Seeds of Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) clinging to a split pod.
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Seeds of Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Photographed October 28.
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Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Photographed July 4. One of our few really orange flowers (Daylilies and Touch-Me-Nots are other members of that exclusive club), Butterfly Weed likes an open field, where it attracts legions of insects of all sorts—butterflies, of course, but also bees and ants. These plants were among hundreds blooming in wildflower meadows in South Park.
For a description of the species, see the Asclepias tuberosa reference page.
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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Photographed July 2. The balls of buff-colored flowers have a strong, sweet scent that attracts all kinds of insects. These plants were growing beside a parking lot in Carnegie.
For a description of the species, see the Asclepias syriaca reference page.
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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Photographed June 12. An exceptionally beautiful milkweed that likes damp areas, but easily adapts to drier conditions; these were blooming in an open field in Schenley Park.
For a description of the species, see the Asclepias incarnata reference page.
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Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
A fine mound of Butterfly Weed growing along the Montour Trail in Moon Township.
For a description of the species, see the Asclepias tuberosa reference page.
