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Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

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Description:

Located in the Goodell Gardens Pollinator Garden.

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Asclepias tuberosa

Species ID Suggestions

Blood Flower

Asclepias curassavica

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Raavendra Kumaar Ravi
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Comments (3)
amberwellingtontill
It is a type of milkweed. At the garden where I work, we collect the monarch caterpillars and keep them in an aquarium until they go through the metamorphosis, then we tag the butterflies and release them. They do like this plant, but they seem to prefer common milkweed.
Raavendra Kumaar Ravi
"This is my favorite flower. I call it "Dancing doll" with love!" -- "Monarch butterfly gives eggs on the leaf of this plant." -- "As I think, it is Milk weed plant. Is'nt it?"

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PublishedJuly 5, 2011

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