. Does anyone have personal experience with it?

I have several growing. Does great in full sun. Tons of blooms, then you can cut it back for a second round of blooms. My golden feverfew is second year so it hasn't bloomed yet.

Jen, is the one you gave me not the golden?

Do y'all think the feverfew and soapwort will do okay in pots for a year? Until I can put them behind the shop?

I'll put the mountain mint on the east side of the house and not in the future flower garden.

For some reason I thought mountain mint was happier with sun and heat unlike regular mint.

Lunaria now. Does it reseed easily? Anyone know much about it. I got some seed from Alexis and have a couple of plants started.

Almost positive I only brought golden. It should be this bright lime green color. The other feverfew has dark leaves and I think I only have the one plant.

I think both soapwort and feverfew should be ok in pots. I have one soapwort in a container from last year & it's doing fine.

I think mountain mint *IS* happy with sun and heat, it just wants water.
However, upon thinking about it, most mountain mints species are native to Arkansas and farther east, and Oklahoma is pushing toward the Desert Southwest, so it could be that they would appreciate a bit of shade. That's one of those things you'll have to figure out I guess, no one can tell you for sure about your site.

I bought the pilosum specifically because it said part shade/shade. No idea about the other varieties.

Is aslepias "real" milkweed? It's the one I bought last Saturday.

Lunaria?

Yes, Asclepias is milkweed. That's the genus--so in order to know which one you got, need the variety name, too. I believe you might be thinking of Asclepius curassavica, which is the tropical variety that is grown easily as an annual and self-seeds, and is the one there is some controversy about growing, though not from me. We grow it, but DO cut it back toward the end of September, or DID last year. I'll have to research it some more to see about this year. Most common is Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed); but there is the lovely Asclepias speciosa (showy), Asclepias syriaca, asclepias viridis and I'm probably forgetting a couple.

I don't know anything about lunaria; used to grow it up in MN in a pot.

Thanks Nancy and Danmy.

This is the tag on the milkweed plants.

Yes, Jennifer, yours is the curassavica--don't EVEN worry about it. Grow it and be happy you've got it. The main complaint some folks have is that it stays way late in the fall, thus encouraging the Monarchs to hang around later than normal. Thus, the advice to cut it to the ground around the end of September. I'm going to be doing a lot more reading on this. With all the hassles about how difficult it can be to grow milkweed, makes it even more understandable that their population is decreasing so much. They ate mine to the bones the past two years, and the oleander aphids and milkweed beetles helped finish one clump out front off. I have ten more planted in my sun raised bed this year, but 5 of them are very small 1-yr old plants. Meanwhile, I've so far counted nearly 20 at Lincoln. And. yet, I know they'll be challenged to stay alive and thrive. Frankly, I'm very thankful to have curassavica--it's much easier to grow than the stratification ones.

PS: If you have the interest in growing milkweed for the Monarchs, and the room to grow it, I have at least 25 packets of Asclepius tuberosa (butterfly weed--the main milkweed) I'd be happy to send you. I got them in a milkweed give-away from one of the Monarch foundations.

I have several varieties of seeds, so I went & did some looking. I found a site that mention there are over 100 varieties. I didn't realize there were so many!

They also listed the best varieties for monarchs by region:

Northeast Region:

Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Swamp milkweed (A. incarnata)

Butterfly weed (A. tuberosa)

Poke milkweed (A. exaltata)

Whorled milkweed (A.verticillata)

Southeastern Region

Swamp milkweed (A. incarnata)

Butterfly weed (A. tuberosa)

Whorled milkweed (A. verticillata)

Aquatic milkweed (A. perennis)

White milkweed (A. variegata)

Sandhill milkweed (A. humistrata)

South Central Region (this is us)

Antelopehorn milkweed (A. asperula)

Green Antelopehorn milkweed (A. viridis)

Zizotes milkweed (A. oenotheroides)

Western Region

Mexican Whorled milkweed (A. fascicularis)

Showy milkweed (A. speciosa)

Arizona Butterfly weed (A. tuberosa)

Arizona milkweed (A. angustifolia)

Rush milkweed (A. subulata)

Antelopehorn milkweed (A. asperula)

California Woolly Pod milkweed (A. eriocarpa)

Woolly milkweed (A. vestita)

Heartleaf milkweed (A. cordifolia)

California milkweed (A. california)

Desert milkweed (A. crosa)

Showy milkweed (A. speciosa)

Mexican Whorled milkweed (A. fascicularis)

Read more at Gardening Know How: Milkweed Plant Varieties – Growing Different Milkweed Plants https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/milkweed/milkweed-plant-varieties.htm

Hmmm..... wonder how Cliff would feel if I tell him we need a bigger property so I can grow "weeds for bugs" lol.

Who brought milk weed to spring fling? What variety? I think mine were planted too close to the plant that came back. That one was tuberosa I think. I thought it was known as "common" milkweed. Or butterfly weed, with the orange flower?

Lunaria is listed as invasive, H/J, so grow it where it can't escape.

Oh, I ordered (mentioned on other thread) Pycnanthemum muticum (the one I've been wanting all year) from the NW Ark Master Naturalist group. My collection of mountain mints is complete (for now). This one is so fragrant that the foliage is still aromatic when winter dried.

Amy, I think Jen brought milkweed. I have some tiny ones in the greenhouse from Jen.

This is all very interesting!