Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) Fern It is mostly pollinated by

It is mostly pollinated by long-tongued bees and for fall interest the seed can really bring in the finches

and open woodlands

So much so

Wetland Status UPL

Its purple flowers are just beautiful

Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) Fern It is mostly pollinated byMonarch Butterflies are fully and exclusively dependent upon milkweeds for laying eggs and for larva food source and they can nectar. These plants were once so plentiful they were literally called weeds because they were problematic in agricultural fields. However, that's no longer the case with regular Glyphosate treatments to agricultural fields wiping out all "weeds". With fragmentation, global climate change, pollution, and other threats this is a