Types Of Milkweed. Tropical milkweed poses a problem to monarch butterflies when the plants don t die in winter. Milkweed can be found in a wide range of habitats including roadsides fields and gardens.
At this point in time in missouri there is not an issue with planting and growing tropical milkweed. They are members of the genus asclepias. However the milkweed patterns are consistent on all milkweeds.
By planting milkweed in your own garden landscape and throughout your community you can help reverse the fortune of these beautiful insects.
Without milkweed monarchs can t successfully reproduce and the species declines. This occurs in the southern states. However naturalists and conservationists are still encouraging planting our native species instead. Milkweed flower color varies across species and can be white yellow green purple pink orange or red.