Re: butterfly bush
While they probably prefer the "common milkweed", I have had plenty
of larvae on my "swamp" milkweed.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b
On Jun 13, 2005, at 5:40 PM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
> The milkweed that is specific for monarch is "common" milkweed,
> Asclepias syriaca, which has very pale lavendar or pinkish flowers.
> I think they may eat some others, as I have seen them on my cultivated
> Asclepias, too. The "swamp" milkweed is, according to the Audubon
> Society Field Guide, Asclepias incarnata, a deep pink flower. I am
> not familiar with it, but doubt it is the one specific for
> monarchs, for the
> guide says it contains less of the milky sap that gives monarchs their
> protective nasty taste to predators. I have a bed of the "common"
> ones in the narrow strip between the drive and the boulder. People
> say "you have to get rid of those weeds," but I encourage them. Not
> only for the monarchs, but because I like them. I think the
> flowers are
> lovely, I love their fragrance, and if I am lucky enough to get
> pods, I
> love them, too, for dried flower arrangements and various crafts.
> When the plants begin to get ratty late in the summer I just cut them
> down unless they have bods - most don't.
> But then I guess you all know by now that my garden is not your
> conventional flower-bed.
> Auralie
>
> In a message dated 06/13/2005 5:41:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> tchessie@comcast.net writes:
> Do monachs use any of the other asclepias? Exactly which one it
> "swamp
> milkweed"?
>
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