Non Native Milkweed. Non native tropical milkweed asclepias currasavica can be detrimental to monarchs. In colder climates that experience hard freezes tropical milkweed will die back.
Introduced intentionally or unintentionally. The most recent article about the monarch butterfly in the new york times has once again raised the question of whether we should be planting non native milkweed. 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.
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.
Majewska 1 2 3 and sonia altizer 1 2. Asclepias tuberosa the butterfly weed is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern north america. The most recent article about the monarch butterfly in the new york times has once again raised the question of whether we should be planting non native milkweed. It is simple to propagate allowing growers to rapidly produce the plant for quick sale.