Milkweed Varieties. 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. However we offer some tips to identify some of the most common milkweed species used by volunteers.
By planting milkweed in your own garden landscape and throughout your community you can help reverse the fortune of these beautiful insects. 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. There are around a 100 native species of milkweed in north america and we are not going to cover the details to identify all of them.
Meet twelve of the most ornamental milkweeds native to different parts of the country.
Monarch butterflies will go to many other flowers and milkweed for food list on youtube video always remember all milkweeds have caustic white sticky sap. Milkweed identification guide. A variety named ice ballet has creamy white flowers. However we offer some tips to identify some of the most common milkweed species used by volunteers.