Butterfly Milkweed
By Bathgate
4 Jul, 2017
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It's not really a weed at all. This is as big as it gets and it plays nicely with other plants.
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thank glad you like it
4 Jul, 2017
I do Bathgate love how it sprays out to.
4 Jul, 2017
That is a nice affect.
6 Jul, 2017
It certainly is.?
6 Jul, 2017
Remind me bathgate you have a special butterfly and the caterpillars love this plant ?
Gg
9 Jul, 2017
Yes milkweed is the only host plant for the Monarch butterfly.
10 Jul, 2017
thats the one , thank you
Gg
10 Jul, 2017
Oh you're welcome. I actually studied this out. The Monarch will only lay her eggs on milkweed plants and the babies are raised on it. They synthesize the poisonous compounds in the plant for their own defenses. Would be predators instinctively know not to mess with the Monarch.
10 Jul, 2017
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It's stunning its nice to have a plant that is nt to big.
4 Jul, 2017