The milkweed flower (Asclepias syriaca) and its cousin butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) are an essential part of a butterfly garden. Providing nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds. The Milkweed plant supplies larvae of the Monarch with food and shelter, providing caterpillars food and a resting place before they leave the caterpillar stage and become butterflies.
As the plants can be toxic; consumption of the plant protects caterpillars from predators. Historically, the milkweed plant was valuable when grown for its medicinal properties. Seeds are contained in an attractive pod that bursts and sends seeds drifting through the air, borne by the wind.
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