A Comprehensive Guide to Cutler’s Milkweed (Asclepias cutleri)
Cutler’s Milkweed (Asclepias cutleri) is a herbaceous perennial that is native and rare in the southwestern United States. This plant is a host to the…
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A Comprehensive Guide to Curtiss’s Milkweed (Asclepias curtissii)
Curtiss’s Milkweed (Asclepias curtissii) is a herbaceous perennial that is native and endemic to the state of Florida in the United States. This plant is…
A Comprehensive Guide to Woolly Ironweed (Vernonia lindheimeri)
Woolly Ironweed (Vernonia lindheimeri) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the states of Texas and Arkansas and adjacent areas of Mexico. This plant…
A Comprehensive Guide to Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the midwestern and Great Plains of the United States and the province of Manitoba. This plant is a host to the American Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis). Growing from 2 to 4 feet tall, this species grows in moist prairies and has pink to purple flowers that bloom from July to September. This plant is hardy in zones 4-9.
A Comprehensive Guide to Western Ironweed (Vernonia baldwinii)
Western Ironweed (Vernonia baldwinii) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the midwestern United States. This plant is a host to the American Lady…
A Comprehensive Guide to the American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
The American Lady is native to essentially all of the continental United States, the southern tier of Canada, and south into Columbia. The host plants for this species are members of the Aster Family (Asteraceae), including everlasting (Gnaphalium obtusifolium), pussy-toes (Antennaria plantaginifolia), ironweed (Vernonia spp.), and burdock (Arctium spp.). The American Lady flies from May to November and 3-4 broods in a year, depending on location.
20 Beautiful South Carolina Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) to Grow for Monarch Butterflies
South Carolina Milkweed Species to Include in your Butterfly Garden There are twenty species of South Carolina milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) that are native and can…
26 Oklahoma Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) to Grow for Monarch Butterflies
Oklahoma Milkweed Species to Include in your Butterfly Garden There are twenty-six species of native Oklahoma milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) that can be grown for Monarch…
37 Texas Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) to Grow for Monarch Butterflies
Texas Milkweed Species to Include in your Butterfly Garden There are thirty-seven species of native Texas milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) that can be grown for Monarch…
A Comprehensive Guide to Michaux’s Milkweed (Asclepias michauxii)
s Michaux’s Milkweed (Asclepias michauxii) is a herbaceous perennial that is native to the southeastern United States. This plant is a host to the Queen…