{"id":154511,"date":"2025-09-06T03:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T08:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=154511"},"modified":"2026-05-05T05:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:28:18","slug":"blooming-climbing-milkweed-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/09\/06\/blooming-climbing-milkweed-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Blooming Climbing Milkweed At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two days ago, I took my first Climbing Milkweed photos near where I photographed a resting Viceroy butterfly<\/a><\/span> at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

\"ClimbingClimbing Milkweed at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 800, -0.7 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I hadn\u2019t noticed the blooming Climbing Milkweed last year at this time, but I didn\u2019t spend much time at the refuge last September either.<\/p>\n

Because I had read about it years ago, I knew about the climbing variety of milkweed. I simply didn\u2019t realize that it grows at the refuge. The flowering umbels were about 15 to 20 feet above the ground, and I enjoyed seeing the heart-shaped leaves of the milkweed.<\/p>\n

\"BloomingBlooming Climbing Milkweed in Oklahoma \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 800, -0.7 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Climbing Milkweed isn\u2019t just pretty; it is also food for the larvae of Monarch and Queen butterflies. Adult butterflies of other species also feed on the nectar of the flowers. So do bees and other insects!<\/p>\n

Butterflies need all the help they can get now, especially Monarch butterflies. Seeds can be purchased for Climbing Milkweed, so if you have space and this twining plant is recommended for your area, it would be a helpful native vine to have in your garden.<\/p>\n

A small butterfly garden can go a long way toward helping other things with wings!<\/p>\n

I was delighted to have photographed my first Climbing Milkweeds<\/span><\/a> at the refuge.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my wildflower, shrub and tree photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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