COMMON MILKWEED
Common Milkweed beats all with it’s beautiful white and pink flowers. It’s enticing fragrance will cause you to stop and smell the flowers every time!
COMMON MILKWEED
Common Milkweed beats all with it’s beautiful white and pink flowers. It’s enticing fragrance will cause you to stop and smell the flowers every time!
Asclepius Syriaca, also known as Common Milkweed, is one of my favorite species and with over 150 different varieties to choose from you’re bound to fall in love with at least one of them! But just like with any species, you have to get to know it before you can truly fall in love!
LIFE STAGES OF A MONARCH BUTTERFLY
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EGGS
HATCHLINGS
2ND INSTAR
CHRYSALIS
ADULT
LIFE STAGES OF A QUEEN BUTTERFLY
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EGGS
HATCHLINGS
2ND INSTAR
CHRYSALIS
ADULT
LIFE STAGES OF A MILKWEED TUSSOCK MOTH
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EGGS
HATCHLINGS
2ND INSTAR
COCOON
ADULT
A few things to consider when planting milkweed:
A few things to consider before planting milkweed:
- Find out what species of milkweed is native to your region.
- The pollinators milkweed attracts is just about unmatched! You’ll have birds, bees (the good kind) and various kinds of other pollinators!
- Milkweed also attracts many other insects like milkweed beetles, aphids, lady bugs, lacewings, ants and more.
- Find out what species of milkweed is native to your region.
- The pollinators milkweed attracts is just about unmatched! You’ll have birds, bees (the good kind) and various kinds of other pollinators!
- Milkweed also attracts many other insects like milkweed beetles, aphids, lady bugs, lacewings, ants and more.