Floating Fluff: The Life of a Milkweed

While walking through the garden, we came across this milkweed plant. At first glance, it looks like snow flakes floating through the air. The fluff is hidden inside what looks like a little cacoon, it has the same shape and texture as a bee hive but much smaller. The white fluff is revealed when the cacoon is broken open and thats when it comes loose and starts floating through the air, searching for a nice cozy place to land and pollinate new soil.