Milkweed Thistle Plant. Milkweed is the larval host for the monarch butterfly and the milkweed tussock moth. Milkweed is a brightly flowering plant that attracts a plethora of fauna whereas milk thistle is an invasive weed that can take over poorly tended fields and roadsides and has become a nuisance in the western regions of north america.
Unlike milkweed that grows in the spring and blooms in the middle of summer milk thistle grows in the summer and blooms just as the season is ending in most climates. Milkweed is a brightly flowering plant that attracts a plethora of fauna whereas milk thistle is an invasive weed that can take over poorly tended fields and roadsides and has become a nuisance in the western regions of north america. Milkweed and milk thistle are not the same plant.
Unlike milkweed that grows in the spring and blooms in the middle of summer milk thistle grows in the summer and blooms just as the season is ending in most climates.
Milkweed is a brightly flowering plant that attracts a plethora of fauna whereas milk thistle is an invasive weed that can take over poorly tended fields and roadsides and has become a nuisance in the western regions of north america. These tube shaped florets are sometimes white but more often are pink to purple. Milkweed is a brightly flowering plant that attracts a plethora of fauna whereas milk thistle is an invasive weed that can take over poorly tended fields and roadsides and has become a nuisance in the western regions of north america. Unlike milkweed that grows in the spring and blooms in the middle of summer milk thistle grows in the summer and blooms just as the season is ending in most climates.