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Asclepias eriocarpa

Identification

Asclepias eriocarpa, Monarch Milkweed and Indian Milkweed.
Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed, woollypod milkweed, Indian milkweed, and kotolo, next to Woolly blue curls - grid24_3
Trichostema lanatum, Eriodictyon tomentosum, and Artemisia californica grow with Asclepias eriocarpa.
Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed, woollypod milkweed, Indian milkweed, and kotolo - grid24_3
Asclepias eriocarpa, Monarch milkweed, has flowers that attract butterflies and other interesting insects.
Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed, woollypod milkweed, Indian milkweed, and kotolo - grid24_3
Asclepias eriocarpa
Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed, woollypod milkweed, Indian milkweed, and kotolo - grid24_3
A California Glowworm adult, Ellychnia californica, on a Monarch milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa.
Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed, woollypod milkweed, Indian milkweed, and kotolo with Green Beetles - grid24_3
A Blue Milkweed Beetle, Chrysochus cobaltinus, on Asclepias eriocarpa
It's all a matter of perspective. Asclepias eriocarpa individual flowers. - grid24_3
Asclepias eriocarpa individual flowers
A Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii, collecting Asclepias eriocarpa fibers for a nest - grid24_3
A Bullock's Oriole, Icterus bullockii, collecting Asclepias eriocarpa fibers for a nest

Description

Perennial, 3ft large 5in leaves, fruits 4in horns, flowers compound 4-5inch cluster. In our area covered with monarch caterpillars during the summer. The Bullocks Orioles use the dead stems for nests the next spring. (The matter looks like fiberglass.) It needs sun. It is quite drought tolerant. Plant, mulch heavily, water well first month and ignore. WE MAY SHIP BAREROOT IN WINTER. The alkaloids associated with this milkweed and other milkweeds give the monarch and other butterflies that feed on it protection from predators. Alkaloids from the wrong milkweed (South American, Mexican, etc.) can expose the butterflies to predation. If the monarch or other butterfly has not evolved with the milkweed they may have limited tolerance for the particular alkaloid or latex of the plant species. The California flyway runs from Baja to Canada, it does not include Mexico proper nor Central America. If you live in Chicago you can plant Mexican species (Asclepias mexicana) or Asclepias tuberosa, don't plant our species. You might look at the Monarch entry in James Scott's Butterflies of North America and articles by Fink, L and L.P. Brower.

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Available at our Santa Margarita store.

Contact: bawilson@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm
Address: 3232 Las Pilitas Rd. Santa Margarita, CA 93453
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Available at our Escondido store.

Contact: escondido@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm
Address: 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA 92026
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Characteristics

Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed tolerates clay.
Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed is great for a bird garden and a butterfly garden.
Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed's foliage color is silver and type is deciduous.
Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed's flower color is pink.

Communities

Communities for Asclepias eriocarpa Monarch Milkweed:Chaparral and Central Oak Woodland.

Ranges for Asclepias eriocarpa

ph: 6.00 to 7.00
usda: 4 to 9
height[m]: 0.50 to 1.00
width[m]: 0.20 to 0.20
rainfall[cm]: 31.00 to 83.00

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