Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Asclepias tuberosa

Purple Milkweed – Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias purpurascens

Asclepias purpurascens

White Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias perennis

Asclepias perennis

Asclepias perennis

Comments

Host plant for the Monarch butterfly. Special value to Native Bees. [1] [7] [8]

More Information

Butterfly Weed
[1]  Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Asclepias tuberosa
[2]  Missouri Botanical Garden: Asclepias tuberosa
[3] Georgia Native Plant Society: Butterfly Weed

Purple Milkweed
[4]  Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Asclepias purpurascens
[5]  Missouri Botanical Garden: Asclepias purpurascens

White Swamp Milkweed
[6] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Asclepias perennis

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[7] The Xerces Society
[8] Butterflies and Moths of North America