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fizzgig

(24,146 posts) Sun Jun 22, 2014, 06:25 PM Jun 2014

plant/flower people, can you tell me what this is?



dad says it's some kind of milkweed but i'm wondering what exactly it is. it smells heavenly and the bees love it. it's been coming back every year for probably a decade but it's never spawned another one.
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plant/flower people, can you tell me what this is? (Original Post) fizzgig Jun 2014 OP
I think your dad is right. There are many colors available now from nurseries, whereas the wild Arkansas Granny Jun 2014 #1
i saw my first monarch of the year today fizzgig Jun 2014 #2
Looks like purple milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) petronius Jun 2014 #3

Arkansas Granny

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1. I think your dad is right. There are many colors available now from nurseries, whereas the wild
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Sun Jun 22, 2014, 06:30 PM
Jun 2014

version is orange. Monarch butterflies and other nectar loving insects love this plant.

ETA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias

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