@FergusFun11 @donnadoutsk The latin names (left to right top to bottom) Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias incarnata Asclepias syriaca Asclepias purpurea (difficult to grow) Asclepias speciosa Asclepias perennis Asclepias exaltata Asclepias viridis Asclepias sullivantii Asclepias verticillata
Asclepias exaltata - Poke Milkweed by Prairie Nursery on PlantsMap https://t.co/Znb2n98gGG #milkweed #wildflowers #gardening
Poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata. Native to New England but I’d never seen it before yesterday. Seems to be doing well in roadside waste in the shade. Not visible, a tiny crab spider crouching on one of the blossoms, waiting for a prey insect to bumble… https://t.co/uWz45aa7Tq https://t.co/s7hB59VM4K