Milkweed is a common plant that I usually don’t think twice about. Now with all the talk about Monarch Butterflies, I try to save all the Milkweed plants I come across.
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Poor Little Milkweed
I came across a Milkweed plant that was full of Milkweed Tussock Moth and Monarch Caterpillars. Milkweed is a common weed around here. Lately I have been mowing around them and generally letting Milkweed live and propagate, to help some of the insects that depend on this toxic plant.