Date: 04/13/2015

Number: 1

I have about 6 milkweed plants that have come back after the winter. Some may be newly grown from seeds that have germinated. The tallest is definitely one that has come back and it is about 3 inches tall. The others are smaller. I have a rather urgent, in my mind, question. I have recently read an article sent to me by a friend which states that Asclepia curravasica, which is what all of my milkweed is, is possibly not good for the monarchs. It apparently makes them weak so that they cannot complete their migration to Mexico. It apparently has to do with a tropical milkweed by that name that "winters over" in south Texas, never dies back. I am assuming that since mine dies back to the ground and sprouts new stems and leaves each year that it does not cause this malady. Does anyone have a comment on this or know anything about it?

McKinney, TX

Latitude: 33.2 Longitude: -96.6

Observed by: Linda
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