Tropical Milkweed Vs Native Milkweed. In florida the species has escaped from gardens and become established in natural areas. It is simple to propagate allowing growers to rapidly produce the plant for quick sale.
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Ongoing research points to problems with this plant that are. Tropical milkweed asclepias curassavica is a non native milkweed that has exploded in popularity in response to the demand for milkweed. Tropical milkweed is native to central and south america.
Volunteers recently planted the garden called camp monarch with six kinds of native and tropical milkweeds including.
In florida the species has escaped from gardens and become established in natural areas. Tropical milkweed asclepias curassavica 10 emory s milkweed asclepias emoryi 11 engelmann s milkweed asclepias engelmanniana 12 nodding milkweed asclepias glaucescens 13 swamp milkweed asclepias incarnata 14 dwarf milkweed asclepias involucrata 15 fewflower milkweed asclepias lanceolata 16 broad leaf milkweed asclepias latifolia 17. 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. Aquatic milkweed linda auld founder of project monarch is spearheading.
