a caterpillar on our asclepias perennis with coreopsis leavenworthii in the background #marsh #gardening #garden #milkweed #caterpillar https://t.co/2Ldf9mnsGi
@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
i will just keep my eyes on it until it flowers / becomes a more established plant so that i may compare it to my Asclepias perennis plants
swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) or aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis) but i am not 100% sure because varieties like rubra I am not as familiar with / don't get to see every day / did not grow up tending to