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Grow Milkweed Plants Group

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Fall planting (2024)

Near the Beus Canyon Trail parking lot a corner of the trail has been stabilized by a local trail crew. On the outside of the corner myself and Brogan planted 72 plants in a cool fall morning.

The forecast was calling for light snow, perfect to keep the roots in the Showy milkweed comfortable in their new dirt trench. Brogan and I arrived at the trailhead at 9am and wrapped up around 10:30am. Brogan did an amazing job digging the trench that I put the Showy milkweed roots in. Brogan also does a great job engaging and educating the hikers who frequently pass by as we worked.

Thankfully the snow was light and eased up as we worked. A special thanks is due to Caleb S. for providing 72 Asclepias speciosa plants that were seasonally dormant and had massive, healthy roots. Without Caleb’s dedication to growing Showy milkweed from locally sourced seed the planting could not have occurred.


Going forward there are plans to revisit the site one more time this winter to overseed the dig area with additional Showy milkweed seeds and Rocky Mountain bee plant. More visits through the spring to watch for these plants to break dormancy and grow new stems. Late April or May should be when they begin to grow in 2025.


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