Asclepias syriaca

The most common of the milkweeds in the Tallgrass Prairie

Found on prairies, roadsides, open areas, pastures and stream banks; used for fiber, food and medicine

Milkweed Asclepias syriaca sketchbook study page original unframed sketchbook style botanical Illustration for sale by Lizzie Harper

As the first signs of spring arrive, and winter fades into the rear view mirror, you will likely be busy planting many of the crops that will sustain you for the rest of the year.

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Spain. Islas Canarias. Tenerife. Costa del Silencio. Asclepias curassavica, commonly known as tropical milkweed, is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus, Asclepias.It is native to the American tropics[5] and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Other common names include bloodflower or blood flower,cotton bush, hierba de la cucaracha, Mexican butterfly weed, redhead,[6] scarlet milkweed,and wild ipecacuanha. It is grown as an ornamental garden plant and as a…

Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed, a host for Monarch caterpillars, is available at Toadshade Wildflower Farm, a mail order nursery in Frenchtown, NJ, that specializes in native perennial wildflower plants and seeds.

Want to help monarch butterflies? Be careful when selecting your milkweed. Not all plants that go by the common name of "milkweed" are the food that these butterflies need. Milkweed is both a food source and a host plant on which the monarch butterflies lay their eggs. Monarchs lay their eggs on the underside of the milkweed foliage.