Yeah, haven't seen any monarchs. The cuttings came from my sister in Southern California. She has a pretty impressive operation and has raised and released hundreds of monarchs and swallowtails. I call her the butterfly Daenerys.

@misternatureboy
This year Monarchs and other butterflies have been almost numerous compared to last several seasons. The Milkweed I use most are Common (Asclepias syriaca) and Swamp (Asclepias incarnata) Milkweeds.
These are native and are preferred over Tropical by the Monarch. I live in an ecoconscious county, and everyone grows Milkweed.
The city of Madison includes Tropical Milkweed in its annual desplays, but this is wrong. Monarchs still prefer the hardier natives.

Yup, hence the need for pruning.

Fat and juicy ones!

@misternatureboy good for the lady birds.

@FrayedBear Had to prune 'cause no ladybugs were eating them and they were taking over.