Milkweed Invasive. These asclepias are not only very attractive and plant breeders have introduced improved cultivars most of them are smaller and less invasive than the common milkweed less likely to escape your butterfly garden and march off in search of new lawns to conquer. Please do not ever plant climbing milkweed.
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Milkweed asclepias emergent plant management control treatment herbicide grass carp tilapia cultivate grow restrictions invasive photo picture aquatic. The invasive spotted lanternfly slf is attracted to common milkweed. Pale and black swallowart are also in the milkweed and are considered highly invasive.
These asclepias are not only very attractive and plant breeders have introduced improved cultivars most of them are smaller and less invasive than the common milkweed less likely to escape your butterfly garden and march off in search of new lawns to conquer.
Butterfly weed is a member of the milkweed family asclepiadaceae. The species name tuberose refers to the tuberous knobby and with swellings roots. The genus name asclepias is named after the greek god of medicine asklepios. Asclepias is a genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants known as milkweeds named for their latex a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides exuded where cells are damaged.
