Date: 04/07/2001

Number: 1

I have gone out to my Monarch garden and have discovered that there are now 32 milkweed sprouts. Most are A. tuberosa; however, I do have 3 of which there is no ID on because I dug some root up from school.

All I know about them is that they came from up north; have large, medium-deep green, waxy feeling, bilateral opposite leaves; thick, extremely milky stems; and merlot colored blooms in mid to late summer. In fall, they are very attractive to bright golden ahids, which in turn attract ladybugs and ants.

When I enrolled in a "Monarchs in the Classroom" SDU class, I found a picture that looked strikingly like the plants. It listed the picture as A. purpureascens(?). Can anyone help me? So far, the ones in my garden are 2" and 5" high.

Diamond Hill, GA

Latitude: 34 Longitude: -83.2

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