Show Me What Milkweed Looks Like. This is a method of propagation that common milkweed uses in addition to seeding. Milkweed pods are delicious in stew or just served as a boiled vegetable perhaps with cheese or mixed with other vegetables but be sure you eat only.
Weeds are invasive and take nutrients and space away from other plants. Click here to learn more about milkweed and the animals that can t live without it. Add to likebox 141338950 couple monarch butterflies mating on green leaf after the rain.
In youth leaves are waxy pointed and dark green later dropping from the stem and allowing the milky substance.
There are 5 separate sepals petal like leaves and 5 fused petals. 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. Bowman s hill wildflower preserve is a 501 c 3 non profit and is the premier source for high quality nursery grown native plants in the delaware valley. Thanks for the kudos on the website.