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Asclepias
May 28, 2018 12:03 PM CST
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My question is: Will any variety of Milkweed (Asclepias) serve as a host plant for the Monarch butterfly or does it have to be Butterfly Milkweed ( (Asclepias tuberosa)?
My location is Daytona Beach FL - Zone 9
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plantladylin
May 28, 2018 12:17 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)
Any type of milkweed will work! I've grown
Tropical Milkweed (
Asclepias curassavica
)
and the Monarch's lay eggs and then the Cat's feed on the leaves:
Tropical Milkweed (
Asclepias curassavica
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Tropical Milkweed (
Asclepias curassavica
)
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plantladylin
Tropical Milkweed (
Asclepias curassavica
)
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Tropical Milkweed (
Asclepias curassavica
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Asclepias
May 28, 2018 1:20 PM CST
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May 28, 2018 1:30 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)
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~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
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