Silky Gold Milkweed Native To Florida. This frost sensitive perennial grows from 24 36 tall. This plant is highly utilized by monarch butterflies for egg laying and used as a nectar source by many other butterfly species.
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In northwest florida the milkweed species most planted has been tropical milkweed asclepias curassavica as it is lush showy and easy to grow. Plants thrive in hot weather. Tropical milkweed asclepias curassavica was visited by this monarch caterpillar who is now off to find a suitable place to make his transformation into a chrysalis.
Asclepias humistrata prefers sandy flat pine woods sandhill and scrub habitats.
This plant is highly utilized by monarch butterflies for egg laying and used as a nectar source by many other butterfly species. In northwest florida the milkweed species most planted has been tropical milkweed asclepias curassavica as it is lush showy and easy to grow. Plants thrive in hot weather. Our native species are all around us in our natural areas but due to their diminutive size most go unnoticed.
