Found this very important Milkweed plant on one of my recent walks. Famed as a plant that attracts butterflies, this wildflower is a must-have for the butterfly garden. It is the host for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Monarch butterflies deposit their eggs on milkweed plants; once the caterpillars emerge, they eat the leaves.
Milkweed seeds are spread by the wind, which catches the fluffy part and carries the seed for long distances.
Thought this was a very interesting find. Sharing today with Kim Klassen's Friday Finds.
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exquisite focus, awesome beauty
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love milkweed this time of year! I love it when the seed heads split open to reveal their silky insides. This is a wonderful host and the contrast and detail is fantastic.
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Gorgeous capture of the Milkweed plant, I never saw this beauty in real life.
ReplyDeleteThis [picture makes me want to blow on it and see it fly. Fantastic capture!
ReplyDeleteI love milkweed too. You have captured it beautifully
ReplyDeleteBoth amazing and outstanding.
ReplyDeleteI love milkweed. In fact I have jar of them that I posted about one time. It sits here in my den.
ReplyDeleteI love all that fuzz! Perfect focus and background blur. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photo - I live milkweed. It's very common around here, most consider it a weed, but I allow a lot of it to stay in my flower garden. It's great for wildlife, and looks beautiful at every stage. It can be aggressive in the garden, however, so I do weed some of it out. Thanks for sharing on Clever Chicks Hop.
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