Native in North America and extremely beneficial to pollinators
The_Dark_Chosen
I plant fields of these up north in Michigan for the monarch butterflies.
gobbledygook71
Milkweed, yes
Miserable-Ease-3744
Milkweed as already said. Yes, spreads easily (too easily for some!) and butterflies love it. Grows wildly in many places in North America
Acceptable_Eagle_539
So upset. I mowed 4-5 of these down recently.
dancingpugger
Does it ever bloom? I have some in a bed with Shasta daisy and day lilies— never bloomed. It’s been 3 years.
1alishan1
As mentioned, this is in the milkweed family but looks to be the subtropical Calotropis gigantea. I’m assuming this pic was taken in a warm climate, possibly SE Asia although it is often sold in other areas.
Plannercat
Appears to be milkweed, an essential part of the Monarch Butterfly life cycle.
Responsible-Onion171
If you see any butterfly (milk) weeds with seed pods, harvest and dry, open carefully and blow out the seeds pods. Did this with Grands and they grew this year
jaiguguija
Looks like a Calotropis genus. Which is called Milkweed in some parts of the world, but is not the regular Milkweed Asclepias.
Living_Guess_2845
Monarch butterfly crack
Lucky_Man_Infinity
Plant it everywhere
chakkmod
In Marwadi we call it “aakda”.
twisted51sister
Great for butterflies and bumble bees …Also the dried pods ,(after they go dormant ) can be used for crafts
laddersrmykryptonite
It smells SO good when it’s in bloom!
Karinaannina79
Milkweed 👌🏽 I wish my seeds popped. They were duds. 😢
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Milkweed – Asclepias genus
Native in North America and extremely beneficial to pollinators
I plant fields of these up north in Michigan for the monarch butterflies.
Milkweed, yes
Milkweed as already said. Yes, spreads easily (too easily for some!) and butterflies love it. Grows wildly in many places in North America
So upset. I mowed 4-5 of these down recently.
Does it ever bloom? I have some in a bed with Shasta daisy and day lilies— never bloomed. It’s been 3 years.
As mentioned, this is in the milkweed family but looks to be the subtropical Calotropis gigantea. I’m assuming this pic was taken in a warm climate, possibly SE Asia although it is often sold in other areas.
Appears to be milkweed, an essential part of the Monarch Butterfly life cycle.
If you see any butterfly (milk) weeds with seed pods, harvest and dry, open carefully and blow out the seeds pods. Did this with Grands and they grew this year
Looks like a Calotropis genus. Which is called Milkweed in some parts of the world, but is not the regular Milkweed Asclepias.
Monarch butterfly crack
Plant it everywhere
In Marwadi we call it “aakda”.
Great for butterflies and bumble bees …Also the dried pods ,(after they go dormant ) can be used for crafts
It smells SO good when it’s in bloom!
Milkweed 👌🏽 I wish my seeds popped. They were duds. 😢