Zizotes Milkweed (Asclepias oenotheroides) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the south-central and southwestern United States. This plant is a host to the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus). It can grow to 2 feet…
Prized historically for its strong fibers and loved by local pollinators for its rich nectar, Heart-leaf Milkweed (Asclepias cordifolia) makes a tough, low-toxicity addition to dry gardens. Learn how to identify, plant, and care for…
Hall’s Milkweed (Asclepias hallii) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the western and southwestern United States. This milkweed is a host plant to the Monarch Butterfly and a nectar plant to others. It…
Sullivant’s Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the midwestern United States and Ontario in Canada. This milkweed is a host plant to the Monarch Butterfly and a nectar plant to…
Green Comet Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the mid-west and eastern United States and in Canada. This milkweed is a host plant to the Monarch Butterfly and a nectar…
Sandhill Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the southeastern United States. This milkweed is a host plant to the Monarch Butterfly and a nectar plant to others. It can grow…
Why do we continuously assume that all desert-adapted milkweeds require bone-dry, starved sand sheets to survive, when some of the finest evolutionary specialists actually demand the subterranean moisture of hidden mountain canyons? Are you ready…
Why do modern horticulturists routinely fail to establish this sand-barren relic in standard, organically rich garden soils? Is it a fundamental refusal to accept that some roots demand nutritional starvation and absolute hydrological stress to…
How does a plant completely abandon its leaves to survive the brutal xeric extremes of the Sonoran Desert while remaining an elite larval host for native pollinators? We look at the breathtaking architecture and survival…