If this is the only milkweed you have and you've pruned all the top growth from your growing plants, you might want to put your trimmed cuttings in a container of water and move the little cats you found on the plants, back to the cuttings. The only plant that will feed these little Monarch cats is milkweed. They cannot live without milkweed to eat. If the cuttings are placed close to them, they may be able to return but it would be kinder to gently move them back to the cuttings. You might want to put some saran wrap over the top of the container, then poke holes in it to hold the cuttings, so the little cats don't fall into the water and drown. The cuttings will most likely root if left in the water. Once they root, you can move the cuttings to a container of potting mix, where they will continue to produce leaves. Mary

bloomed for almost a week? It looks healthy. I thought the reason it got that name "impatient" was cause you couldn't stop it from blooming?

I tried it one year. I potted them then soaked them with a diluted insect killer. It took a lot of effort to keep them healthy all winter. After all that effort, I was able to set out plants that were twice the size as when I potted them back in the fall. They were 5 - 6 times larger than what I would purchase as new in the spring. I lost about half of them through neglect in the winter so whether or not the work was worth it is debatable.

hi- i'll see if I have canna seeds. They are flowering. I'll try to update my trade list... having a tough time finding how to 'edit' the list :) Do you have white hyacinth too or just purple? Thank you.