Hi All ~ I'm up for adoption, especially by someone who has white milkweed (A. variegata? Any others?) I know it's very late in the season, but I've been reading/donating on Monarch websites, and one thing led to another... I'm in zone 5 (5b, I think), and a newbie when it comes to milkweed.

Hi there, fellow milkweed growers and butterfly lovers! I've started a thread on the Seed Exchange where those who wish more gardeners would incorporate milkweed into their flowerbeds and plantings can come together to share seeds with those who have never grown milkweed before. If you are interested in joining, please check out the thread. Adopt a Milkweed Newbie Happy Gardening!

Last year was my first experience with this plant. Since I wanted to keep it going, I took cuttings just before frost and kept them in water over winter. I also dug plants from my yard and put them in containers to keep on a screened porch. I also covered these on nights where the temps got very cold. When spring came, all of the cuttings had rooted. Most of the mature plants on the porch were still green. I planted all of these out, both rooted cuttings and the original green plants. The old plants all bit the dust. All of the new rooted cuttings grew and bloomed and made seed.

I didn't even know there was a milkweed forum! I would have to assume it's some type of night-emerging slug/snail. If it were the milkweed/tiger tussock moth, you'd definitely see them during the day. Sherry