Purple Milkweed Plants. Monarch larvae feed on foliage. Syriaca except its flowers are deep rose.
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It is a native perennial listed as endangered in massachusetts and wisconsin and as a species of special concern in tennessee and connecticut. The plant is similar to common milkweed but the flowers are a deeper purple to rose pink. Monarch larvae feed on foliage.
Syriaca except its flowers are deep rose.
Purple milkweed asclepias purpurascens by tania hanline. Similar in appearance to common milkweed the flowers are a rich red purple and typically bloom in late spring and early summer. The flowers attract a wide variety of nectar seeking insects. Adult butterflies and other insects are attracted to nectar part of our monarch cafe plant tag series.
