Sunday, July 27, 2008

milkweed - part 5

no matter what you think you want,
i am going to post more milkweed pictures.
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i took these several days ago when i noticed that the first pod had begun to form.
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my other favorite weed, queen anne's lace is blossoming, and the beautiful blue cornflowers are also blooming. the two together make a beautiful native bouquet.

did you know that milkweed is the only plant that monarch butterfly larva eat?
so, if you want monarchs please stop ripping out your milkweed.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Oh some Queen Anne's Lace please.
Not a weed here.
I had it years ago and it did self sow but the drought has changed a lot of self sown things.
I love Borage. Love to toss the flowers around a salad. But have not got that any more either.