Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) Fern Its purple flowers are just

Its purple flowers are just beautiful

In the fall this plant can display beautiful red to purple colors as it goes dormant

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keep grasses as short as possible or add for better/easier establishment

So much so

Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed) Fern Its purple flowers are justMonarch Butterflies are fully and exclusively dependent upon milkweeds for laying eggs and for larva food source and they can nectar. These plants were once so plentiful they were literally called weeds because they were problematic in agricultural fields. However, that's no longer the case with regular Glyphosate treatments to agricultural fields wiping out all "weeds". With fragmentation, global climate change, pollution, and other threats this is a