Milkweed is in high demand.
Monarchs need milkweed to be able to survive and to reproduce. Milkweed is what they need to exist, because their young only eat milkweed. If there is no milkweed, there will be no monarchs. The milkweed gets its name from the milk-like fluid, called latex, that it makes when it is cut. One way to see if a plant is a milkweed is to see if it oozes latex when it is cut.
Milkweeds grow in and along prairies, fields and roadsides. They can adapt to urban gardens as well. Unfortunately, milkweed populations are in trouble. See What's The Problem for more information.
Links for more information:
CLICK HERE for milkweed identification information from the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/national-wildlife/gardening/archives/2013/catering-to-butterfly-royalty.aspx
CLICK HERE to learn how you can help monarchs by planting milkweed.
Monarchs need milkweed to be able to survive and to reproduce. Milkweed is what they need to exist, because their young only eat milkweed. If there is no milkweed, there will be no monarchs. The milkweed gets its name from the milk-like fluid, called latex, that it makes when it is cut. One way to see if a plant is a milkweed is to see if it oozes latex when it is cut.
Milkweeds grow in and along prairies, fields and roadsides. They can adapt to urban gardens as well. Unfortunately, milkweed populations are in trouble. See What's The Problem for more information.
Links for more information:
CLICK HERE for milkweed identification information from the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/national-wildlife/gardening/archives/2013/catering-to-butterfly-royalty.aspx
CLICK HERE to learn how you can help monarchs by planting milkweed.