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I’m sorry I planted this. It’s spreading in my lawn. I’ve had it for three years now and every year it comes down with “the yello...Read More
I grow three milkweeds: A. syriaca (Common) in a small field, and A. incarnata (Swamp or Pink) and A. tuberosa (Butterfly weed or Orange...Read More
As others have noted, this species is not the only host for Monarch caterpillars or adults. Butterfly weed (A. tuberosa) and swamp milkwe...Read More
Milkweed is of vital importance to Monarch butterflies.
If you are interested in Monarchs, you must check out “Bring Bac...Read More
Common Milkweed (A. syriaca), as well as some other milkweeds, is not only a food source for the Monarch butterfly -- it is a food source...Read More
Grows wild all around here along the roads & in empty fields. I leave some volunteers grow for the butterflies & pull the ones in my way...Read More
We first allowed this so-called weed to remain because of its importance to monarch butterflies. We see many adults visiting our milkwee...Read More
The Plant is FANTASTIC! THe flowers are extremely attractive to all butterflies (esp. Monarchs) in my area. The scent is phenomenal, ve...Read More
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca is native to Texas and other States.
A plant of pluses and minuses as others have described. Here in central MD, I rarely have seen any monarch action on my ten-plus year, h...Read More
I feel in love with milkweeds after moving to Chicago and 'rescued' one from being dug out by landscapers. Well, that one root is now po...Read More
I've read that the young pods can be boiled and eaten in an emergency.
I like the look of Milkweed, I like the scent of its flowers, I like the butterflies it draws, but I don't like its invasiveness. I have...Read More
This plant grows wild all over the Piedmont area of Virginia & my fields are full of it. Although I don't find the plant itself or its f...Read More
I haven't grown this in a garden, but from living in Rhode Island, I know it well. It seems to be a prolific spreader and has seedpods f...Read More
This plant is definintely a HUGE attraction for adult Monarchs. It's important to also note that it is not only a preferred host plant, b...Read More
I looooove asclepias syriaca...... it is not the best garden plant because it will take its share of space...... but if you plant it e...Read More
No matter how much this plant spreads, it can't get on my bad side. I think the flowers from common milkweed are the most becomming of al...Read More
I have one bed that is devoted to my milkweeds. It's in my front yard. I love the blooms. You can smell them all over the front yard. ...Read More
This milkweed is common in New England and grows wild along the roadsides and in open fields. Although the flower clusters are attractive...Read More