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Asclepias

NOUN
  1. genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed

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  • Woody stemmed plants, like Buddleia and plants that ooze sap, like Asclepias, should be cut and placed in hot water.
  • The host plant for Monarchs is asclepias, or milkweed. Butterflies in the kitchen « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog
  • This monarch caterpillar was munching away on some annual asclepias. A quick look at what’s blooming on my deck « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog
  • The pollinators of Asclepias woodii and Sisyranthus trichostomus were chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniini) belonging to two species, Atrichelaphinis tigrina and Cyrtothyrea marginalis.
  • The same situation may be observed in such herbaceous perennials as anthemis, Asclepias tuberosa, asters, Euphorbia corollata, gaillardia, gypsophila, hemerocallis, liatris, limonium and yucca.
  • Later in the season yellow daylilies, blue buddleia and yellow asclepias will join the gaillardias to provide delight for butterflies, hummingbirds, and humans. May Bloom Day 2008 « Fairegarden
  • The most seen at one time on this clump of asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed was nine. Interesting Insects « Fairegarden
  • Redd, email me and I can give you advice on asclepias and other butterfly garden plants. Firedoglake » Sunday Talking Heads
  • How beautiful to see so many sharing the asclepias. Greeted By Butterflies « Fairegarden
  • _Asclepias tuberosa_, with fiery red umbels, the strong-scented _Monarda fistulosa_, and an umbelliferous plant, the grass-like, spiculated leaves of which recall to mind the Southern Agaves, the _Eryngo. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator
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