Red Milkweed Flower. Plant study of milkweed asclepias syriaca. Edited from the original version.
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Noted for its very long blooming season asclepias curassavica tropical milkweed is an upright evergreen sub shrub boasting eye catching clusters of orange red flowers adorned with yellow hoods from early summer to fall. This has been slightly. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs exclusively on plants in the asclepias genus otherwise known as milkweeds.
The flowers are a great source of nectar for butterflies hummingbirds bees and other beneficial insects.
The clusters of fragrant soft pink flowers which emit a sweet scent are followed by attractive seed pods for late season interest. The blooms occur on upright stems clad with lance shaped fresh. This picture illustrates the corona with it s 5 hoods this is where nectar is stored and it s 5 petals which are usually bent backwards. Red milkweed asclepias incarnata is an exceptional plant for pollinators attracting hawk moths swallowtail butterflies fritillaries monarchs skippers bumble bees and numerous other nectar seekers even an occasional hummingbird.
