Origin of milkweed: 1590s, from milk (n.) + weed (n.); used in reference to various plants whose juice resembles milk. ... See more.
Showy milkweed(A. speciosa)is native from west of the Mississippi into California and north to Canada. It has pastel pink flowers on 2- to 4-foot tall plants. It is drought tolerant, making it a good plant for arid plains and prairie-lands, though it grows well in moist garden soils ...
I just returned from the herb farm down road from me. Two out of 6 fennel plants had beautiful green monarch caterpillars munching away. I bought the plant for the caterpillar :o) and I don't care if he eats all of it. There are 3 bulbs in the pot I have sweet memories of swarms...
I have seen several caterpillars on my milkweed plants and then suddenly they are gone. I never see the cocoon. Any ideas what happens? Thank-you Reply Ann hegwood says: October 8, 2024 at 12:01 pm That happened to me. Most disappeared but two had cacoon far from the original plant...
Some inland lake, I imagine, as I don’t think lotus plants actually grow in Lake Michigan. So how did these they wash uphere? It’s a mystery to me, and I want to know. lotus flower seeds empty seed pod Aren’t they gorgeous, though? The stark black of the pod against the pale...
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Some inland lake, I imagine, as I don’t think lotus plants actually grow in Lake Michigan. So how did these they wash up here? It’s a mystery to me, and I want to know. lotus flower seeds empty seed pod Aren’t they gorgeous, though? The stark black of the pod against the ...
near the top of the plant. Since that is the most common way for eggs to be laid, they could easily have been laid by different females or by just one. While checking milkweed in my garden this afternoon, I found 6 eggs laid on the top of leaves on six different plants. Going ...