r/MonarchButterfly • u/thesteaksauce1 • 7h ago

Plant beyond saving?

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Planted some milkweed to attract monarch caterpillars (to great success so far. I’ve had like 5 caterpillars this summer unfortunately birds ate a few but circle of life and all that) I was wondering though if this plant looks like it’s beyond saving as the caterpillars have absolutely devastated it

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u/jsboklahoma1987 7h ago

Keep taking care of it. They come back from the root. Just water and let nature happen don’t overthink it.

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u/Difficult_Rope7898 7h ago

The cats will eat it down to stems. It looks pretty good and should come back regardless.

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u/Nadiam57 6h ago

It's fine...when cat is done with it just prune the top a little and it will grow back.

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u/Aggressive_Scar_4967 5h ago

Mine dies down to the ground every fall and grows back 3 ft tall each year