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Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) & Pitcher Plant Moth & Caterpillar (Exyra fax) From my Bog Life poster
*cracks knuckles* Hey everyone!
Lately I've been trying to find information about Sandhill Milkweed, a type of milkweed native to quite a few states in the Southeast region. It's ended up being trickier than I would like, since not a lot of people seem to talk about it or even acknowledge it's existence. Well, it's time to acknowledge it's existence!
Sandhill Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata), also known as Pinewoods Milkweed, is a gorgeous specimen of the Asclepias family that's an excellent host for Monarch and Queen butterflies, thrives in dry soils, and might be the perfect addition to your garden! And I have compiled all of the information I've learned about it into this helpful Google Doc, so you can learn all about it!
Sandhill Milkweed A Compilation of Information and Sources on a Little Appreciated Milkweed By Anipwrites (or anipgarden) Table of Contents
This isn't a formal research paper or anything, this is just something I spent way too much time on a few days ago, but I'll be adding to it as people ask questions and I find answers! Feel free to leave comments, or links to more information!
Open your heart and let this funky milkweed in!
Green Antelopehorns milkweed, pods and seeds, leftover fuzz for nesting materials.
Green Antelopehorns milkweed Flowers from early spring.
A rare sighting in my yard - the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly. I planted their host plant tree, Paw Paw, a few years ago so am excited to see one!
Parasitic plants have developed a specialized structure, the haustorium, which is a modified root (Figure 23.36).
"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.
I found more burlap so that the new seedling can be protected from the sun. Pawpaw seedlings need to be kept in shade for their first 2-3 years before they can tolerate full sun.
Around 6 to 8 years of age, it will start to produce edible fruit, and two trees are usually required for pollination, although if you get lucky they might be able to self pollinate. Is also the host plant for the zebra swallowtail butterfly.
