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What is this plant? #872239

Asked June 08, 2024, 10:36 PM EDT

Seeking identification of this plant. Se photo

New Castle County Delaware

Expert Response

This is milkweed. It looks to me to be Common Milkweed. Lucky you if this is on your property! It is a valuable native plant, especially for the Monarch butterfly. The botanical name is Asclepias and there are many varieties or cultivars that have emerged.

Here is some information about Milkweed from the Delaware Nature Society: https://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/blog/magical-milkweeds-the-plants-that-check-all-the-boxes/

And from our Extension colleagues at Penn State: https://extension.psu.edu/monarchs-and-milkweed

Michele D. Walfred Communications Specialist Master Gardener University of Delaware College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Replied June 09, 2024, 9:16 PM EDT

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