Get Milkweed Plant Facts PNG. Common milkweed (asclepias syriaca) is the best known of the 100 or so milkweed species native to north america. In fact, it is the only host plant of the monarch butterfly.
Prairie at the Cambridge Campus of Anoka-Ramsey Community ... from webs.anokaramsey.edu Milkweed is the poster plant for pollinator gardens. Contact with the latex irritates the skin of some people, but it benefits the plant by deterring munching by herbivorous animals. Different milkweed plants will grow better in various regions of the country while the butterflies favorite can also vary among regions (and even in the same garden.
Common milkweed (asclepias syriaca) is the best known of the 100 or so milkweed species native to north america.
Milkweed has a long history of usage and is actually known to help alleviate certain skin and lung conditions. Unfortunately, monarch populations are in decline because milkweed is disappearing from the american landscape due to habitat loss, pesticide use, development, and shifts in climate patterns. Common milkweed plants grow to about 2 to 4 feet in height, with a thin, vertical growth habit. It bears curious seedpods bearing seeds that fly on silky parachutes.
