Milkweed Plant Varieties. Milkweed plant varieties for butterflies. Meet the asclepias perennial family.
Monarch butterflies will go to many other flowers and milkweed for food list on youtube video. The plants database includes the following 76 species of asclepias. 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.
The corona circle of petals around the center of the flower contains 5 hooded forms facing inwards.
Learn how to plant milkweed get care tips and recommendations for which types to grow. Most species are toxic to humans and many other species primarily due to the presence of cardenolides although as with many such plants there are species that feed upon them i e. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Below is a list of different types of milkweed and their native regions.