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Milkweed is a wild plant that usually returns with no problem. Cut back and cover over with leaves or pine needles. Rake out when spring returns.
Gather the seeds and share with your neighbors!
If you don't like the brown dead look, cut back to the ground.
Mother Nature takes care of the rest.
In summer, spent milkweed flowers can be deadheaded to prolong the blooming period. However, when you are deadheading or pruning milkweed, always keep a careful eye out for caterpillars, which munch on the plants throughout the summer. In general, very little milkweed winter care is needed.