Located in Southeastern Virginia, US. Found growing on the side of the road on my daily walk with my dog. There's only the one plant, I've never seen anything like it growing in the area before.
Thanks for the quick answer everyone, looks like we got it!
SquireKnut
Itâs a variety of milkweed
Cute-Republic2657
Keep an eye on it and it will produce thousands of seeds in really cool looking pods. I wait until they are splitting and put a rubber band around the pods and take it. I usually leave 75% of the pods. I have propagated several for work and at home this way. I learned how from a guy on YouTube.
Asclepias tuberosa, a native milkweed to your area and good for monarch butterflies. They consume the nectar and lay eggs on it as it is a food source for their caterpillars. So if you see caterpillars on them, let them stay and eat the plant. This is not mexican or tropical milkweed.
a62cougar
I planted the orange and a yellow variety in my backyard about 4 years ago. They are gorgeous this year and theyâre finally spreading. The bees go crazy for these!
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Gay Butterflies butterfly weed! đ
Mexican butterfly weed, a milkweed.
asclepias tuberosa
Thanks for the quick answer everyone, looks like we got it!
Itâs a variety of milkweed
Keep an eye on it and it will produce thousands of seeds in really cool looking pods. I wait until they are splitting and put a rubber band around the pods and take it. I usually leave 75% of the pods. I have propagated several for work and at home this way. I learned how from a guy on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/dlpYVHZ70tQ?si=oCMddJe-UpQ6WrAd
Railroad Annie
Critical for the monarch butterflies.
Mexican milkweed I think
Asclepias tuberosa, a native milkweed to your area and good for monarch butterflies. They consume the nectar and lay eggs on it as it is a food source for their caterpillars. So if you see caterpillars on them, let them stay and eat the plant. This is not mexican or tropical milkweed.
I planted the orange and a yellow variety in my backyard about 4 years ago. They are gorgeous this year and theyâre finally spreading. The bees go crazy for these!