I’ve had a few suspected OE butterflies and cats already this season. Given that my native narrowlesf milkweed sticks around until October, do I just cut back to ground now and let it regrow?
I’ve got a ton of butterfly activity but don’t know where it is coming from :/
For reference, I’m in L.A. and cut my milkweed back every year even though it’s all native.
After reading lots of advice on this sub, I decided to go for it with planting 2 Matilija poppy plants. One 5gal and one 1gal are next to some of my toyons in a part of my yard that has no irrigation lines.
I watered them by hand through last summer’s heat, and trimmed them back slightly in early February. But otherwise left them alone and wasn’t expecting anything until next year. Zone 10b, and they get 8+ hrs of sun most of the year.
I’ve heard they are hard to get rid of and that’s what I’m hoping for 😎🌸